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Genetic linkage of systemic lupus erythematosus to 13q32 in African American families with affected male members.
Human genetics - 1 Dec 2005
Xing Chao, Gray-McGuire Courtney, Kelly Jennifer A, Garriott Phillip, Bukulmez Hulya, Harley John B, Olson Jane M
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune disorder involving genetic and environmental factors. Previously, our group showed that SLE females with affected male relatives have higher prevalence of renal disease than SLE females with no affected male relatives in a sample of 372 individuals from 159 families. By adding 392 individuals from 181 new families, we replicated this finding in the...
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