Increased Risk of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in 29,000 Patients with Biopsy-verified Celiac Disease
Ludvigsson JF, Rubio-Tapia A, Chowdhary V, Murray JA, Simard JF. Increased Risk of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in 29,000 Patients with Biopsy-verified Celiac Disease. The Journal Of Rheumatology 2012, 39: 1964-1970. PMID: 22859356, PMCID: PMC3463642, DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.120493.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic lupus erythematosusRisk of SLEHazard ratioCeliac diseaseLupus erythematosusAbsolute riskExcess riskGeneral populationPossible associationBiopsy-verified celiac diseaseIncident systemic lupus erythematosusSweden's 28 pathology departmentsSwedish Total Population RegisterDepartment of RheumatologySwedish Patient RegisterYears of followupPopulation-based studyTotal Population RegisterSimilar risk estimatesSLE diagnosisPatient RegisterCase seriesCox regressionCD diagnosisPathology department