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SUBMITTER: Chen HH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6752851 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chen Hsin-Hua HH Lin Ching-Heng CH Chen Der-Yuan DY Chao Wen-Cheng WC Chen Yi-Hsing YH Hung Wei-Ting WT Chou Yin-Yi YY Wu Yi-Da YD Chen Chien-Chih CC
PloS one 20190919 9
<h4>Background</h4>Breast cancer is one of the most common malignancies among women. However, there remains no consensus in current literature on the incidence of autoimmune diseases among breast cancer patients. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the risks of major autoimmune diseases (MAD) including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), Sjögren's syndrome (SS) and dermatomyositis (DMtis)/polymyositis (PM) in female breast cancer patients.<h4>Methods</h4>Using th ...[more]