Biomaterial Database

Autoantibodies before the clinical onset of systemic lupus erythematosus. 2004

Peter Kelleher

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008180	Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic	A chronic, relapsing, inflammatory, and often febrile multisystemic disorder of connective tissue, characterized principally by involvement of the skin, joints, kidneys, and serosal membranes. It is of unknown etiology, but is thought to represent a failure of the regulatory mechanisms of the autoimmune system. The disease is marked by a wide range of system dysfunctions, an elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and the formation of LE cells in the blood or bone marrow.	Libman-Sacks Disease,Lupus Erythematosus Disseminatus,Systemic Lupus Erythematosus,Disease, Libman-Sacks,Libman Sacks Disease
D003937	Diagnosis, Differential	Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures.	Diagnoses, Differential,Differential Diagnoses,Differential Diagnosis
D004797	Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay	An immunoassay utilizing an antibody labeled with an enzyme marker such as horseradish peroxidase. While either the enzyme or the antibody is bound to an immunosorbent substrate, they both retain their biologic activity; the change in enzyme activity as a result of the enzyme-antibody-antigen reaction is proportional to the concentration of the antigen and can be measured spectrophotometrically or with the naked eye. Many variations of the method have been developed.	ELISA,Assay, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent,Assays, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent,Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay,Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays,Immunosorbent Assay, Enzyme-Linked,Immunosorbent Assays, Enzyme-Linked
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000974	Antibodies, Antinuclear	Autoantibodies directed against various nuclear antigens including DNA, RNA, histones, acidic nuclear proteins, or complexes of these molecular elements. Antinuclear antibodies are found in systemic autoimmune diseases including systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjogren's syndrome, scleroderma, polymyositis, and mixed connective tissue disease.	Anti-DNA Antibodies,Antibodies, Anti-DNA,Antinuclear Antibodies,Antinuclear Autoantibodies,Antinuclear Autoantibody,Antinuclear Factors,Antinuclear Antibody,Antinuclear Factor,Anti DNA Antibodies,Antibody, Antinuclear,Autoantibody, Antinuclear,Factor, Antinuclear
D012680	Sensitivity and Specificity	Binary classification measures to assess test results. Sensitivity or recall rate is the proportion of true positives. Specificity is the probability of correctly determining the absence of a condition. (From Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 2d ed)	Specificity,Sensitivity,Specificity and Sensitivity
D016736	Antiphospholipid Syndrome	The presence of antibodies directed against phospholipids (ANTIBODIES, ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID). The condition is associated with a variety of diseases, notably systemic lupus erythematosus and other connective tissue diseases, thrombopenia, and arterial or venous thromboses. In pregnancy it can cause abortion. Of the phospholipids, the cardiolipins show markedly elevated levels of anticardiolipin antibodies (ANTIBODIES, ANTICARDIOLIPIN). Present also are high levels of lupus anticoagulant (LUPUS COAGULATION INHIBITOR).	Anti-Phospholipid Antibody Syndrome,Anti-Phospholipid Syndrome,Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome,Hughes Syndrome,Anti Phospholipid Antibody Syndrome,Anti Phospholipid Syndrome,Antibody Syndrome, Anti-Phospholipid,Antibody Syndrome, Antiphospholipid,Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndromes,Syndrome, Anti-Phospholipid,Syndrome, Anti-Phospholipid Antibody,Syndrome, Antiphospholipid,Syndrome, Antiphospholipid Antibody,Syndrome, Hughes
D019084	Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect	A form of fluorescent antibody technique commonly used to detect serum antibodies and immune complexes in tissues and microorganisms in specimens from patients with infectious diseases. The technique involves formation of an antigen-antibody complex which is labeled with fluorescein-conjugated anti-immunoglobulin antibody. (From Bennington, Saunders Dictionary & Encyclopedia of Laboratory Medicine and Technology, 1984)	Immunofluorescence Antibody Test, Indirect,Immunofluorescence Technique, Indirect,Fluorescent Antibody Technic, Indirect,Immunofluorescence Technic, Indirect,Indirect Fluorescent Antibody Technic,Indirect Fluorescent Antibody Technique,Indirect Immunofluorescence,Indirect Immunofluorescence Assay,Assay, Indirect Immunofluorescence,Assays, Indirect Immunofluorescence,Immunofluorescence Assay, Indirect,Immunofluorescence Assays, Indirect,Immunofluorescence Technics, Indirect,Immunofluorescence Techniques, Indirect,Immunofluorescence, Indirect,Immunofluorescences, Indirect,Indirect Immunofluorescence Assays,Indirect Immunofluorescence Technic,Indirect Immunofluorescence Technics,Indirect Immunofluorescence Technique,Indirect Immunofluorescence Techniques,Indirect Immunofluorescences