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Systemic lupus erythematosus in three ethnic groups: I. The effects of HLA class II, C4, and CR1 alleles, socioeconomic factors, and ethnicity at disease onset. LUMINA Study Group. Lupus in minority populations, nature versus nurture.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Jul 1998
Reveille J D, Moulds J M, Ahn C, Friedman A W, Baethge B, Roseman J, Straaton K V, Alarcón G S
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OBJECTIVE: To study the relative impact of immunogenetic versus socioeconomic factors on systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) at disease onset/presentation. METHODS: Medical records regarding SLE onset/ presentation were abstracted on 229 SLE patients who were enrolled in a prospective lupus outcome study. Patients were grouped in equivalent proportions of Caucasians, African Americans, and Hispanics. HLA-DRB1,...
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