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- Publications
- Influence
A Gender Gap in Autoimmunity
- C. Whitacre, Stephen C. Reingold, +12 authors R. Voskuhl
- Medicine
- Science
- 26 February 1999
There are many differences between men and women in their susceptibility to particular autoimmune diseases, the characteristics of the disease at onset, and disease severity. In a Perspective in this… Expand
International recommendations for the assessment of autoantibodies to cellular antigens referred to as anti-nuclear antibodies
- N. Agmon-Levin, J. Damoiseaux, +31 authors Y. Shoenfeld
- Medicine
- Annals of the rheumatic diseases
- 14 October 2013
Anti-nuclear antibodies (ANA) are fundamental for the diagnosis of autoimmune diseases, and have been determined by indirect immunofluorescence assay (IIFA) for decades. As the demand for ANA testing… Expand
The American College of Rheumatology nomenclature and case definitions for neuropsychiatric lupus syndromes.
- M. Liang, M. Corzillius, +36 authors J. Winer
- Medicine
- Arthritis and rheumatism
- 1 April 1999
OBJECTIVE
To develop a standardized nomenclature system for the neuropsychiatric syndromes of systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE).
METHODS
An international, multidisciplinary committee… Expand
Range of antinuclear antibodies in "healthy" individuals.
- E. Tan, T. Feltkamp, +15 authors J. Koziol
- Medicine
- Arthritis and rheumatism
- 1 September 1997
OBJECTIVE
To determine the range of antinuclear antibodies (ANA) in "healthy" individuals compared with that in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), systemic sclerosis (SSc;… Expand
A role for the polymorphism at position 247 of the beta2-glycoprotein I gene in the generation of anti-beta2-glycoprotein I antibodies in the antiphospholipid syndrome.
- N. Hirose, R. Williams, +15 authors N. Chiorazzi
- Biology, Medicine
- Arthritis and rheumatism
- 1 August 1999
OBJECTIVE
To determine the frequencies at which either a valine or leucine occurs at position 247 in the beta2-glycoprotein I (beta2GPI) gene of normal individuals of the Caucasian, African American,… Expand
The role of sex hormones in systemic lupus erythematosus.
- R. Lahita
- Medicine
- Current opinion in rheumatology
- 1 September 1999
The disease systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex one. One major clinical manifestation that relates to both cause and pathogenesis of all autoimmune diseases but specifically SLE is the… Expand
Fequency of antibodies to the cholesterol transport protein apolipoprotein A1 in patients with SLE
- A. Dinu, J. Merrill, C. Shen, I. Antonov, B. Myones, R. Lahita
- Medicine
- Lupus
- 1 June 1998
In examining reasons for premature atherosclerosis in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), we previously reported low levels of the cholesterol transport protein apolipoprotein A1 (apoA1) in these… Expand
Alterations of estrogen metabolism in systemic lupus erythematosus.
- R. Lahita, H. Bradlow, H. Kunkel, J. Fishman
- Medicine
- Arthritis and rheumatism
- 1 November 1979
Estradiol metabolism in 10 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and 29 normal controls was studied by measurement of urinary metabolites after injection of labeled 3H-estradiol. Patients… Expand
Low plasma androgens in women with systemic lupus erythematosus.
- R. Lahita, H. Bradlow, E. Ginzler, S. Pang, M. New
- Biology, Medicine
- Arthritis and rheumatism
- 1 March 1987
The high ratio of women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has remained unexplained, despite the recent description of metabolic abnormalities of estrogen and androgen metabolism. Alterations of… Expand
Pragmatic approaches to therapy for systemic lupus erythematosus
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune disease with substantial clinical heterogeneity. Current treatments for SLE are effective at reducing morbidity and mortality but fail to… Expand