title: [Laboratory diagnosis of polysystemic autoimmune diseases].
abstract: After a short description of the mechanism of the development of polysystemic autoimmune diseases, this paper presents the in vitro laboratory methods suitable for the characterization of the humoral and cellular elements of immune system, furthermore, summarizes the characteristic autoantibodies and other laboratory alterations in these diseases.
authors.affiliation: Debreceni Egyetem, Orvos-és Egészségtudományi Centrum, Belgyógyászati Klinika, Regionális Immunológiai Laboratórium és MTA Autoimmun Kórképek Kutatócsoport. sipka@iiibel.dote.hu
authors.forename: Sándor
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sipka
mesh_terms: D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear / Q000097:blood; D017152:Antibodies, Antiphospholipid / Q000097:blood; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000276:immunology; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood*; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000276:immunology*; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques; D016207:Cytokines / Q000097:blood; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000276:immunology; D016131:Lymphocyte Subsets; D008947:Mixed Connective Tissue Disease / Q000276:immunology; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000276:immunology; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear; D017152:Antibodies, Antiphospholipid; D001323:Autoantibodies; D016207:Cytokines