Antitopoisomerase antibody positivity predates nailfold capillaroscopy abnormalities in scleroderma. Postulated classification of 'prescleroderma'

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 197-199

  Englert, H ^a   Champion, D ^b   Wu, J C ^c   Giallussi, J ^c   McGrath, M ^b   Manolios, N ^a  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Autoantibody; Nailfold capillaroscopy; Prediagnostic staging; Scleroderma

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; AUTOANTIBODY; ENZYME ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; CAPILLAROSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CONCEPTION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MICROVASCULATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLERODERMA; UTERUS;

ADULT; AUTOANTIBODIES; DNA TOPOISOMERASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICROSCOPIC ANGIOSCOPY; NAILS; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC;

EID: 79952028028     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2010.02381.x     Document Type: Article

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