Hypopyon uveitis associated with systemic lupus erythematosus and antiphospholipid antibody syndrome
โ Scribed by Jeffrey M. Zink; Rita Singh-Parikshak; C. Starck Johnson; David N. Zacks
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 133 KB
- Volume
- 243
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0065-6100
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## Abstract ## Objective To evaluate the prevalence, clinical associations, and outcome of antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) nephropathy in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) and in SLE patients without aPL. ## Methods Kidney biopsy specimens obt
Familial associations of the antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APS) offer the opportunity to study genetic mechanisms of autoantibody production and disease, but are unusual. We identified a family, including identical twins and their mother, in which all members had systemic lupus erythematosus (