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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-08-01
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Series: | Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12969-022-00722-6 |