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SUBMITTER: Tiffin N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3551738 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Orphanet journal of rare diseases 20130107
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic systemic autoimmune disease with variable clinical presentation frequently affecting the skin, joints, haemopoietic system, kidneys, lungs and central nervous system. It can be life threatening when major organs are involved. The full pathological and genetic mechanisms of this complex disease are yet to be elucidated; although roles have been described for environmental triggers such as sunlight, drugs and chemicals, and infectious agents. Cellula ...[more]