PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - J N Rosenberg
AU  - G D Johnson
AU  - E J Holborow
TI  - Antinuclear antibodies in ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, and psoriasis.
AID  - 10.1136/ard.38.6.526
DP  - 1979 Dec 01
TA  - Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
PG  - 526--528
VI  - 38
IP  - 6
4099  - http://ard.bmj.com/content/38/6/526.short
4100  - http://ard.bmj.com/content/38/6/526.full
SO  - Ann Rheum Dis1979 Dec 01; 38
AB  - Granulocyte-specific antinuclear antibodies (GS-ANA) were detected in the sera of 5 of 88 patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and in 7 of 52 cases of psoriatic arthritis (PsA), but were not found in 91 patients with malignant or non-malignant chest disease nor in 25 cases of psoriasis. Organ non-specific ANA were present in serum from 6 cases of AS and 1 of PsA. None of the sera gave significant levels for soluble immune complexes as detected by a C1q-binding assay. The presence of antinuclear antibodies was not associated with clinical features or drug therapy in either AS or PsA.