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ArticleClinical rheumatology2019

Anti-RNP/Sm antibodies in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and its role in thrombosis: a case-control study.

María Del Carmen Zamora-Medina, Andrea Hinojosa-Azaola, Carlos A Nuñez-Alvarez, Angel Gabriel Vargas-Ruiz, Juanita Romero-Diaz

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María Del Carmen Zamora-MedinaDepartment of Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Vasco de Quiroga No. 15, Col. Sección XVI, Tlalpan, 14000, Mexico City, Mexico.
Andrea Hinojosa-AzaolaDepartment of Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Vasco de Quiroga No. 15, Col. Sección XVI, Tlalpan, 14000, Mexico City, Mexico.
Carlos A Nuñez-AlvarezDepartment of Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Vasco de Quiroga No. 15, Col. Sección XVI, Tlalpan, 14000, Mexico City, Mexico.
Angel Gabriel Vargas-RuizDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico.
Juanita Romero-DiazDepartment of Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Vasco de Quiroga No. 15, Col. Sección XVI, Tlalpan, 14000, Mexico City, Mexico. juanita.romerodiaz@gmail.com.
Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán · MX

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Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología CONACYT SALUD-214395Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran INCMNSZ-AI-024
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Abstract

objectiveTo validate the association of thrombotic events with positive lupus anticoagulant (LA) and co-presence of anti-RNP/Sm, as well as the diagnostic accuracy of this combination of antibodies for thrombosis.

methodsCase-control study of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who presented thrombosis after SLE diagnosis and controls with SLE without thrombosis. Comorbidities, traditional risk factors, clinical variables, and treatment were evaluated. Antiphospholipid (aPL) and anti-RNP/Sm antibodies were determined.

resultsSixty-three cases and 63 controls were studied, 88% women, median age of 40 years, and disease duration of 135 months at study inclusion. No differences were found between groups regarding age, comorbidities, or clinical characteristics at SLE diagnosis. Patients with thrombosis were more frequently positive for anti-RNP/Sm (p = 0.001), IgG aCL (p = 0.02), IgG anti-B2GPI (p = 0.02), IgM anti-B2GPI (p = 0.02), LA (p < 0.001), the combination of anti-RNP/Sm + LA (p < 0.001), and aPL triple marker (p = 0.002), compared to controls. The combination of anti-RNP/Sm + LA, SLEDAI-2 K, and prednisone dose was associated with thrombosis (p < 0.05). The combination of anti-RNP/Sm + LA showed 56% sensitivity, 79% specificity, 73% positive predictive value, 64% negative predictive value, positive likelihood ratio (LR) 2.69, and negative LR 0.56 for predicting thrombosis. No difference was found in the comparison of area under the curve between LA alone and the combination of anti-RNP/Sm + LA (p = 0.73).

conclusionThrombosis was associated with disease activity, dose of prednisone, and the combination of anti-RNP/Sm antibodies and LA. This combination of antibodies could be useful in the identification of SLE patients at risk of thrombosis.

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AdolescentAdultAntibodies, AnticardiolipinAntibodies, AntinuclearAntibodies, AntiphospholipidAutoantibodiesbeta 2-Glycoprotein ICase-Control StudiesFemaleGlucocorticoidsHumansImmunoglobulin GLogistic ModelsLupus Coagulation InhibitorLupus Erythematosus, SystemicMaleAntibodies, AnticardiolipinAntibodies, AntinuclearAntibodies, AntiphospholipidAutoantibodiesbeta 2-Glycoprotein IGlucocorticoidsImmunoglobulin GLupus Coagulation InhibitorPrednisonesnRNP Core ProteinsAnti-RNP/SmDiagnostic accuracyLupus anticoagulantSystemic lupus erythematosusThrombosis

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