Sex differences in the association between antinuclear antibody positivity with diabetes and multimorbidity in older adults: Results from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging

Antinuclear antibodies (ANA), a marker of self-reactivity to DNA and other nuclear antigens, are present in several autoimmune diseases and have been observed in healthy persons in the absence of autoimmune disease. ANA prevalence is higher in women and older adults, but the health implications of A...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Experimental gerontology 2020-07, Vol.135, p.110906-110906, Article 110906
Hauptverfasser:	Meier, Helen C.S., Sandler, Dale P., Simonsick, Eleanor M., Weng, Nan-ping, Parks, Christine G.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Aging Antibodies, Antinuclear Autoimmunity Baltimore - epidemiology Cross-Sectional Studies Diabetes Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Epidemiology Female Humans Immune function Longitudinal Studies Male Middle Aged Multimorbidity Seroepidemiologic Studies Sex Characteristics
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