Scientists find genetic cause for autoimmune disease lupus Scientists have found a genetic cause for lupus, the autoimmune disease which affects around 50,000 people in the UK.
Experts carried out whole genome sequencing on the DNA of a Spanish girl called Gabriela, who was diagnosed with severe lupus when she was just seven.
Such a severe case in a young child is rare and indicates a single genetic cause. The Independent
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