Anti-RNA polymerase III antibodies are associated with scleroderma renal crisis in a French cohort

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 404-406

  Emilie, S ^a   Goulvestre, C ^b   Berezne A ^a   Pagnoux, C ^a   Guillevin, L ^a   Mouthon, L ^a,b  

^a Department of Internal Medicine   (France)

^b Paris Descartes University ^*  (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA ANTIBODY; RNA POLYMERASE III ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FRANCE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SCLERODERMA; SKINFOLD;

ADULT; AGED; AUTOANTIBODIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY; RNA POLYMERASE III; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC;

EID: 80053413189     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: 15027732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03009742.2011.569753     Document Type: Letter

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