Serum alpha-actinin antibody status in systemic lupus erythematosus and its potential in the diagnosis of lupus nephritis

• Autores principales: Mansour Babaei (Autor), Zahra Rezaieyazdi (Autor), Nayereh Saadati (Autor), Massoud Saghafi (Autor), Maryam Sahebari (Autor), Bahram Naghibzadeh (Autor), Habibollah Esmaily (Autor)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Babol University of Medical Sciences, 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: In lupus nephritis (LN), deposition of pathogenic autoantibodies in the glomeruli is mediated via cross-reactivity with alpha-actinin. Association of serum alpha-actinin antibody (AαA) with LN has been shown in a few studies but the results are controversial. Methods: Eighty pa...