Association of systemic lupus erythematosus autoantibody diversity with breast cancer protection

Abstract Background Epidemiologic data suggest that patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have a lower risk of breast cancer than women in the general population. In light of mechanistic studies suggesting that anti-DNA antibodies have anti-cancer effects, we sought to examine breast canc...

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Main Authors: Ami A. Shah, Takeru Igusa, Daniel Goldman, Jessica Li, Livia Casciola-Rosen, Antony Rosen, Michelle Petri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:Arthritis Research & Therapy
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-021-02449-3