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Familial autoimmunity as a risk factor for systemic lupus erythematosus and vice versa: a case-control study.
Lupus - 1 Jan 2003
Priori R, Medda E, Conti F, Cassara E A M, Danieli M G, Gerli R, Giacomelli R, Franceschini F, Manfredi A, Pietrogrande M, Stazi M A, Valesini G
Abstract excerpt
The objective of this multicentric case-control study was to investigate if a history of autoimmune disease (AD) in first-degree relatives (FDR) is a risk factor for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and to evaluate the risk of AD among FDR of SLE patients. Cases were Italian SLE patients consecutively enrolled. Controls were orthopaedic inpatients without any autoimmune diseases. The strength of the association...
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