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ArticleLupus2020

High IgA antiphospholipid autoantibodies in healthy Sudanese explain the increased prevalence among Sudanese compared to Swedish systemic lupus erythematosus patients.

Sahwa Elbagir, Amir I Elshafie, Elnour M Elagib, NasrEldeen A Mohammed, Mawahib Ie Aledrissy, Vivek Anand Manivel, Eleftheria Pertsinidou, Musa Am Nur, Iva Gunnarsson, Elisabet Svenungsson and 1 more

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Article in Lupus, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Sahwa ElbagirDepartment of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2515-7066
Amir I ElshafieDepartment of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Elnour M ElagibRheumatology Unit, Military Hospital, Omdurman, Sudan.
NasrEldeen A MohammedFaculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Al Neelain University, Khartoum, Sudan.
Mawahib Ie AledrissyRheumatology Unit, Alribat University Hospital, Khartoum, Sudan.
Vivek Anand ManivelDepartment of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Eleftheria PertsinidouDepartment of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Musa Am NurRheumatology Unit, Alribat University Hospital, Khartoum, Sudan.
Iva GunnarssonDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
Elisabet SvenungssonDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
Johan RönnelidDepartment of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Uppsala University · SEKarolinska University Hospital · SEAl-Neelain University · SD

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesIgA antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) are prevalent in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients of African American, Afro-Caribbean and South African origin. Nevertheless, data from North Africa are lacking, and most studies use manufacturer-suggested cut-offs based on Caucasian controls. Therefore, we compared aPL isotypes in Sudanese and Swedish SLE patients using nation-based cut-offs.

methodsConsecutive SLE patients and age- and sex-matched controls from Sudan (

resultsSudanese patients and controls had higher levels and were more often positive for IgA aPL than Swedes when using manufacturers' cut-offs. In contrast, using national cut-offs, the increase in IgA aPL among Sudanese patients was lost. Occurrence of IgA anti-D1 did not differ between the countries. Venous thromboses were less common among Sudanese patients and did not associate with aPL. No clinical associations were observed with IgA anti-β

conclusionsIgA anti-β

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AdultAntibodies, AntiphospholipidAntiphospholipid Syndromebeta 2-Glycoprotein ICross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansImmunoglobulin AImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin MLupus Erythematosus, SystemicMaleMiddle AgedSudanSwedenVenous ThrombosisAntibodies, Antiphospholipidbeta 2-Glycoprotein IImmunoglobulin AImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin MAfricaantiphospholipid antibodiesanti-β2-glycoprotein IIgASudanSwedenSystemic lupus erythematosus

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PMID32741301
PMCPMC7536526
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