Delineating the genetic basis of systemic lupus erythematosus

EK Wakeland, K Liu, RR Graham, TW Behrens - Immunity, 2001 - cell.com
Genetic predisposition plays a crucial role in susceptibility to systemic lupus erythematosus
(SLE) in both human patients and animal models. Recent progress in experimental systems …

The genetics and molecular pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in populations of different ancestry

GN Goulielmos, MI Zervou, VM Vazgiourakis… - Gene, 2018 - Elsevier
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE; OMIM 152700) is a highly heterogeneous disorder,
characterized by differences in autoantibody profile, serum cytokines, and a multi-system …

Emerging and critical issues in the pathogenesis of lupus

M Gatto, M Zen, A Ghirardello, S Bettio, N Bassi… - Autoimmunity …, 2013 - Elsevier
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystemic, autoimmune disease,
encompassing either mild or severe manifestations. SLE was originally labeled as being an …

Genetics of human systemic lupus erythematosus: the emerging picture

SK Nath, J Kilpatrick, JB Harley - Current opinion in immunology, 2004 - Elsevier
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a systemic autoimmune inflammatory disease with
partially understood etiology, which can affect virtually any organ. Despite suggestions to the …

The genetic contribution to systemic lupus erythematosus.

LA Criswell - Bulletin of the NYU hospital for joint diseases, 2008 - search.ebscohost.com
We are currently witnessing an explosion of information about the genetic contribution to
complex human diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). These genetic …

Cutaneous lupus erythematosus: understanding of clinical features, genetic basis, and pathobiology of disease guides therapeutic strategies

HJ Lee, AA Sinha - Autoimmunity, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Cutaneous features of the protean disease lupus erythematous (LE) constitute 4 of 11
diagnostic criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and are exhibited by …

Systemic lupus erythematosus: multiple immunological phenotypes in a complex genetic disease

AM Fairhurst, AE Wandstrat, EK Wakeland - Advances in immunology, 2006 - Elsevier
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex polygenic autoimmune disease
characterized by the presence of anti‐nuclear autoantibodies (ANAs) that are often …

Mechanisms of tissue injury in lupus nephritis

G Flores-Mendoza, SP Sansón… - Trends in molecular …, 2018 - cell.com
Disease heterogeneity remains a major challenge for the understanding of systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE). Recent work has revealed the important role of nonimmune factors in …

Systems biology of lupus: mapping the impact of genomic and environmental factors on gene expression signatures, cellular signaling, metabolic pathways, hormonal …

A Perl - Autoimmunity, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is characterized by the dysfunction of T cells, B cells,
and dendritic cells, the release of pro-inflammatory nuclear materials from necrotic cells, and …

The cryptic interplay between systemic lupus erythematosus and infections

D Rigante, MB Mazzoni, S Esposito - Autoimmunity reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
The underlying trigger for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has remained elusive, and
multiple interacting environmental and genetic factors likely contribute to the onset and …