Characteristics and genetic analysis of patients suspected with early-onset systemic lupus erythematosus

Abstract Background Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is rarely diagnosed before 5-years-old. Those with disease onset at a very young age are predicted by a higher genetic risk and a more severe phenotype. We performed whole-exome sequencing to survey the genetic etiologies and clinical manifestat...

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Main Authors: Wan-Fang Lee, Wen-Lang Fan, Min-Hua Tseng, Huang-Yu Yang, Jing-Long Huang, Chao-Yi Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-08-01
Series:Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12969-022-00722-6