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CRITERIA FOR SLE. combination of >/=4 of 11 criteria >98% are positive for Antinuclear antibodies (ANA) high- titer IgG antibodies to double stranded DNA and antibodies to Sm antigen presence of antibodies without clinical manifestation = INCREASED RISK .
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CRITERIA FOR SLE • combination of >/=4 of 11 criteria • >98% are positive for Antinuclear antibodies (ANA) • high-titerIgG antibodies to double stranded DNA and antibodies to Sm antigen • presence of antibodies without clinical manifestation = INCREASED RISK 17th ed Harrisons Principle of Internal Medicine 2008
Diagnostic criteria for Systemic Lupus Erythematous 17th ed Harrisons Principle of Internal Medicine 2008