Abstract | OBJECTIVE: METHODS: Retrospective case-control monocentric study of 19 patients with SLE and anti-HCV antibodies versus 42 randomized SLE patients without anti-HCV antibodies, matched for age and sex, coming from our cohort of 700 patients with SLE. SLE and HCV- infection features were reviewed. RESULTS: CONCLUSION:
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Authors | Gabriel Perlemuter, Patrice Cacoub, Abdallah Sbaï, Pierre Hausfater, Vincent Thibault, Thi Huong Du Le, Bertrand Wechsler, Catherine Buffet, Jean Charles Piette |
Journal | The Journal of rheumatology
(J Rheumatol)
Vol. 30
Issue 7
Pg. 1473-8
(Jul 2003)
ISSN: 0315-162X [Print] Canada |
PMID | 12858443
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Antibodies, Antinuclear
- Antibodies, Viral
- Antirheumatic Agents
- Cryoglobulins
- RNA, Viral
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Age of Onset
- Aged
- Antibodies, Antinuclear
(blood)
- Antibodies, Viral
(analysis)
- Antirheumatic Agents
(therapeutic use)
- Biopsy
- Cryoglobulins
(analysis, immunology)
- Female
- France
(epidemiology)
- Hepacivirus
(genetics, immunology, isolation & purification)
- Hepatitis C
(complications, epidemiology, pathology)
- Humans
- Liver Cirrhosis
(pathology)
- Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
(drug therapy, etiology, pathology)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- RNA, Viral
(analysis)
- Retrospective Studies
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