Unique clinical characteristics, autoantibodies and medication use in Native American patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Joseph M KheirCarla J GuthridgeJonathon R JohnstonLucas J AdamsAstrid RasmussenTimothy F GrossMelissa E MunroeRebecka L BournKathy L SivilsJoel M GuthridgeMichael H WeismanDaniel J WallaceJuan-Manuel AnayaAdriana Rojas VillarragaJames N JarvisJohn B HarleyJudith A James

Published in: Lupus science & medicine (2018)

NA patients are diagnosed with SLE earlier in life and present worse concurrent rheumatic disease symptoms than EA patients. NA patients also are more likely to have expanded autoantibody profiles and precipitins of unknown specificities.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
systemic lupus erythematosus
prognostic factors
physical activity