Study of anti-apolipoprotein A-I antibodies and paraoxonase 1 activity in systemic lupus erythematosus patients; correlation with disease activity and damage indices /
دراسة الأجسام المضادة للأبوليبوبروتين أ-1 و نشاط الباراأوكسونيزا فى مرضى الذئبة الحمراء و علاقتهم بمؤشرات النشاط و التلف للمرض
Iman Mohamed Fikry Ragai ; Supervised Eman Mahmoud Elserougy , Mohammed Mahmoud Ahmed , Dawoud Fakhry Habib
- Cairo : Iman Mohamed Fikry Ragai , 2012
- 185 P. : charts , facsimiles ; 25cm
Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients have an increased risk of atherosclerosis. Identification of at-risk patients and the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis in SLE remain elusive. Paraoxonase 1 (PONI) and anti-apolipoprotein A-1 antibody (anti-Apo A-1) appear to have a potential role in premature atherosclerosis in SLE