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

Cervera, Ricard; Abarca-Costalago, M.; Abramovicz, D.; Allegri, F.; Annunziata, P.; Aydintug, A. O.; Bacarelli, M. R.; Bellisai, F.; Bernardino, I.; Biernat-Kaluza, E.; Blockmans, D.; Boki, K.; Bracci, L.; Campanella, V.; Camps, M. T.; Carcassi, C.; Cattaneo, R.; Cauli, A.; Cervera, R.; Chwalinska-Sadowska, H.; Contu, L.; Cosyns, J. P.; Danieli, M. G.; D́cruz, D.; Depresseux, G.; Direskeneli, H.; Domènech, I.; Espinosa, G.; Fernández-Nebro, A.; Ferrara, G. B.; Font, J.; Frutos, M. A.; Galeazzi, M.; García-Carrasco, M.; García Iglesias, M. F.; García-Tobaruela, A.; George, J.; Gil, A.; González-Santos, P.; Grana, M.; Gül, A.; Haga, H. J.; de Haro-Liger, M.; Houssiau, F.; Hughes, G. R. V.; Ingelmo, M.; Jedryka-Góral, A.; Khamashta, M. A.; Lavilla, P.; Levi, Y.; López-Dupla, M.; López-Soto, A.; Maldykowa, H.; Marcolongo, R.; Mathieu, A.; Morozzi, G.; Nicolopoulou, N.; Papasteriades, C.; Passiu, G.; Perelló, I.; Petera, P.; Petrovic, R.; Piette, J. C.; Pintado, V.; De Pita, O.; Popovic, R.; Pucci, G.; Puddu, P.; De Ramón, E.; Ramos-Casals, M.; Rodríguez-Andreu, J.; Ruiz-Irastorza, G.; Sánchez-Lora, J.; Sanna, G.; Scorza, R.; Sebastiani, G. D.; Sherer, Y.; Shoenfeld, Y.; Simpatico, A.; Sinico, R. A.; Smolen, J.; Tincani, A.; Tokgöz, G.; Urbano-Márquez, A.; Vasconcelos, C.; Vázquez, J. J.; Veronesi, M.; Vianna, J.; Vivancos, J.

doi:10.1016/j.autrev.2005.06.004

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. Â© 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Systemic lupus erythematosus in Europe at the change of the millennium: Lessons from the "Euro-Lupus Project" / Cervera, R., Abarca-Costalago, M., Abramovicz, D., Allegri, F., Annunziata, P., Aydintug, A.O., Bacarelli, M.R., Bellisai, F., Bernardino, I., Biernat-Kaluza, E., Blockmans, D., Boki, K., Bracci, L., Campanella, V., Camps, M.T., Carcassi, C., Cattaneo, R., Cauli, A., Cervera, R., Chwalinska-Sadowska, H., et al.. - In: AUTOIMMUNITY REVIEWS. - ISSN 1568-9972. - 5:3(2006), pp. 180-186. [10.1016/j.autrev.2005.06.004]