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Study finds especially high rates of lupus in certain racial/ethnic groups – EurekAlert
The US prevalence of the autoimmune disease lupus is 72.8 cases per 100,000 individuals, according to an analysis of population-based registries. The analysis,…
The US prevalence of the autoimmune disease lupus is 72.8 cases per 100,000 individuals, according to an analysis of population-based registries. The analysis, which is published in Arthritis & Rheumatology, found that the rate is 9 times higher for females than males (128.7 vs. 14.6 per 100,000), and it’s highest among American Indians/Alaska Natives and Black females.
The study’s investigators estimate that in 2018, a total of 204,295 persons in the United States had lupus.
“This meta-analysis…
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