Systemic Autoantibodies
•
Disease
•
Autoantibodies to which structures
•
Lupus erythematosus
•
ds-DNA, Sm, nRNP
•
ds-DNA
=
double-stranded DNA
•
Sm
=
Smith antigen
•
nRNP
=
nuclear ribonucleoprotein
•
Rheumatic fever
•
Pernicious anemia
•
intrinsic factor, parietal cells, intestinal
receptors
•
Autoimmune hemolytic
anemia
•
variety of red cell antigens
•
Scleroderma
•
Scl-70, centomere
•
Scl-70
=
scleroderma antigen