Type I interferon in patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic disease is associated with haematological abnormalities and specific autoantibody profiles

Abstract Objectives To investigate the relationships between interferon alpha (IFNα) and the clinical and serological phenotype of patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic disease (SARDs) in order to determine whether a distinct subpopulation of patients can be identified. Methods We recruited pa...

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Main Authors: John A. Reynolds, Tracy A. Briggs, Gillian I. Rice, Sathya Darmalinggam, Vincent Bondet, Ellen Bruce, Mumtaz Khan, Sahena Haque, Hector Chinoy, Ariane L. Herrick, Eoghan M. McCarthy, Leo Zeef, Andrew Hayes, Darragh Duffy, Ben Parker, Ian N. Bruce
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:Arthritis Research & Therapy
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13075-019-1929-4