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J Wallace

Familial Clustering of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in the Cayman Islands

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DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2013.051
Pages: 
325–8
Synopsis: 
Systemic lupus erythematosus is common in black females of African descent. The aetiopathogenesis may be linked to genetic, environmental and hormonal factors but racial admixture may also have a role in West Indians. The study describes an unusual clustering in the 6th to 8th generations of a family that lived in the Cayman Islands.
ABSTRACT
 
Objective: To describe the unusual clustering of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in a family from the Cayman Islands.
Accepted: 
30 Jul, 2013
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e-Published: 10 Jun, 2014
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