Patterns and influence of familial autoimmunity in pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus

• Main Authors: Walters Heather M (Author), Pan Nancy (Author), Moorthy Lakshmi N (Author), Ward Mary J (Author), Peterson Margaret G (Author), Lehman Thomas J (Author)
• פורמט: ספר
• יצא לאור: BMC, 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• נושאים: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A high prevalence of autoimmune disease (AD) has been documented in relatives of adult patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). However, data on familial inheritance patterns in pediatric SLE patients is scarce.</p> &l...