Preferred Name

LE cells

Synonyms
Definitions

LE Cells: mature neutrophils with an inclusion of homogeneous staining degenerated nucleoprotein and antibody to nucleoprotein. They suggest SLE but are found in many diseases. They are prepared in vitro by mechanical disruption of blood followed by incubation to allow phagocytosis of nuclear material.

ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/AIR/LE

cui

C0023172

definition

LE Cells: mature neutrophils with an inclusion of homogeneous staining degenerated nucleoprotein and antibody to nucleoprotein. They suggest SLE but are found in many diseases. They are prepared in vitro by mechanical disruption of blood followed by incubation to allow phagocytosis of nuclear material.

notation

LE

prefLabel

LE cells

tui

T025

subClassOf

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/AIR/U000065

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/AIR/MFLSE

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