title: The relationship of anti-DNA antibody idiotypes and anti-cardiolipin antibodies to disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus.
abstract: The detection of anti-cardiolipin antibodies and anti-DNA antibody idiotypes has shown utility in a prospective assessment of 42 lupus patients over a 1-year study period. However, so broad is the range of clinical and serological features included in the diagnostic category of SLE that even a combination of tests will often inadequately reflect disease activity at a given time. For the foreseeable future the value of laboratory investigations will probably lie in supporting clinical judgment of the nature of a patient's illness and the severity of the target organ's dysfunction.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / Q000276:immunology*; D002308:Cardiolipins / Q000276:immunology*; D004247:DNA / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000276:immunology; D007130:Immunoglobulin Idiotypes / Q000276:immunology; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000276:immunology; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000276:immunology*; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D002308:Cardiolipins; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007130:Immunoglobulin Idiotypes; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D004247:DNA