A surge in anti-dsDNA titer predicts a severe lupus flare within six months

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Authors

Nancy Pan · Hospital for Special Surgery

Isabelle Amigues · St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center

Stephen Lyman · Hospital for Special Surgery

Roland Duculan · Hospital for Special Surgery

Fahad Aziz · University of Florida

MK Crow · Hospital for Special Surgery

Kyriakos A. Kirou

Abstract

An anti-dsDNA surge predicts the subsequent development of a severe SS flare within six months. Physicians should closely monitor such patients and treat promptly at the first sign of clinical activity.

Topics & Keywords

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Lupus

Volume 23, Issue 3, pp. 293-298

DOI: 10.1177/0961203313515763

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