title: Autoantibodies.
abstract: The diagnosis of SLE is associated with an enlarging assortment of autoantibodies. The presence or absence of particular antibodies influences the confidence with which this diagnosis is made. It is the presence of autoantibodies and the deposit of immunoglobulin that has led to the general conclusion that lupus is an autoimmune disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Harley
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Gaither
mesh_terms: D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear / Q000032:analysis; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology; D001324:Autoantigens / Q000276:immunology; D001773:Blood Cells / Q000276:immunology; D002308:Cardiolipins / Q000276:immunology; D004247:DNA / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology*; D013677:Medical Laboratory Science / Q000639:trends; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D020733:RNA, Small Cytoplasmic; D012261:Ribonucleoproteins / Q000276:immunology; D017411:Ribonucleoproteins, Small Nuclear; D055517:snRNP Core Proteins; D000097585:SS-B Antigen; D000099207:SS-A Antigen
chemical_list: D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear; D001323:Autoantibodies; D001324:Autoantigens; D002308:Cardiolipins; D004247:DNA; D020733:RNA, Small Cytoplasmic; D012261:Ribonucleoproteins; D017411:Ribonucleoproteins, Small Nuclear; D055517:snRNP Core Proteins; D000097585:SS-B Antigen; D000099207:SS-A Antigen; C116006:RO60 protein, human