Clinical Determinants of Childhood Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus among Early and Peri-Adolescent Age Groups

• Main Authors: Meghan Corrigan Nelson (Author), Shanmuganathan Chandrakasan (Author), Lori Ponder (Author), Ignacio Sanz (Author), Baruch Goldberg (Author), Ekemini A. Ogbu (Author), Kelly Rouster-Stevens (Author), Sampath Prahalad (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Introduction: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystem autoimmune disease that is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. SLE disproportionately affects women and minorities. Childhood-onset SLE (cSLE) in particular tends to be more aggressive than adult-onset SLE. Despite su...