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Systemic lupus erythematosus in Europe at the change of the millennium: Lessons from the “Euro-Lupus Project”

2005; Elsevier BV; Volume: 5; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.autrev.2005.06.004

1873-0183

Ricard Cervera,

T-cell and B-cell Immunology

The "Euro-Lupus Cohort" is composed by 1000 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) that have been followed prospectively since 1991. These patients have been gathered by a European consortium--the "Euro-Lupus Project Group". This consortium was originated as part of the network promoted by the "European Working Party on SLE", a working group created in 1990 in order to promote research in Europe on the different problems related to this disease. The "Euro-Lupus Cohort" provides an updated information on the SLE morbidity and mortality characteristics in the present decade as well as defines several clinical and immunological prognostic factors.