Preferred Name |
Systemic lupus erythematosus |
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Synonyms |
SLE |
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Definitions |
(SLE) - A chronic, relapsing, inflammatory, and often febrile multisystemic disorder of connective tissue, characterized principally by involvement of the skin, joints, kidneys and serosal membranes. It is of unknown etiology, but is thought to represent a failure of the regulatory mechanisms of the autoimmune system. The disease is marked by a wide range of system dysfunctions, an elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and the formation of LE cells in the blood or bone marrow. |
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ID |
http://identifiers.org/omim/152700 |
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altLabel |
SLE |
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definition |
(SLE) - A chronic, relapsing, inflammatory, and often febrile multisystemic disorder of connective tissue, characterized principally by involvement of the skin, joints, kidneys and serosal membranes. It is of unknown etiology, but is thought to represent a failure of the regulatory mechanisms of the autoimmune system. The disease is marked by a wide range of system dysfunctions, an elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and the formation of LE cells in the blood or bone marrow. |
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OMIM:152700 |
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notation |
OMIM:152700 |
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prefLabel |
Systemic lupus erythematosus |
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subClassOf |