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Ethnicity in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE): its influence on susceptibility and outcomes.
Lupus - 1 Oct 2013
González L A, Toloza S M A, McGwin G, Alarcón G S
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Ethnicity is a biological and a social construct which encompasses ancestral genes, cultural, geographic and socioeconomic characteristics shared within a population. It is clear that no homogeneous racial groups exist within the human race as demonstrated when examining ancestry informative markers. Both the genetic and non-genetic components of ethnicity exert influence in the expression and outcome of systemic...
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