Familial aggregation of systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, and other autoimmune diseases in 1,177 lupus patients from the GLADEL cohort

Alarcón-Segovia, D; E. Alarcón‐Riquelme, Marta; H. Cardiel, Mario; Caeiro, Francisco; Massardo, Loreto; Villa, Antonio; A. Pons‐Estel, Bernardo; behalf of the Grupo Latinoamericano de Estudio del Lupus Eritematoso (GLADEL), on

doi:10.1002/art.20999

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Familial aggregation of systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, and other autoimmune diseases in 1,177 lupus patients from the GLADEL cohort

Published in Arthritis & Rheumatism • Apr 1, 2005

Authors:

D Alarcón-Segovia

Marta E. Alarcón‐Riquelme

Mario H. Cardiel

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether there is familial aggregation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and/or other autoimmune diseases in SLE patients and to identify clinical differences between patients with and those without familial autoimmunity. METHODS: We interviewed members of the Grupo Latino...

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Medicine

Rheumatoid arthritis

Immunology

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