SSc-associated PAH Patients with Anti-U1 RNP Antibodies May Have More Favorable Outcomes
Patients with connective tissue disease or systemic sclerosis associated with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) who are positive for anti-U1 RNP antibodies have more a favorable disease prognosis than patients without these antibodies, a study published in the journal Arthritis & Rheumatology showed. Anti-U1 RNP antibodies are autoantibodies directed at nuclear proteins. They are…