Clinical relevance of antibodies to Ro/SS-A and La/SS-B in subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus and related conditions.
Ro/SS-A autoantibodies are frequently associated with subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus, neonatal lupus erythematosus and Sjögren's syndrome. The Ro/SS-A autoantigen is a ribonucleoprotein complex consisting of at least four protein components and four small cytoplasmic RNA components designated hY RNA 1, 3, 4 and 5. Three of the Ro/SS-A peptides have been isolated and cloned. The function of this ribonucleoprotein complex is as yet unknown.
Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas 75235.
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D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D001324:Autoantigens / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000276:immunology*; D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D037282:Calreticulin; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D006327:Heart Block / Q000151:congenital / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007112:Immunity, Maternally-Acquired; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008178:Lupus Erythematosus, Cutaneous / Q000276:immunology*; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000151:congenital / Q000276:immunology; D020733:RNA, Small Cytoplasmic; D012261:Ribonucleoproteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000276:immunology; D000097585:SS-B Antigen; D000099207:SS-A Antigen
D001323:Autoantibodies; D001324:Autoantigens; D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins; D037282:Calreticulin; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens; D020733:RNA, Small Cytoplasmic; D012261:Ribonucleoproteins; D000097585:SS-B Antigen; D000099207:SS-A Antigen; C116006:RO60 protein, human