Antinuclear antibodies and clinical associations in a British cohort with limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis

Angela E. Gliddon, Caroline J. Doré, Juliet Dunphy, Zoë Betteridge, Neil J. McHugh, Peter J. Maddison, T. Barnes, C. Black, A. Borg, J. Camilleri, K. Chakravarty, C. Denton, P. Emery, B. Griffiths, A. Herrick, N. Hopkinson, P. Hickling, P. Lanyon, C. Laversuch, T. LawsonR. Mallya, R. Moots, M. Nisar, C. Rhys-Dillon, T. Sheeran

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    Abstract

    Objective. To assess the prevalence of disease-specific autoantibodies in patients with limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis (lcSSc). Methods. Sera from 180 patients with lcSSc were analyzed for antinuclear antibody (ANA). Clinical characteristics were compared in the presence or absence of specific autoantibodies. Results. SSc-specific antibodies were detected in 135 patients (75%). Associations were found between anticentromere antibody and age at lcSSc diagnosis, telangiectasia, reduced creatinine clearance, and selective reduction in DLCO, and between antitopoisomerase-I and pulmonary fibrosis. Conclusion. The majority of patients with lcSSc belong to distinctive serologic subsets, potentially with prognostic significance. The Journal of Rheumatology Copyright © 2011. All rights reserved.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)702-705
    Number of pages3
    JournalJournal of Rheumatology
    Volume38
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Apr 2011

    Keywords

    • Autoantibodies
    • Limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis
    • Scleroderma

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