PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - E C Jury
AU  - D D'Cruz
AU  - W J W Morrow
TI  - Autoantibodies and overlap syndromes in autoimmune rheumatic disease
AID  - 10.1136/jcp.54.5.340
DP  - 2001 May 01
TA  - Journal of Clinical Pathology
PG  - 340--347
VI  - 54
IP  - 5
4099  - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/54/5/340.short
4100  - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/54/5/340.full
SO  - J Clin Pathol2001 May 01; 54
AB  - Many patients diagnosed with autoimmune rheumatic disease cannot be categorised easily into one of the established clinical entities such as systemic lupus erythematosus, dermatomyositis, or systemic sclerosis. The term “overlap syndrome” has been increasingly used to identify such patients and is useful in terms of clarifying prognosis and facilitating disease management. This article reviews overlap syndrome in autoimmune rheumatic disease, with particular emphasis on the associated serological markers.