Autoreactive IgE is prevalent in systemic lupus erythematosus and is associated with increased disease activity and nephritis.

The presence of autoantibodies in systemic lupus erythematosus, particularly those of the IgG subclass, have long been associated with disease onset and activity. Here we explored the prevalence of autoreactive IgE in SLE and its relevance to disease in French (n = 79) and United States (US) (n = 11...

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Main Authors: Barbara Dema, Christophe Pellefigues, Sarfaraz Hasni, Nathalie Gault, Chao Jiang, Tiffany K Ricks, Michael M Bonelli, Jörg Scheffel, Karim Sacré, Mathieu Jablonski, Delphine Gobert, Thomas Papo, Eric Daugas, Gabor Illei, Nicolas Charles, Juan Rivera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3938730?pdf=render