Systemic lupus erythematosus in Europe at the change of the millennium: lessons from the "Euro-Lupus Project".
The "Euro-Lupus Cohort" is composed by 1000 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) that have been followed prospectively since 1991. These patients have been gathered by a European consortium--the "Euro-Lupus Project Group". This consortium was originated as part of the network promoted by the "European Working Party on SLE", a working group created in 1990 in order to promote research in Europe on the different problems related to this disease. The "Euro-Lupus Cohort" provides an updated information on the SLE morbidity and mortality characteristics in the present decade as well as defines several clinical and immunological prognostic factors.
Cervera
Ricard
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Department of Autoimmune Diseases, Servei de Malalties Autoimmunes, Hospital Clínic, Villarroel 170, 08036-Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. rcervera@clinic.ub.es
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D017668:Age of Onset; D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear / Q000097:blood; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D009017:Morbidity; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate
D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear