Thursday, February 21, 2008

List of antibodies & autoimmune diseases

This list is from a handypost by Graham at Over My Med Body!. I'm only duplicating his list below in case his site ever disappears:

AntibodyDisease
Anti-Basement MembraneGoodpasture’s Syndrome
Anti-Centromere, Anti-Scl 70Scleroderma (CREST)
Anti-ds DNALupus/SLE
Anti-epithelial cellPemphigus Vulgaris
Anti-gliadinCeliac Disease
Anti-histoneDrug-induced SLE
Anti-IgG, Anti-RF, Anti-CCPRheumatoid Arthritis
AntimitochondrialPrimary Biliary Cirrhosis
Anti-neutrophilVasculitis
Anti-plateletITP
Anti-cholinesteraseMyasthenia Gravis
Anti-endomyesialCeliac Disease
Anti-Jo 1poly or dermatomyositis
Anti-SSA, Anti-SSBSjögren’s Syndrome
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 1, 2011 at 12:43 AM

    Myasthenia Gravis is written with the WRONG antibody! It isn't an anti-acetylcholinesterase antibody...it's an anti-acetylcholine RECEPTOR antibody. Huge difference, especially because the treatment for MG is acetylcholinesterase INHIBITORS.

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  2. AnonymousJuly 15, 2012 at 6:29 PM

    Thanks for the correction

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