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. 2024 Sep 30;83(10):1256-1259.
doi: 10.1136/ard-2024-226025.

Eng Meng Tan

Edward K L Chan  1 , K Michael Pollard  2 , Marvin J Fritzler  3
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Eng Meng Tan

Edward K L Chan et al. Ann Rheum Dis. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Autoantibodies; Autoimmune Diseases; Connective Tissue Diseases; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic; Scleroderma, Systemic.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. Dr Tan and his wife Lisa at their wedding. Circa 1962.
Figure 2
Figure 2. Dr Tan (far right) at a microscope at The Scripps Clinic and Research Institute with colleagues (left to right) Drs John Vaughan, Donald Stevenson and David Matheson. Circa 1971.
Figure 3
Figure 3. A gathering of former trainees, staff, family and colleagues (dubbed The Tan Clan) was a highlight and annual event, typically at the time of the Annual Meeting of the American College of Rheumatology. Eng and Lisa Tan (front row) and their two sons Philip (back row far left) and Peter (back row far right). Circa 2017.
Figure 4
Figure 4. Immunofluorescence patterns on HEp-2 cell substrates reported by by Dr Eng Tan that were the cornerstone of the discovery of anti-Sm (A), anti-centromere (B) and anti-proliferating cell nuclear antigen (anti-PCNA: C).
Figure 5
Figure 5. Eng Tan and wife Lisa at his 90th birthday celebration in La Jolla. Circa 2016.
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References

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    1. Tan EM, Kunkel HG. Characteristics of a soluble nuclear antigen precipitating with sera of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. J Immunol. 1966;96:464–71. - PubMed
    1. Tan EM, Schur PH, Carr RI, et al. Deoxybonucleic acid (DNA) and antibodies to DNA in the serum of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. J Clin Invest. 1966;45:1732–40. doi: 10.1172/JCI105479. - DOI - PMC - PubMed
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