More severe nailfold capillaroscopy findings and anti-endothelial cell antibodies. Are they useful tools for prognostic use in systemic sclerosis?

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 992-997

  Riccieri, Valeria ^a   Germano, Valentina ^a   Alessandri, Cristiano ^a   Vasile, Massimiliano ^a   Ceccarelli, Fulvia ^a   Sciarra, Iliana ^a   Di Franco, Manuela ^a   Spadaro, Antonio ^a   Valesini, Guido ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anti endothelial cell antibodies; Nailfold capillaroscopy; Systemic sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIAL CELL ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CAPILLAROSCOPY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOTHELIUM LESION; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; VALIDITY;

ADULT; AGED; AUTOANTIBODIES; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPIC ANGIOSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; NAILS; PROGNOSIS; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59149087850     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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