Abstracts tagged "antinucleosome antibodies"

Abstract Number: 1618 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2014
Suppression of IFN-α Production from Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Immune Complexes Via C1 Complex Enzymatic Properties
Jing Yao Leong¹, Joo Guan Yeo¹, Thaschawee Arkachaisri² and Jinhua Lu³, ¹Children Intensive Care Unit (CICU), KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore, Singapore, ²Rheumatology & Immunology, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore, Singapore, ³Microbiology Department, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
Background/Purpose Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease associated with the development of auto-antibodies particularly against nuclear antigens. Previous studies have revealed the possible…
Abstract Number: 1308 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2014
Antinucleosome Antibodies As Potential Diagnostic and Prognostic Biomarkers in Childhood Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Thaschawee Arkachaisri¹, Joo Guan Yeo², Justin Hung Tiong Tan³, Sook Fun Hoh⁴, Lena Das³ and Jing Yao Leong², ¹Rheumatology & Immunology, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore, Singapore, ²Children Intensive Care Unit (CICU), KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore, Singapore, ³Rheumatology and Immunology, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore, Singapore, ⁴Nursing, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
Background/Purpose: The role of antinucleosome antibodies (ANuA) in the immunopathogenesis of SLE is evident. ANuA was shown to be a good, if not better than…