Familial aggregation of systemic lupus erythematosus and coaggregation of autoimmune diseases in affected families

Familial aggregation of systemic lupus erythematosus and coaggregation of autoimmune diseases in affected families

IMPORTANCE: Relatives of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) appear to be at higher risk of SLE and other autoimmune diseases, but estimates of individual familial risks are largely unavailable or unreliable. Furthermore, relative contributions of genetic, shared, and unshared environme...

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Main Authors: Kuo, Chang-Fu, Grainge, Matthew J., Valdes, Ana M., See, Lai-Chu, Luo, Shue-Fen, Yu, Kuang-Hui, Zhang, Weiya, Doherty, Michael
Format: Article
Published: American Medical Association 2015
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Cluster Analysis
Cohort Studies
Female Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Lupus Erythematosus
Systemic/*epidemiology/genetics
Male Middle Aged
Prevalence
Taiwan/epidemiology
Young Adult
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/45046/

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