Differences between clinical and laboratory findings in patients with recent diagnosis of SLE according to the positivity of anti-dsDNA by the Crithidia luciliae method.

Abstract excerpt

BACKGROUND: Of all anti-dsDNA antibody detection methods, the Crithidia luciliae immunofluorescence test (CLIF) is considered to have the highest specificity for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). OBJECTIVE: The objective of this report is to evaluate whether the presence of anti-dsDNA antibodies detected by the CLIF method is associated with a specific clinical phenotype in recently diagnosed SLE. METHODS: This...

Topics

Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.

• Share to Antibodies, Anticardiolipin
• Share to Antibodies, Antinuclear