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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune multisystem disorder with a wide range of clinical and laboratory manifestations.

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    Alena Tuchyňová & Jozef Rovenský

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Tuchyňová, A., Rovenský, J. (2017). Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. In: Rovenský, J. (eds) Gerontorheumatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31169-2_4

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