Genetic contributions to lupus nephritis in a multi-ethnic cohort of systemic lupus erythematous patients.

Genetic contributions to lupus nephritis in a multi-ethnic cohort of systemic lupus erythematous patients.

OBJECTIVE:African Americans, East Asians, and Hispanics with systemic lupus erythematous (SLE) are more likely to develop lupus nephritis (LN) than are SLE patients of European descent. The etiology of this difference is not clear, and this study was undertaken to investigate how genetic variants mi...

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Main Authors: Cristina M Lanata, Joanne Nititham, Kimberly E Taylor, Sharon A Chung, Dara G Torgerson, Michael F Seldin, Bernardo A Pons-Estel, Teresa Tusié-Luna, Betty P Tsao, Eric F Morand, Marta E Alarcón-Riquelme, Lindsey A Criswell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6023154?pdf=render

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