Systemic lupus erythematosus in Europe at the change of the millennium: lessons from the "Euro-Lupus Project"

Autoimmun Rev. 2006 Mar;5(3):180-6. doi: 10.1016/j.autrev.2005.06.004. Epub 2005 Jul 26.

Abstract

The "Euro-Lupus Cohort" is composed by 1000 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) that have been followed prospectively since 1991. These patients have been gathered by a European consortium--the "Euro-Lupus Project Group". This consortium was originated as part of the network promoted by the "European Working Party on SLE", a working group created in 1990 in order to promote research in Europe on the different problems related to this disease. The "Euro-Lupus Cohort" provides an updated information on the SLE morbidity and mortality characteristics in the present decade as well as defines several clinical and immunological prognostic factors.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Age of Onset
  • Antibodies, Antinuclear / blood
  • Autoimmune Diseases / blood
  • Autoimmune Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Autoimmune Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Autoimmune Diseases / mortality
  • Cohort Studies
  • Europe / epidemiology
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / blood
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / diagnosis*
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / epidemiology*
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / mortality
  • Male
  • Morbidity
  • Prognosis
  • Prospective Studies
  • Survival Rate

Substances

  • Antibodies, Antinuclear