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Genetics of SLE: does this explain susceptibility and severity across racial groups?
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) - 29 Mar 2023
Demkova Karin, Morris David L, Vyse Timothy J
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The prevalence and severity of SLE have been found to vary across populations of different ancestries. This review explores whether these differences can be explained by the genetic aetiology of the condition. Large genetic studies suggest that populations of different ancestry share the same risk loci but individual risk alleles are more common in some, leading to a higher prevalence and severity and an earlier...
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