Rheumatoid factors in systemic lupus erythematosus: Association with clinical and laboratory parameters

Rheumatology International

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 107-111

  Witte, T ^a   Hartung, K ^b   Sachse, C ^a   Matthias, T ^c   Fricke, M ^a   Kalden, J R ^d   Lakomek, H J ^e   Peter, H H ^f   Schmidt, R E ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b Zentralkrankenhaus Reinkenheide   (Germany)

^c ORGenTec Diagnostika GmbH   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

^e KLINIKUM MINDEN   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Lupus; Rheumatoid factors; Sicca syndrome; SLE

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; AUTOANTIBODY; HLA DR3 ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DISEASE ACTIVITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; HUMAN; HYPERGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA; LEUKOPENIA; LIVEDO RETICULARIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEPHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

EID: 0034108929     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002960050112     Document Type: Article

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