Importance de l'interpretation des autoanticorps: a propos d'un cas avec anticorps anti-Ro pendant la grossesse. [The importance of the interpretation of autoantibodies: apropos of a case with anti-Ro antibodies during pregnancy]

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serval:BIB_0F1C69B09D37
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Case report (case report): feedback on an observation with a short commentary.
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Publications
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Title
Importance de l'interpretation des autoanticorps: a propos d'un cas avec anticorps anti-Ro pendant la grossesse. [The importance of the interpretation of autoantibodies: apropos of a case with anti-Ro antibodies during pregnancy]
Journal
Schweizerische Medizinische Wochenschrift
Author(s)
Zufferey  C., Truscello  A., Pecoud  A.
ISSN
0036-7672 (Print)
Publication state
Published
Issued date
01/1990
Volume
120
Number
1-2
Pages
27-9
Notes
Case Reports
English Abstract
Journal Article --- Old month value: Jan 10
Abstract
Anti-Ro antibodies are autoantibodies which are directed against cytoplasmic and nuclear antigens. They are found in serum of patients suffering from Sjogren syndrome (70% of the cases) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE, about 20%). In SLE patients who are pregnant the anti-Ro antibodies are found in the serum of the newborn and have been associated with congenital heart block. We present here the case of a pregnant woman without clinical disease but with high titers of antinuclear, anti-RNP and anti-Ro antibodies. Pregnancy and delivery were uneventful and the three autoantibodies were found in the newborn's serum. We conclude that the presence of several autoantibodies, even in high titers and in a pregnant woman, should be interpreted with caution, in light of the clinical presentation.
Keywords
Adult Antibodies, Antinuclear/*immunology Autoantibodies/*isolation & purification Female Humans Infant, Newborn/*immunology Pregnancy/*immunology Ribonucleoproteins/immunology
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