We measured the prevalence of ANA and antibodies against DNA, RNP, Sm, SSA, and SSB as well as antilymphocyte antibodies (ALA) in the serum of 24 patients with childhood onset SLE and 94 of their first degree relatives and compared the prevalence of these same antibodies in 8 patients with adult onset SLE and 33 of their first degree relatives.
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Childhood onset