Diagnostic and Prognostic Values of Antinuclear Immunoglobulin G in Pediatric Lupus Patients

• Published in: Iranian journal of kidney diseases Vol. 13; no. 4; p. 237
• Main Authors: El-Gamasy, Mohamed Abdel-Azez, Elbendary, Amal
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Iran Iranian Society of Nephrology 01.07.2019
• Subjects: Adolescent; Antibodies, Antinuclear - blood; Biomarkers - blood; Case-Control Studies; Child; DNA - immunology; Female; Humans; Immunoglobulin G - blood; Immunoglobulins; Lupus; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - blood; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - diagnosis; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - immunology; Male; Nucleosomes - immunology; Pediatrics; Predictive Value of Tests; Prognosis

Systemic lupus erythematous (SLE) as an autoimmunedisease caused by self immunoglobulin. It was proposed thatthe chromatin including nucleosomes is the main antigen inthe pathogenesis of SLE, and that antinuclear immunoglobulinG are associated with disease activity. Aim of the study was tostudy the...