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Genetic risk factors for thrombosis in systemic lupus erythematosus.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Aug 2012
Kaiser Rachel, Li Yonghong, Chang Monica, Catanese Joseph, Begovich Ann B, Brown Elizabeth E, Edberg Jeffrey C, McGwin Gerald, Alarcón Graciela S, Ramsey-Goldman Rosalind, Reveille John D, Vilá Luis M, Petri Michelle A, Kimberly Robert P, Taylor Kimberly E, Criswell Lindsey A
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Thrombosis is a serious complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We investigated whether genetic variants implicated in thrombosis pathways are associated with thrombosis among 2 ethnically diverse SLE cohorts. METHODS: Our discovery cohort consisted of 1698 patients with SLE enrolled in the University of California, San Francisco, Lupus Genetics Project and our replication cohort included...
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