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. 1977 Oct;36(5):476-7.
doi: 10.1136/ard.36.5.476.

Anti-DNA antibodies in discoid lupus erythematosus. Follow-up study

B Bresnihan, G R Hughes

Anti-DNA antibodies in discoid lupus erythematosus. Follow-up study

B Bresnihan et al. Ann Rheum Dis. 1977 Oct.

Abstract

Anti-DNA antibodies have been detected previously in patients with chronic discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) despite the absence of overt systemic manifestations. 27 patients with DLE were followed up 3 years after the detection of anti-DNA antibodies in 7. None had developed other features of systemic lupus erythematosus. We conclude that the occasional finding of anti-DNA antibodies in patients with DLE does not predict those likely to develop systemic disease.

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