## Abstract We compared the frequency of clinical features of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and determined survival in 113 patients with youngerβonset lupus (age β©Ύ < at clinical diagnosis) and 25 patients with olderβonset disease (age β©Ύ55 at diagnosis). The most striking difference was in the
Familiality and co-occurrence of clinical features of systemic lupus erythematosus
β Scribed by Betty P. Tsao; Jennifer M. Grossman; Gabriela Riemekasten; Noel Strong; Jatinderpal Kalsi; Daniel J. Wallace; Chung-Jen Chen; Chak S. Lau; Ellen M. Ginzler; Rose Goldstein; Kenneth C. Kalunian; John B. Harley; Frank C. Arnett; Bevra H. Hahn; Rita M. Cantor
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 110 KB
- Volume
- 46
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
HE OCCURRENCE of systemic lupus erythematosus in families has been T P reviously documented. Davis and Gutridge' in 1951 published an account of systemic lupus erythematosus occurring in identical twin sisters. In 1952, Shearn and Pirofsky2 reviewed the findings in 34 of their patients suffering wit
## Abstract The occurrence of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is reported in 2 pairs of male siblings. Since the occurrence of idopathic SLE is uncommon in the male, these cases provide additional support to the hypothesis that genetic factors play an important role in pathogenesis. Of additiona