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Clinical and immunological characterization of patients with systemic sclerosis overlapping primary biliary cirrhosis: a comparison with patients with systemic sclerosis alone.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10063207     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis (lSSc) or CREST syndrome is sometimes complicated by primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). To characterize the clinical and immunological features of patients with SSc overlapping PBC (SSc-PBC), the clinical and laboratory data of 11 SSc-PBC were studied. Since all of the SSc-PBC were lSSc, the features of SSc-PBC were compared with those of 266 patients with lSSc alone. The sera from SSc-PBC showed a significantly higher positivity for anti-centromere antibody (ACA) (p < 0.0005) and higher reactivity to centromere protein-C. Although SSc-PBC more frequently exhibited calcinosis and telangiectasia (p < 0.05), there was no statistical difference in other features of CREST syndrome. There was no statistical difference in other scleroderma-related features either. SSc-PBC were more frequently complicated with Sjögren syndrome (p < 0.05). The most prominent feature of SSc-PBC was a higher incidence of ACA than in lSSc alone.
Authors:
S Akimoto; O Ishikawa; Y Muro; H Takagi; T Tamura; Y Miyachi
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of dermatology     Volume:  26     ISSN:  0385-2407     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Dermatol.     Publication Date:  1999 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1999-03-17     Completed Date:  1999-03-17     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7600545     Medline TA:  J Dermatol     Country:  JAPAN    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  18-22     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Dermatology, Gunma University School of Medicine, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Autoantibodies / analysis
Blotting, Western
CREST Syndrome / complications,  immunology,  pathology
Centromere / immunology
Humans
Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary / complications*
Middle Aged
Mitochondria / immunology
Scleroderma, Systemic / complications,  immunology*,  pathology*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Autoantibodies

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