Anti-nuclear autoantibodies in the general German population: prevalence and lack of association with selected cardiovascular and metabolic disorders—findings of a multicenter population-based study

Anti-nuclear autoantibodies in the general German population: prevalence and lack of association with selected cardiovascular and metabolic disorders—findings of a multicenter population-based study

Abstract Background We determined the prevalence of anti-nuclear autoantibodies (ANAs) in the German adult population and examined the association between ANAs and cardiovascular and metabolic disorders. Methods We used data and blood samples from the pretest phases of the German National Cohort, ob...

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Main Authors: Manas K. Akmatov, Nadja Röber, Wolfgang Ahrens, Dieter Flesch-Janys, Julia Fricke, Halina Greiser, Kathrin Günther, Rudolf Kaaks, Yvonne Kemmling, Bastian Krone, Jakob Linseisen, Christa Meisinger, Susanne Moebus, Nadia Obi, Carlos A. Guzman, Karsten Conrad, Frank Pessler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:Arthritis Research & Therapy
Subjects:
Anti-nuclear autoantibodies
Diabetes
German National Cohort
Hypertension
Metabolism
Obesity
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13075-017-1338-5

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