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Monogenic lupus: it's all new!
Current opinion in immunology - 1 Dec 2017
Costa-Reis Patricia, Sullivan Kathleen E
Abstract excerpt
Monogenic lupus is rare, but its study has contributed immensely to a better understanding of the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus. The first forms identified were inherited complement deficiencies, which predisposed to lupus due to impaired tolerance, and aberrant clearance of apoptotic bodies and immune complexes. In recent years, several new monogenic disorders with a lupus-like phenotype have been...
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