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SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS

Is ethnicity linked to the severity of SLE manifestations?

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Epidemiological data on the prevalence and severity of specific manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) among different ethnic groups are now emerging. The use of rigorous epidemiological methods should enable a better understanding of these features of SLE in different ethnic groups, which could influence disease management.

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    Naureen Kabani & Ellen M. Ginzler

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Kabani, N., Ginzler, E.M. Is ethnicity linked to the severity of SLE manifestations?. Nat Rev Rheumatol 15, 515–516 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41584-019-0271-1

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