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Excess Female Siblings and Male Fetal Loss in Families with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Rachna Aggarwal, Andrea L. Sestak, Eliza F. Chakravarty, John B. Harley and R. Hal Scofield
The Journal of Rheumatology February 2013, jrheum.120643; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.120643
Rachna Aggarwal
From the Department of Medicine and the Department of Pediatrics, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC); Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF); and the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, and the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Supported in part by US National Institutes of Health grant AR053734 and a Department of Veterans Affairs Merit Review Award to Dr. Scofield as well as Lupus Registry and Repository funding from US National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases to Dr. Harley. R. Aggarwal, MD, MPH, Department of Medicine, OUHSC, and OMRF; A.L. Sestak, MD, PhD, Department of Pediatrics, OUHSC; E.F. Chakravarty, MD, Department of Medicine, OUHSC, and OMRF; J.B. Harley, MD, PhD, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, and the Cincinnati Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center; R.H. Scofield, MD, Department of Medicine, OUHSC, OMRF, and the Oklahoma City Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Address correspondence to Dr. R.H. Scofield, 825 NE 13th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA. E-mail: hal-scofield@omrf.ouhsc.edu Accepted for publication December 11, 2012.
Andrea L. Sestak
From the Department of Medicine and the Department of Pediatrics, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC); Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF); and the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, and the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Supported in part by US National Institutes of Health grant AR053734 and a Department of Veterans Affairs Merit Review Award to Dr. Scofield as well as Lupus Registry and Repository funding from US National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases to Dr. Harley. R. Aggarwal, MD, MPH, Department of Medicine, OUHSC, and OMRF; A.L. Sestak, MD, PhD, Department of Pediatrics, OUHSC; E.F. Chakravarty, MD, Department of Medicine, OUHSC, and OMRF; J.B. Harley, MD, PhD, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, and the Cincinnati Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center; R.H. Scofield, MD, Department of Medicine, OUHSC, OMRF, and the Oklahoma City Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Address correspondence to Dr. R.H. Scofield, 825 NE 13th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA. E-mail: hal-scofield@omrf.ouhsc.edu Accepted for publication December 11, 2012.
Eliza F. Chakravarty
From the Department of Medicine and the Department of Pediatrics, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC); Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF); and the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, and the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Supported in part by US National Institutes of Health grant AR053734 and a Department of Veterans Affairs Merit Review Award to Dr. Scofield as well as Lupus Registry and Repository funding from US National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases to Dr. Harley. R. Aggarwal, MD, MPH, Department of Medicine, OUHSC, and OMRF; A.L. Sestak, MD, PhD, Department of Pediatrics, OUHSC; E.F. Chakravarty, MD, Department of Medicine, OUHSC, and OMRF; J.B. Harley, MD, PhD, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, and the Cincinnati Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center; R.H. Scofield, MD, Department of Medicine, OUHSC, OMRF, and the Oklahoma City Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Address correspondence to Dr. R.H. Scofield, 825 NE 13th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA. E-mail: hal-scofield@omrf.ouhsc.edu Accepted for publication December 11, 2012.
John B. Harley
From the Department of Medicine and the Department of Pediatrics, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC); Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF); and the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, and the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Supported in part by US National Institutes of Health grant AR053734 and a Department of Veterans Affairs Merit Review Award to Dr. Scofield as well as Lupus Registry and Repository funding from US National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases to Dr. Harley. R. Aggarwal, MD, MPH, Department of Medicine, OUHSC, and OMRF; A.L. Sestak, MD, PhD, Department of Pediatrics, OUHSC; E.F. Chakravarty, MD, Department of Medicine, OUHSC, and OMRF; J.B. Harley, MD, PhD, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, and the Cincinnati Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center; R.H. Scofield, MD, Department of Medicine, OUHSC, OMRF, and the Oklahoma City Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Address correspondence to Dr. R.H. Scofield, 825 NE 13th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA. E-mail: hal-scofield@omrf.ouhsc.edu Accepted for publication December 11, 2012.
R. Hal Scofield
From the Department of Medicine and the Department of Pediatrics, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC); Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF); and the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, and the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Supported in part by US National Institutes of Health grant AR053734 and a Department of Veterans Affairs Merit Review Award to Dr. Scofield as well as Lupus Registry and Repository funding from US National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases to Dr. Harley. R. Aggarwal, MD, MPH, Department of Medicine, OUHSC, and OMRF; A.L. Sestak, MD, PhD, Department of Pediatrics, OUHSC; E.F. Chakravarty, MD, Department of Medicine, OUHSC, and OMRF; J.B. Harley, MD, PhD, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, and the Cincinnati Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center; R.H. Scofield, MD, Department of Medicine, OUHSC, OMRF, and the Oklahoma City Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Address correspondence to Dr. R.H. Scofield, 825 NE 13th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA. E-mail: hal-scofield@omrf.ouhsc.edu Accepted for publication December 11, 2012.
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Excess Female Siblings and Male Fetal Loss in Families with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Rachna Aggarwal, Andrea L. Sestak, Eliza F. Chakravarty, John B. Harley, R. Hal Scofield
The Journal of Rheumatology Feb 2013, jrheum.120643; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.120643