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Stratification of pedigrees multiplex for systemic lupus erythematosus and for self-reported rheumatoid arthritis detects a systemic lupus erythematosus susceptibility gene (SLER1) at 5p15.3.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Nov 2002
Namjou Bahram, Nath Swapan K, Kilpatrick Jeff, Kelly Jennifer A, Reid Jeff, James Judith A, Harley John B
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Arthritis is a common manifestation in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), appearing in approximately 85% of patients. Often, the polyarthritis at presentation of SLE cannot be distinguished from rheumatoid arthritis (RA) by physical examination or history. Indeed, physicians initially tell many SLE patients that they have RA (one source of "self-reported RA"), only to have SLE established later. In...
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