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Cascade Testing for Autoantibodies in Connective Tissue Diseases

1995; Elsevier BV; Volume: 70; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.4065/70.2.183

ISSN

1942-5546

Autores

Henry A. Homburger,

Tópico(s)

Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases

Resumo

Connective tissue disease (CTD) refers to a group of chronic inflammatory disorders of unknown cause, including idiopathic lupus erythematosus (LE), rheumatoid arthritis, mixed CTD, scleroderma (systemic sclerosis) and the CREST (calcinosis cutis, Raynaud's phenomenon, esophageal dysfunction, sclerodactyly, and telangiectasia) syndrome, primary and secondary Sjögren's syndrome, and polymyositis-dermatomyositis. Each of these diseases can manifest with constitutional signs and symptoms or with inflammatory signs involving virtually any organ system.

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