ALLMedicine™ Anti-rnp Antibody Center

Jun 19th, 2021 - Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) is a common manifestation of cardiac involvement in systemic sclerosis (SSc), which is associated with increased mortality, but little is known about the risk factors. The aim is to determine the frequ...

Mar 5th, 2020 - Mixed connective tissue disease was first described as a new autoimmune rheumatic disease in 1972 based on the claim of a distinct clinical picture associated with anti-RNP antibody positivity. Subsequently, this new entity has divided opinions in...

Aug 16th, 2019 - Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a common feature of mixed connective tissue disease. However, many patients do not meet the criteria for mixed connective tissue disease and thus may be diagnosed as interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune feature...

Apr 15th, 2017 - Objective This article aims to determine the serological biomarkers which can be considered as risk factors of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension by a systematic review and meta-analysis. Methods This stu...

Jun 23rd, 2016 - HLA-G plays a role in fetal-maternal tolerance as well as immunoregulation, and has been suggested to be involved in autoimmune diseases and cancers. HLA-G encodes two potentially functional polymorphisms in the 3' untranslated region, 14bp insert...

Apr 28th, 2017 - Action Points Anti-RNP and anti-Sm antibodies are risk factors for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Note that the finding supports that transthoracic echocardiography should be "routinely p...