Serologic features of cohorts with variable genetic risk for systemic lupus erythematosus

Abstract Background Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease with genetic, hormonal, and environmental influences. In Western Europe and North America, individuals of West African descent have a 3–4 fold greater incidence of SLE than Caucasians. Paradoxically, West Africans in sub...

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Main Authors: Jyotsna Bhattacharya, Karalyn Pappas, Bahtiyar Toz, Cynthia Aranow, Meggan Mackay, Peter K. Gregersen, Ogobara Doumbo, Abdel Kader Traore, Martin L. Lesser, Maureen McMahon, Tammy Utset, Earl Silverman, Deborah Levy, William J. McCune, Meenakshi Jolly, Daniel Wallace, Michael Weisman, Juanita Romero-Diaz, Betty Diamond
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:Molecular Medicine
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s10020-018-0019-4