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Different familial association patterns of autoimmune diseases between juvenile-onset systemic lupus erythematosus and juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.
Journal of microbiology, immunology, and infection = Wei mian yu gan ran za zhi - 1 Apr 2004
Huang Chun-Mei, Yang Yao-Hsu, Chiang Bor-Luen
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The aim of this study was to determine if the prevalence of autoimmune disorders in the relatives of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is greater than that of relatives of patients with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA). Interviews were used to obtain histories of the following autoimmune disorders among living or deceased first-, second-, and third-degree relatives of 91 SLE and 110 JRA...
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