Platelet-derived S 100 A 8 / A 9 and cardiovascular disease in systemic lupus erythematosus Running title : Platelet S 100 A 8 / A 9 and CVD in SLE

Christian Lood, PhD, Helena Tydén, MD, Birgitta Gullstrand, PhD, Andreas Jönsen, MD, PhD, Eva Källberg, PhD, Matthias Mörgelin, PhD, Robin Kahn, MD, PhD, Iva Gunnarsson, MD, PhD, Tomas Leanderson, PhD, Fredrik Ivars, PhD, Elisabet Svenungsson, MD, PhD and Anders A Bengtsson, MD, PhD. Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Section of Rheumatology, Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.