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Preferential transmission of genetic risk variants of candidate loci at 6p21 from asymptomatic grandparents to mothers of children with neonatal lupus.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Mar 2012
Saxena Amit, McDonnell Erin, Ramos Paula S, Sajuthi Satria, Marion Miranda C, Langefeld Carl D, Buyon Jill P, Clancy Robert M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Neonatal lupus (NL) occurs in fetuses exposed to maternal anti-SSA/Ro and/or anti-SSB/La antibodies, although the mothers themselves may not manifest any clinical disease. A focus on transmission of risk factors for NL from maternal grandparents to mothers of children with NL may yield dividends toward understanding the aggregation of autoantibodies and genetic factors in affected families. This study...
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