Abstract Number: 1707 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018
Prolactin and Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate in Women with Active Systemic Lupus Erythematosus of Recent Onset Versus Chronic Inactive Patients
Olga Vera-Lastra1, Cristopher Vázquez2, María Pilar Cruz-Dominguez3 and Luis J. Jara-Quezada4, 1Internal Medicine, Hospital de Especialidades Centro Medico nacional La Raza, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico, 2Internal medicine Department, Hospital de Especialidades Centro Médico La Raza, IMSS, Mexico City, Mexico, 3Hospital de Especialidades "Dr. Antonio Fraga Mouret", Centro Médico Nacional "La Raza", Mexico City, Mexico, 4Departamento de Inmunología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional,, Mexico, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Prolactin has a role in pathogenesis of Systemic Lupus Erythematous (SLE); high levels have been associated with activity. In contrast, a decrease in dehydroepiandrosterone…
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