AN ANALYSIS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DIFFERENT AUTOANTIBODIES AND CLINICAL FINDINGS IN A GROUP OF TURKISH PATIENTS WITH SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS

Altintas N. D., Tiryaki A. O., TUTKAK H., DÜZGÜN N.

GAZI MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.19, sa.3, ss.126-132, 2008 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 19 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Dergi Adı: GAZI MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.126-132
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Purpose: To study the prevalence of different anticardiolipin antibody isotypes (aCLs), anti-C1q antibodies (anti-C1q), and anti-b2-glycoprotein 1 IgG antibodies (anti-b2GP1 IgG) in a group of Turkish SLE patients and their association with lupus nephritis and extra-renal involvement.