Anticentromere antibody and primary pulmonary hypertension

A patient is described with pulmonary hypertension complicating rheumatoid arthritis. Anticentromere antibody, a test of high specificity for the CREST syndrome, was present in the serum. Confirmation of this observation may lead to an improved classification of "primary" pulmonary hyperte...

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Published inJournal of rheumatology Vol. 9; no. 4; p. 607
Main Authors Seibold, J R, Trontell, M C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Canada 01.07.1982
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Adult
Antibodies, Antinuclear - analysis
Arthritis, Rheumatoid - immunology
Centromere - immunology
Chromosomes - immunology
Female
Fluorescent Antibody Technique
Histones - immunology
Humans
Hypertension, Pulmonary - immunology
Raynaud Disease - immunology
Rheumatoid Factor - analysis
Scleroderma, Systemic - immunology
Vasculitis - immunology
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Summary:A patient is described with pulmonary hypertension complicating rheumatoid arthritis. Anticentromere antibody, a test of high specificity for the CREST syndrome, was present in the serum. Confirmation of this observation may lead to an improved classification of "primary" pulmonary hypertension.
ISSN:0315-162X