The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of lupus-related autoimmunity in
a community-based cohort of over 3000 subjects, using a rheumatology registry as a …

Objective Replacement of standard immunofluorescence methods with bead‐based assays
for antinuclear antibody (ANA) testing is a new clinical option. The aim of this study was to …

Abstract Objective The Gullah population of the Sea Islands of South Carolina is a unique
group of African Americans who, due to geographic and cultural factors, remained isolated …

Objective. Associations between autoantibodies and clinical features have been described
in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Herein, we aimed to define autoantibody clusters …

Autoantibodies are central to the diagnosis and assessment of systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE). A recent technique for the measurement of autoantibodies utilizes …

The performance of immunoassays for the detection of autoantibodies is of critical
importance to the diagnosis and assessment of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus …

We examined the prevalence of clinical and immunologic features of systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE) by race, sex and age in a population-based study of 265 SLE patients …

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is characterized by multiple autoantibodies and
complement activation. Recent studies have suggested that anti-nuclear antibody (ANA) …

The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence and clinical significance of a
spectrum of autoantibodies in systemic lupus erythematosus and incomplete lupus …

Objective. To determine if there is any association between autoantibody profile and
damage in a cohort of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods. A …