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Male-only systemic lupus.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Jul 2010
Aggarwal Rachna, Namjou Bahram, Li Shibo, D'Souza Anil, Tsao Betty P, Bruner Benjamin F, James Judith A, Scofield R Hal
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is more common among women than men, a ratio of about 10 to 1. We undertook this study to describe familial male SLE within a large familial SLE cohort. METHODS: SLE families (2 or more patients) were identified from the Lupus Multiplex Registry and Repository. Genomic DNA and blood samples were obtained using standard methods. Autoantibodies were determined by...
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