A clinical and serological comparison of familial and non-familial systemic lupus erythematosus in Ireland

Lupus

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 288-293

  Gourley, Ian S ^a,c   Cunnane, G ^b   Bresnihan, B ^b   Fitzgerald, O ^b   Bell, Aubrey L ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Familial; Genetics; Lupus; Sporadic

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0029816381     PISSN: 09612033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096120339600500408     Document Type: Article

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