Journal article
Antinuclear antibody-negative systemic sclerosis
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To examine the demographic and clinical characteristics of systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients without antinuclear antibodies (ANA) compared to ANA-positive patients.
METHODS: SSc patients enrolled in the Scleroderma Family Registry and DNA Repository were included. Relevant demographic and clinical data were entered by participating sites or obtained by chart review. ANA and SSc-related antibodies were determined in all investigated …
Authors
Salazar GA; Assassi S; Wigley F; Hummers L; Varga J; Hinchcliff M; Khanna D; Schiopu E; Phillips K; Furst DE
Journal
Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, Vol. 44, No. 6, pp. 680–686
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
June 2015
DOI
10.1016/j.semarthrit.2014.11.006
ISSN
0049-0172