Dr. Humeira Badsha

Consultant Rheumatologist

LanguagesEnglishUrdu/ HindiTamil

Rheumatologist in Dubai, Has over two decades of experience as a Rheumatologist across three countries – the USA, Singapore, and UAE.

Starting her career with MBBS at Madras Medical College, Chennai in India, Dr. Badsha was trained at UCLA, California, and has worked and taught medical students and doctors at various schools and hospitals including Harvard, Tufts, and UCLA. She moved to Dubai in 2005 from Boston and was working at Dubai Bone & Joint Center. She was the Secretary (2008-2010) and Founding Member of Emirates Society of Rheumatology and is also the Vice Chairperson and Founding Member – Board of Directors, Emirates Arthritis Foundation, from 2006 to present.

Having conducted and published multiple clinical studies in major Rheumatology journals, Dr. Humeira Badsha is today one of the most well-known Rheumatologist in Dubai and the entire UAE.

Qualifications and Credentials

• American Board Certified Rheumatology 1997, recertified 2007, and 2017
• American Board Certified Internal Medicine 1995, recertified 2005
• RhMUS Certified in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound, 2016
• Rheumatology Fellowship at UCLA (University of Los Angeles, LA, California)
• Internal Medicine Residency at University of Connecticut (Farmington, CT USA)
• MBBS at Madras Medical College, University of Madras, Chennai, India
• Fellow American College of Rheumatology
• Fellow Academy of Medicine Singapore
• Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine – Tufts New England medical School, Boston, Mass, USA
• Clinical Teacher – National University of Singapore
• Licensed Dubai Health authority, Dubai Healthcare City, California, Massachusetts, Singapore
• Founding Member, Emirates Society for Rheumatology and Secretary 2009 – 12/2010
• Vice Chairperson, and Founding member Board of Directors Emirates Arthritis Foundation 04/06
• Member Research Ethics Committee Harvard Medical School Dubai center (2000-10) and Department Of Health and Medical Services (DOHMS) Dubai (2008 to present)
• Chairperson and speaker Arab Health Rheumatology Conference 2007, 2009 and Musculoskeletal Conference 2008, 2010, Bone and Joint Conference 2011, 2012, Women’s Health Conference 2012
• Member, Editorial Board International Journal of Rheumatology (Blackwell publishing)
• Speaker and/ or Presenter International Osteoporosis Foundation meetings, Pan Arab Rheumatology Conferences, Asia Pacific Rheumatology Conference (APLAR), European League against Rheumatology Conference (EULAR), American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

• Current Research
  • Study of Genetics of Rheumatoid arthritis in Arab Ancestry individuals – multicentre trial funded by Qatar National Research Foundation, approved by Dubai Health Authority (Ongoing).
  • Study of Genetics of Lupus in collaboration with UCLA (completed).
  • Humeira Badsha (Principal Investigator) Ataciecept in RA study Dubai Phase II trial. 2008 (Complete).
  • Study of association between Vitamin D deficiency and Rheumatoid Arthritis disease activity – approved by Dubai Health Authority (Ongoing).
  • Study of Spondyloarthritis in UAE (Ongoing).
  • Humeira Badsha (PI) Study of Toclizumab in RA – Phase IV Trial, Dubai UAE (Closed).
  • Study of various biomarkers and disease activity markers with TTSH Singapore (completed)
• Scientific Publications
  Role of Diet in Influencing Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity.
  Badsha H.
  Open Rheumatol J. 2018 Feb 8;12:19-28. doi: 10.2174/1874312901812010019. eCollection 2018.Interethnic Variations and Clinical Features of Spondyloarthropathies in a Middle Eastern Country.
  Quraishi MK, Badsha H, Khan B, Shahzeb M, Hegde S, Mofti A, Ooi KK.
  Open Rheumatol J. 2018 Jan 31;12:10-18. doi: 10.2174/1874312901812010010. eCollection 2018.Correction to: Adaptation of the 2015 American College of Rheumatology treatment guideline for rheumatoid arthritis for the Eastern Mediterranean Region: an exemplar of the GRADE Adolopment.
  Darzi A, Harfouche M, Arayssi T, Alemadi S, Alnaqbi KA, Badsha H, Al Balushi F, Elzorkany B, Halabi H, Hamoudeh M, Hazer W, Masri B, Omair MA, Uthman I, Ziade N, Singh JA, Christiansen R, Tugwell P, Schünemann HJ, Akl EA.
  Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2017 Oct 26;15(1):214. doi: 10.1186/s12955-017-0791-9. No abstract available.Adaptation of the 2015 American College of Rheumatology treatment guideline for rheumatoid arthritis for the Eastern Mediterranean Region: an exemplar of the GRADE Adolopment.
  Darzi A, Harfouche M, Arayssi T, Alemadi S, Alnaqbi KA, Badsha H, Al Balushi F, Elzorkany B, Halabi H, Hamoudeh M, Hazer W, Masri B, Omair MA, Uthman I, Ziade N, Singh JA, Christiansen R, Tugwell P, Schünemann HJ, Akl EA.
  Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2017 Sep 21;15(1):183. doi: 10.1186/s12955-017-0754-1. Erratum in: Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2017 Oct 26;15(1):214.Adaptation of the 2015 American College of Rheumatology treatment guideline for rheumatoid arthritis for the Eastern Mediterranean Region: an exemplar of the GRADE Adolopment.
  Yousri NA, Bayoumy K, Elhaq WG, Mohney RP, Emadi SA, Hammoudeh M, Halabi H, Masri B, Badsha H, Uthman I, Plenge R, Saxena R, Suhre K, Arayssi T.
  Sci Rep. 2017 Aug 22;7(1):9137. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-05439-1.A Multinational Arab Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies New Genetic Associations for Rheumatoid Arthritis.
  Yousri NA, Bayoumy K, Elhaq WG, Mohney RP, Emadi SA, Hammoudeh M, Halabi H, Masri B, Badsha H, Uthman I, Plenge R, Saxena R, Suhre K, Arayssi T.
  Sci Rep. 2017 Aug 22;7(1):9137. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-05439-1.Rheumatoid arthritis disease activity and vitamin D deficiency in an Asian resident population.
  Quraishi MK, Badsha H.
  Int J Rheum Dis. 2016 Apr;19(4):348-54. doi: 10.1111/1756-185X.12209. Epub 2013 Nov 22.Regenerative treatments to enhance orthopedic surgical outcome.
  Murrell WD, Anz AW, Badsha H, Bennett WF, Boykin RE, Caplan AI.
  PM R. 2015 Apr;7(4 Suppl):S41-52. doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2015.01.015.
  PMID: 25864660 [PubMed – in process] Free Article
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  Grøn KL, Ornbjerg LM, Hetland ML, Aslam F, Khan NA, Jacobs JW, Henrohn D, Rasker JJ, Kauppi MJ, Lang HC, Mota LM, Aggarwal A, Yamanaka H, Badsha H, Gossec L, Cutolo M, Ferraccioli G, Gremese E, Bong Lee E, Inanc N, Direskeneli H, Taylor P, Huisman M, Alten R, Pohl C, Oyoo O, Stropuviene S, Drosos AA, Kerzberg E, Ancuta C, Mofti A, Bergman M, Detert J, Selim ZI, Abda EA, Rexhepi B, Sokka T.
  Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2014 Nov-Dec;32(6):869-77. Epub 2014 Oct 20.
  PMID: 25327997 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE] Similar articlesBarriers to achieving controlled rheumatoid arthritis in the United Arab Emirates: a cross-sectional study.
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  Rheumatol Int. 2015 Apr;35(4):759-63. doi: 10.1007/s00296-014-3151-7. Epub 2014 Oct 15.
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  Halabi H, Alarfaj A, Alawneh K, Alballa S, Alsaeid K, Badsha H, Benitha R, Bouajina E, Al Emadi S, El Garf A, El Hadidi K, Laatar A, Makhloufi CD, Masri AF, Menassa J, Al Shaikh A, Swailem RA, Dougados M.
  Int J Rheum Dis. 2015 Mar;18(3):268-75. doi: 10.1111/1756-185X.12320. Epub 2014 Mar 13.
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  Efforts to increase public awareness may result in more timely diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis.
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  Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2010 Nov-Dec;28(6):820-7. Epub 2011 Jan 3.
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  Discordant assessment of lupus activity between patients and their physicians: the Singapore experience.
  Leong KP, Chong EY, Kong KO, Chan SP, Thong BY, Lian TY, Chng HH, Koh ET, Teh CL, Lau TC, Law WG, Cheng YK, Badsha H, Chew LC, Yong WH, Howe HS; Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) Lupus Study Group.
  Lupus. 2010 Jan;19(1):100-6. doi: 10.1177/0961203309345748. Epub 2009 Oct 30.
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  Ann Rheum Dis. 2009 Nov;68(11):1666-72. doi: 10.1136/ard.2009.109983. Epub 2009 Jul 30.
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  Arthritis Res Ther. 2009;11(1):R7. doi: 10.1186/ar2591. Epub 2009 Jan 14.
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  Sokka T, Hetland ML, Mäkinen H, Kautiainen H, Hørslev-Petersen K, Luukkainen RK, Combe B, Badsha H, Drosos AA, Devlin J, Ferraccioli G, Morelli A, Hoekstra M, Majdan M, Sadkiewicz S, Belmonte M, Holmqvist AC, Choy E, Burmester GR, Tunc R, Dimić A, Nedović J, Stanković A, Bergman M, Toloza S, Pincus T; Questionnaires in Standard Monitoring of Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Group.
  Arthritis Rheum. 2008 Sep;58(9):2642-51. doi: 10.1002/art.23794.
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  Atypical arthritis due to combined hereditary hemochromatosis and active hepatitis C.
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  J Clin Rheumatol. 2008 Feb;14(1):21-3. doi: 10.1097/RHU.0b013e31816373f3.
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  Can Islamic prayers benefit spondyloarthritides? Case report of a patient with ankylosing spondylitis and increased spinal mobility after an intensive regimen of Islamic prayer.
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  Rheumatoid arthritis in Dubai–delayed diagnosis and low usage of disease modifying antirheumatic drugs.
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  Ann Rheum Dis. 2007 Jun;66(6):835. No abstract available.
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  Association of a common complement receptor 2 haplotype with increased risk of systemic lupus erythematosus.
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  Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007 Mar 6;104(10):3961-6. Epub 2007 Feb 22.
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  Proinflammatory high-density lipoprotein as a biomarker for atherosclerosis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis.
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  Development and preliminary validation of a systemic lupus erythematosus-specific quality-of-life instrument (SLEQOL).
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  Rheumatology (Oxford). 2005 Oct;44(10):1267-76. Epub 2005 Mar 29.
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  Ann Acad Med Singapore. 2004 Sep;33(5 Suppl):S35-7. No abstract available.
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  Transforming growth factor beta-1 and gene polymorphisms in oriental ankylosing spondylitis.
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  Low-dose pulse methylprednisolone is an effective therapy for severe SLE flares.
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  Usefulness of serum soluble CD38 and CD157 levels in differentiating SLE, RA and healthy adults and their relationship with disease activity.
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  Intermittent epoprostenol infusions in systemic lupus erythematosus associated pulmonary hypertension–a series of three cases.
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  Mycobacterium haemophilum infection in an SLE patient on mycophenolate mofetil.
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  Troponin I Assessment of Cardiac Involvement in Patients With Connective Tissue Disease and an Elevated Creatine Kinase MB Isoform Report of Four Cases and Review of the Literature.
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  Evidence for linkage of a candidate chromosome 1 region to human systemic lupus erythematosus.
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  Jawaheer D, Olsen J, Lahiff M, Forsberg S, Lähteenmäki J, da Silveira IG, Rocha FA, Magalhães Laurindo IM, Henrique da Mota LM, Drosos AA, Murphy E, Sheehy C, Quirke E, Cutolo M, Rexhepi S, Dadoniene J, Verstappen SM, Sokka T; QUEST-RA. Gender, body mass index and rheumatoid arthritis disease activity: results from the QUEST-RA Study. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2010 Jul-Aug;28(4):454-61. Epub 2010 Aug 30. PubMed PMID: 20810033; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3012645.

  Badsha H, Daher M, Edwards CJ. Live polio vaccine exposure while receiving anti-TNF therapy for reactive arthritis. Int J Rheum Dis. 2010 May;13(2):184-6. PubMed PMID: 20536606.

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  Leong KP, Chong EY, Kong KO, Chan SP, Thong BY, Lian TY, Chng HH, Koh ET, Teh CL, Lau TC, Law WG, Cheng YK, Badsha H, Chew LC, Yong WH, Howe HS; Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) Lupus Study Group. Discordant assessment of lupus activity between patients and their physicians: the Singapore experience. Lupus. 2010 Jan;19(1):100-6. Epub 2009 Oct 30. PubMed PMID: 19880553.

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  Badsha H, Daher M, Ooi Kong K. Myalgias or non-specific muscle pain in Arab or Indo-Pakistani patients may indicate vitamin D deficiency. Clin Rheumatol. 2009 Aug;28(8):971-3. Epub 2009 Mar 10. PubMed PMID: 19277814.

  Badsha H, Chhabra V, Leibman C, Mofti A, Kong KO. The benefits of yoga for rheumatoid arthritis: results of a preliminary, structured 8-week program. Rheumatol Int. 2009 Oct;29(12):1417-21. Epub 2009 Jan 31. PubMed PMID: 19184028.

  Sokka T, Toloza S, Cutolo M, Kautiainen H, Makinen H, Gogus F, Skakic V, Badsha H, Peets T, Baranauskaite A, Gèher P, Ujfalussy I, Skopouli FN, Mavrommati M, Alten R, Pohl C, Sibilia J, Stancati A, Salaffi F, Romanowski W, Zarowny-Wierzbinska D, Henrohn D, Bresnihan B, Minnock P, Knudsen LS, Jacobs JW, Calvo-Alen J, Lazovskis J, Pinheiro Gda R, Karateev D, Andersone D, Rexhepi S, Yazici Y, Pincus T; QUEST-RA Group. Women, men, and rheumatoid arthritis: analyses of disease activity, disease characteristics, and treatments in the QUEST-RA study. Arthritis Res Ther. 2009;11(1):R7. Epub 2009 Jan 14. PubMed PMID: 19144159; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2688237.

  Sokka T, Hetland ML, Mäkinen H, Kautiainen H, Hørslev-Petersen K, Luukkainen RK, Combe B, Badsha H, Drosos AA, Devlin J, Ferraccioli G, Morelli A, Hoekstra M, Majdan M, Sadkiewicz S, Belmonte M, Holmqvist AC, Choy E, Burmester GR, Tunc R, Dimić A, Nedović J, Stanković A, Bergman M, Toloza S, Pincus T; Questionnaires in Standard Monitoring of Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Group. Remission and rheumatoid arthritis: data on patients receiving usual care in twenty-four countries. Arthritis Rheum. 2008 Sep;58(9):2642-51. PubMed PMID: 18759292.

  Zafar S, Badsha H. Atypical arthritis due to combined hereditary hemochromatosis and active hepatitis C. J Clin Rheumatol. 2008 Feb;14(1):21-3. PubMed PMID: 18431093.

  Badsha H, Tak PP. Can Islamic prayers benefit spondyloarthritides? Case report of a patient with ankylosing spondylitis and increased spinal mobility after an intensive regimen of Islamic prayer. Rheumatol Int. 2008 Aug;28(10):1057-9. Epub 2008 Mar 7. PubMed PMID: 18324379.

  Badsha H, Kong KO, Tak PP. Rheumatoid arthritis in the United Arab Emirates. Clin Rheumatol. 2008 Jun;27(6):739-42. Epub 2007 Nov 1. PubMed PMID: 17973153.

  Badsha H, Kong KO, Tak PP. Rheumatoid arthritis in Dubai–delayed diagnosis and low usage of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs. Ann Rheum Dis. 2007 Jun;66(6):835. PubMed PMID: 17513570; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC1954679.

  Wu H, Boackle SA, Hanvivadhanakul P, Ulgiati D, Grossman JM, Lee Y, Shen N, Abraham LJ, Mercer TR, Park E, Hebert LA, Rovin BH, Birmingham DJ, Chang DM, Chen CJ, McCurdy D, Badsha H, Thong BY, Chng HH, Arnett FC, Wallace DJ, Yu CY, Hahn BH, Cantor RM, Tsao BP. Association of a common complement receptor 2 haplotypes with increased risk of systemic lupus erythematosus. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007 Mar 6;104(10):3961-6. Epub 2007 Feb 22. PubMed PMID: 17360460; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC1820691.

  McMahon M, Grossman J, FitzGerald J, Dahlin-Lee E, Wallace DJ, Thong BY, Badsha H, Kalunian K, Charles C, Navab M, Fogelman AM, Hahn BH. Proinflammatory high-density lipoprotein as a biomarker for atherosclerosis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Rheum. 2006 Aug;54(8):2541-9. PubMed PMID: 16868975.

  Leong KP, Kong KO, Thong BY, Koh ET, Lian TY, Teh CL, Cheng YK, Chng HH, Badsha H, Law WG, Lau TC, Chew LC, Ho HJ, Pong LY, Hoi LS, Sangeetha N, Chan SP, Howe HS. Development and preliminary validation of a systemic lupus erythematosus-specific quality-of-life instrument (SLEQOL). Rheumatology (Oxford). 2005 Oct;44(10):1267-76. Epub 2005 Mar 29. PubMed PMID: 15797980.

  Leong KP, Kong KO, Thong BY, Koh ET, Lian TY, The CL, Cheng YK, Chng HH, Badsha H, Law WG, Lau TC, Chew LC, Ho HJ, Pong LY, Hoi LS, Nagarajan S, Chan SP, Howe HS. Psychometric properties of a new systemic lupus erythematosus-specific quality-of-life instrument (SLEQOL). Ann Acad Med Singapore. 2004 Sep;33(5 Suppl):S35-7. PubMed PMID: 15651198.

  Howe HS, Cheung PL, Kong KO, Badsha H, Thong BY, Leong KP, Koh ET, Lian TY, Cheng YK, Lam S, Teo D, Lau TC, Leung BP. Transforming growth factor beta-1 and gene polymorphisms in oriental ankylosing spondylitis. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2005 Jan;44(1):51-4. Epub 2004 Oct 12. PubMed PMID: 15479754.

  Badsha H Teh CL, Kong KO, Lian TY, Chng HH. Pulmonary hemorrhage in systemic lupus erythematosus. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2004 Jun;33(6):414-21. PubMed PMID: 15190526.

  Kong KO, Badsha H, Lian TY, Edwards CJ, Chng HH. Low-dose pulse methylprednisolone is an effective therapy for severe SLE flares. Lupus. 2004;13(3):212-3. PubMed PMID: 15119552.

  Kong KO, Leung BP, Chng HH, Thong BY, Koh ET, Leong KP, Badsha H, Lian TY, Khoo KM, Howe HS. Usefulness of serum soluble CD38 and CD157 levels in differentiating SLE, RA and healthy adults and their relationship with disease activity. Ann Acad Med Singapore. 2003 Sep;32(5 Suppl):S16-7. PubMed PMID: 14968720.

  Edwards CJ, Lian TY, Badsha H, Teh CL, Arden N, Chng HH. Hospitalization of individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus: characteristics and predictors of outcome. Lupus. 2003;12(9):672-6. PubMed PMID: 14514129.

  Badsha H, Edwards CJ. Intravenous pulses of methylprednisolone for systemic lupus erythematosus. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2003 Jun;32(6):370-7. Review. PubMed PMID: 12833245.

  Kong KO, Badsha H, Thumboo J, Chng HH. Intermittent epoprostenol infusions in systemic lupus erythematosus associated pulmonary hypertension–a series of three cases. Ann Acad Med Singapore. 2003 Jan;32(1):118-21. PubMed PMID: 12625109.

  Badsha H, Kong KO, Lian TY, Chan SP, Edwards CJ, Chng HH. Low-dose pulse methylprednisolone for systemic lupus erythematosus flares is efficacious and has a decreased risk of infectious complications. Lupus. 2002;11(8):508-13. PubMed PMID: 12220105.

  Teh CL, Kong KO, Chong AP, Badsha H. Mycobacterium haemophilum infection in an SLE patient on mycophenolate mofetil. Lupus. 2002;11(4):249-52. PubMed PMID: 12043889.

  Badsha H, Edwards CJ, Chng HH. Melioidosis in systemic lupus erythematosus: the importance of early diagnosis and treatment in patients from endemic areas. Lupus. 2001;10(11):821-3. PubMed PMID: 11789494.

  Badsha H, Gunes B, Grossman J, Brahn E. Troponin I Assessment of Cardiac Involvement in Patients With Connective Tissue Disease and an Elevated Creatine Kinase MB Isoform Report of Four Cases and Review of the Literature. J Clin Rheumatol. 1997 Jun;3(3):131-4. PubMed PMID: 19078168.

  Tsao BP, Cantor RM, Kalunian KC, Chen CJ, Badsha H, Singh R, Wallace DJ, Kitridou RC, Chen SL, Shen N, Song YW, Isenberg DA, Yu CL, Hahn BH, Rotter JI. Evidence for linkage of a candidate chromosome 1 region to human systemic lupus erythematosus. J Clin Invest. 1997 Feb 15;99(4):725-31. PubMed PMID: 9045876; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC507856.

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