An autoimmune phenotype with discoid skin lesions with partial photosensitivity, oral ulcerations, non-erosive arthritis, abdominal pain as well as neurological signs due to cerebrovascular disease, together with the constantly high ANA titers, transiently elevated lupus anticoagulants, anti-nucleosome antibodies, hypergammaglobulinemia and anemia, has not been described previously. The gene discussed is BTG3; the disease is anemia.