Anti-C1q autoantibodies are frequently detected in patients with systemic sclerosis associated with pulmonary fibrosis.

C LiaskosS RentouliT SimopoulouA GkoutzourelasG L NormanA BrotisI AlexiouC KatsiariD P BogdanosLazaros I Sakkas

Published in: The British journal of dermatology (2019)

Anti-C1q autoAbs were frequently detected in patients with SSc, and their high levels predict the co-occurrence of pulmonary fibrosis or pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Keyphrases

pulmonary fibrosis
systemic sclerosis
pulmonary arterial hypertension
interstitial lung disease
pulmonary artery
pulmonary hypertension
systemic lupus erythematosus
coronary artery
rheumatoid arthritis