Autoantibodies in black South Africans with systemic lupus erythematosus: Spectrum and clinical associations

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 143-147

  Tikly, M ^a,d   Burgin, S ^a   Mohanlal, P ^b   Bellingan, A ^b   George, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICE   (South Africa)

^d NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Africa; autoantibodies; blacks; lupus

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; AZATHIOPRINE; CHLOROQUINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AFRICA; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ANTIBODIES, ANTICARDIOLIPIN; ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR; AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOANTIGENS; COUNTERIMMUNOELECTROPHORESIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RIBONUCLEOPROTEINS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0029923827     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02230331     Document Type: Article

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