Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is characterized by autoantibody production, with anti-dsDNA antibodies (anti-dsDNA) being a key indicator for SLE diagnosis and disease monitoring. A new study ...

Following a limited three-month trial period in which more than one hundred and fifty patients with lupus-like symptoms were tested for the difficult-to-diagnose disease, a new blood test for lupus is ...

"At present, it can take up to a year before a patient is diagnosed with SLE. This is because the symptoms are diffuse and are often mistaken for other diseases. However, with this blood-based test, ...

Nearly all people who have systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) test positive for antinuclear antibody (ANA), but a small number can develop lupus without ANA, known as seronegative or ANA-negative ...

WASHINGTON, DC — A diagnostic test to predict preeclampsia does not effectively rule in or out this pregnancy complication in women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and proteinuria, according ...