Genetic susceptibility to lupus nephritis.

doi:10.1191/096120398678920695

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Genetic susceptibility to lupus nephritis.

Lupus - 1 Jan 1998

Tsao B P

Abstract excerpt

Although cumulative evidence suggests that a genetic predisposition plays a major role in development of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and/or lupus nephritis (LN), the susceptibility genes are mostly unknown. The difficulty in identifying susceptibility genes is due in part to multiple genes...

Topics

Animals
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
Lupus Nephritis

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