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Evidence of a distinct group of Black African patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

BACKGROUND: The autoimmune disease systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) occurs more frequently in patients of African descent with high morbidity and mortality. Current SLE diagnostic criteria including antinuclear antibody (ANA) reactivity are derived largely from non-African populations. This study...

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Autores principales: Sibanda, Elopy N, Chase-Topping, Margo, Pfavayi, Lorraine T, Woolhouse, Mark E J, Mutapi, Francisca
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6144901/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30245865
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2017-000697