Presence of Anti-SS-B Autoantibodies Not Linked to Lupus, Sjogren’s Syndrome in Study

The presence of anti-SS-B autoantibodies alone was not associated with connective tissue disease (CTD) in daily clinical practice, particularly in the case of primary Sjogren’s syndrome but also lupus patients, a new study shows. The study, “Isolated positive anti-SS-B autoantibodies are not related to clinical features of…

African-Americans with Lupus and Like Diseases Appear at Higher Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

Research conducted on medical records from over a quarter million adult patients found that African-Americans with connective tissue diseases were twice as likely to suffer complications that increase the risk of a heart attack, stroke, or death. The study, “The Prevalence of Atherosclerosis in Those with…