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The United States to Africa lupus prevalence gradient revisited.

Lupus - 1 Oct 2011

Gilkeson Gs, James Ja, Kamen Dl, Knackstedt Tj, Maggi Dr, Meyer Ak, Ruth Nm

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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a systemic autoimmune disease that has a significantly higher prevalence, morbidity and mortality in African Americans compared with Americans of European descent. The pathogenesis of lupus is unclear but appears to be a result of environmental factors interacting with a genetically susceptible host. Despite the high disease load of SLE in African Americans, there is the...

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PMID: 21917913
DOI: 10.1177/0961203311404915
PMCID: PMC3535487

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