TY - JOUR AU - Eriksson, Catharina AU - Kokkonen, Heidi AU - Johansson, Martin AU - Hallmans, Göran AU - Wadell, Göran AU - Rantapää-Dahlqvist, Solbritt PY - 2011 DA - 2011/02/22 TI - Autoantibodies predate the onset of systemic lupus erythematosus in northern Sweden JO - Arthritis Research & Therapy SP - R30 VL - 13 IS - 1 AB - Autoantibodies have a central role in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The presence of autoantibodies preceding disease onset by years has been reported both in patients with SLE and in those with rheumatoid arthritis, suggesting a gradual development of these diseases. Therefore, we sought to identify autoantibodies in a northern European population predating the onset of symptoms of SLE and their relationship to presenting symptoms. SN - 1478-6362 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/ar3258 DO - 10.1186/ar3258 ID - Eriksson2011 ER -