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Saturday, September 01, 2007

Novel antibodies as markers for lupus activity in the nervous system
From the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, April 2007'

Diagnosing lupus can be difficult because the symptoms are sometimes similar to those of other conditions. Researchers hoped to learn if antineuronal antibodies (anti-Ns) could be used to diagnose central nervous system involvement in lupus (NPSLE). After looking at blood samples from 198 people, patients who had been diagnosed with lupus had higher levels of anti-Ns in their blood samples than was seen in other study participants. Read more >

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