FAMILIAL OCCURRENCE OF PROGRESSIVE SYSTEMIC-SCLEROSIS AND SYSTEMIC LUPUS-ERYTHEMATOSUS

  • 1 January 1984
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 11  (3) , 321-323
Abstract
Eight families containing 1 member with progressive systemic sclerosis and another with systemic lupus erythematosus have been encountered. Two individuals had clinical/serologic/postmortem findings of both diseases and familial pairs were generally concordant for serologic features. A general lack of household contact was encountered, and HLA haplotypes were shared in 5 of 6 pairs studied.