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HLA DRB1*1503 allelic haplotype predominance and associated immunodysregulation in systemic lupus erythematosus.
Experimental and molecular pathology - 1 Oct 2011
Suggs M Jeanann L, Majithia Vikas, Lewis Robert E, Cruse Julius M
Abstract excerpt
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic, relapsing, and remitting disease affecting primarily African American females of child bearing age. Familial aggregation of this disease suggests that at least part of the susceptibility for this disease is genetic, although environmental and hormonal influences are also likely to play a role. Early studies of genetic susceptibility to SLE revealed several of the...
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