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Myeloid leukaemia in systemic lupus erythematosus--a nested case-control study based on Swedish registers.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) - 1 Oct 2009
Löfström Björn, Backlin Carin, Sundström Christer, Hellström-Lindberg Eva, Ekbom Anders, Lundberg Ingrid E
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OBJECTIVE: To assess the risk factors for leukaemic transformation and myeloid leukaemia in patients with SLE. METHODS: A national SLE cohort identified through SLE discharge diagnoses in the Swedish hospital discharge register during 1964 to 1995 (n = 6438) was linked to the national cancer register. A nested case-control study in SLE patients who developed acute or chronic myeloid leukaemia was performed with...
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