Article
Association of systemic lupus erythematosus clinical features with European population genetic substructure.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Alonso-Perez Elisa, Suarez-Gestal Marian, Calaza Manuel, Witte Torsten, Papasteriades Chryssa, Marchini Maurizio, Migliaresi Sergio, Kovacs Attila, Ordi-Ros Josep, Bijl Marc, Santos Maria Jose, Ruzickova Sarka, Pullmann Rudolf, Carreira Patricia, Skopouli Fotini N, D'Alfonso Sandra, Sebastiani Gian Domenico, Suarez Ana, Blanco Francisco J, Gomez-Reino Juan J, Gonzalez Antonio
Abstract excerpt
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease with a very varied spectrum of clinical manifestations that could be partly determined by genetic factors. We aimed to determine the relationship between prevalence of 11 clinical features and age of disease onset with European population genetic substructure. Data from 1413 patients of European ancestry recruited in nine countries was tested for...
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