Selective involvement of the amygdala in systemic lupus erythematosus.

BACKGROUND: Antibodies specifically affect the amygdala in a mouse model of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The aim of our study was to investigate whether there is also specific involvement of the amygdala in human SLE. METHODS AND FINDINGS: We analyzed a group of 37 patients with neuropsychiat...

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Main Authors: Bart J Emmer, Jeroen van der Grond, Gerda M Steup-Beekman, Tom W J Huizinga, Mark A van Buchem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2006-12-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1702559?pdf=render