Histocompatibility antigens were determined in 27 patients with SLE and 283 normal blood donors. HLA-B8 was significantly increased in patients with SLE (59.3%) as compared to the controls (20.5%, Pc less than 0.005). The relative risk for HLA-B8 was 5.64. No correlation could be demonstrated to spe
Synovial fluid findings in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
β Scribed by Dr. Thomas J. Pekin Jr; Nathan J. Zvaifler
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1970
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 852 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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We have characterized 52 consecutive patients fulfilling 4 or more of the American Rheumatism Association criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus in order to provide, for the first time, a homogeneous sample for statistical comparison of antinuclear antibody (ANA)positive and ANA-negative groups.
## Abstract Many sera from patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) inhibit lymphocyteβdependent antibody cytotoxicity (LDAC). RA synovial fluids also inhibit LDAC. RA serum inhibition was present in high molecular weight and 5S serum fractions, whereas in SLE