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U1RNP Antibody-Positive Neonatal Lupus
1 Nov 1992
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Neonatal lupus erythematosus (NLE) is a distinct subset of lupus characterized by cutaneous findings (50%), cardiac conduction defects (50%), and autoantibodies to Ro (SS-A) antigen. HLA typing studies of Ro (SS-A) antibody-positive mothers of infants with NLE have shown an association with the HLA-DR3 phenotype. We report the clinical and serologic features of two infant-mother pairs who are U1RNP...
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