Antibody to ribosomes in systemic lupus erythematosus

Authors:
  • BSBenjamin C. Sturgill
    Benjamin C. Sturgill
  • RCRobert R. Carpenter
    Robert R. Carpenter

Abstract
Antibody to ribosomes have been demonstrated in the sera of several patients with SLE. The specificity of the reaction appears to be related, at least in part, to soluble RNA. This reactivity appears to occur almost exclusively in the serum of patients with SLE.