Stephanie Smith (artist)
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Stephanie Smith was an aspiring artist from New York City. The anti-Smith (anti-Sm) antigen found in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
was discovered in her and is the basis of an SLE diagnostic test. She was the sister of New York Times best-selling author, Antonia M. (Smith) Van-Loon, author of "For Us The Living" and "Katherine" from St. Martin's Press.
Lupus erythematosus
Lupus erythematosus is a category for a collection of diseases with similar underlying problems with immunity . Symptoms of these diseases can affect many different body systems, including joints, skin, kidneys, blood cells, heart, and lungs...
was discovered in her and is the basis of an SLE diagnostic test. She was the sister of New York Times best-selling author, Antonia M. (Smith) Van-Loon, author of "For Us The Living" and "Katherine" from St. Martin's Press.