TY - JOUR T1 - Drs. Codullo and Montecucco reply JF - The Journal of Rheumatology JO - J Rheumatol SP - 1069 LP - 1069 DO - 10.3899/jrheum.091264 VL - 37 IS - 5 AU - VERONICA CODULLO AU - CARLOMAURIZIO MONTECUCCO Y1 - 2010/05/01 UR - http://www.jrheum.org/content/37/5/1069.1.abstract N2 - To the Editor:We have read with much interest the letter of Nguyen, et al on the association of anti-RNA polymerase (RNAP) III antibodies with scleroderma renal crisis (SRC). The authors observed the aforementioned association in reviewing cases of SRC in a big US registry of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) and evaluating ethnic background and clinical and serologic profiles of their patients. Moreover, their study has confirmed a previous observation by ourselves1 of an earlier development of SRC during the disease course in anti-RNAP III-positive … Address correspondence to Dr. Montecucco. E-mail: montecucco{at}smatteo.pv.it ER -