Gender Differences in the Pathogenesis and Outcome of Lupus and of Lupus Nephritis

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) typically affects females at far greater rates than males; however male SLE patients often have more severe disease than females. The gender disparities have been reported in clinical manifestations and in serological and hematological indices as well. In particula...

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Main Authors: Julie Schwartzman-Morris, Chaim Putterman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Clinical and Developmental Immunology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/604892
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