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Polymorphic light eruption and the HLA DRB1*0301 extended haplotype are independent risk factors for cutaneous lupus erythematosus.
Lupus - 1 Jan 2001
Millard T P, Kondeatis E, Vaughan R W, Lewis C M, Khamashta M A, Hughes G R, Hawk J L, McGregor J M
Abstract excerpt
Recent evidence suggests that polymorphic light eruption (PLE) is an inherited photosensitivity disorder which may predispose to cutaneous lupus erythematosus (LE). In this study we examine the relative risk (RR) attributable to the presence of PLE, together with the effect of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) in the development of cutaneous LE. Eighty-five Caucasian patients with annular subacute...
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