Abstract
We describe here the development, verification and validation of the SLE-key® rule-out test for a definitive rule-out of a diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The test uses the proprietary iCHIP® micro-array technology platform (Fattal et al., 2010) to identify discriminating patterns of circulating autoantibodies among SLE patients compared with self-declared healthy individuals. Given the challenges associated with the diagnosis of SLE and the healthcare costs of delayed diagnosis and misdiagnosis, a definitive rule-out test can provide significant clinical benefits to patients and potentially major cost savings to healthcare systems.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-6 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Immunological Methods |
Volume | 429 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Feb 2016 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2015 Elsevier B.V.
Funding
The research leading to these results has received support from the Innovative Medicines Initiative Joint Undertaking under grant agreement no. 115308 BIOVACSAFE, resources of which are composed of financial contributions from the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme ( FP7/2007-2013 ) and EFPIA companies in kind contribution. The Hopkins Lupus Cohort is supported by NIH RO-1 AR43727 . The authors wish to acknowledge the invaluable contributions of Ornit Cohen-Gindi, Miriam Lerner, Naama Shefer, Ilana Gilkaite, Angela Turner, Tim Van Meter, Justin Pitts, Joseph Green and Nazanin Mirshahi. The research leading to these results has received support from the Innovative Medicines Initiative Joint Undertaking under grant agreement no. 115308 BIOVACSAFE, resources of which are composed of financial contributions from the European Union''s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) and EFPIA companies in kind contribution. The Hopkins Lupus Cohort is supported by NIH RO-1 AR43727.
Funders | Funder number |
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National Institutes of Health | RO-1 AR43727, P60AR062755 |
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences | UL1TR000062 |
European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations | |
Seventh Framework Programme | |
Innovative Medicines Initiative | 115308 |
Keywords
- Autoantibodies
- Diagnosis
- ICHIP
- Microarray
- Multivariate classifier
- Systemic lupus erythematosus