Article
IgG autoantibody to the collagen-like region of Clq in hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus, and 6 other musculoskeletal or rheumatic diseases.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Jun 1992
Wisnieski J J, Jones S M
Abstract excerpt
We previously found that the Clq precipitin in sera from patients with hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis syndrome is an IgG autoantibody to Clq. We report here a prevalence study of this autoantibody in 162 patients with musculoskeletal or rheumatic diseases including hypocomplementemic ur...
Topics
- Alleles
- Autoantibodies
- Biomarkers
- Collagen
- Complement C1q
- Complement System Proteins
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
- HLA Antigens
- Humans
- Immunoglobulin G
- Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
- Musculoskeletal Diseases
- Prevalence
- Rheumatic Diseases
- Syndrome
- Urticaria
- Vasculitis