Abstract Number: 2595 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Asymptomatic Scleroderma Antibody Positivity and Progression to Systemic Sclerosis
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis is an autoimmune disease characterized by inflammation, vasculopathy and fibrosis of the skin, vasculature and internal organs along with disease specific autoantibody…Abstract Number: 1962 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
HLA Contributions to Risk and Protection for Anti-Centromere Autoantibody-Positive Scleroderma
Background/Purpose: Anti-nuclear autoantibodies are a hallmark of scleroderma with anti-centromere antibody (ACA) recognizing centromeric antigens. ACA-positive patients have longstanding Raynaud’s, limited cutaneous disease and increased…