title: Neonatal lupus syndromes.
abstract: Neonatal lupus has become an important model of passively acquired autoimmunity since the seminal observation in the late 1970s that sera from nearly all mothers of children with isolated congenital heart block (CHB) contain specific autoantibodies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, New York University School of Medicine, 560 First Avenue, TCH-407, New York, NY 10016, USA.
authors.forename: Peter M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Izmirly
authors.forename: Tania L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Rivera
authors.forename: Jill P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Buyon
mesh_terms: D017209:Apoptosis / Q000276:immunology; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018450:Disease Progression; D005318:Fetal Heart / Q000276:immunology; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006327:Heart Block / Q000151:congenital* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / Q000276:immunology; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology; D009206:Myocardium / Q000276:immunology; D012042:Registries; D012261:Ribonucleoproteins / Q000276:immunology; D000099207:SS-A Antigen
chemical_list: D003907:Dexamethasone; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous; D012261:Ribonucleoproteins; D000099207:SS-A Antigen