Association of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus With Uranium Exposure in a Community Living Near a Uranium‐Processing Plant: A Nested Case–Control Study

Abstract

To explore the hypothesis that cases of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) would be found more frequently in community members with high prior uranium exposure in the Fernald Community Cohort (FCC).

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Oct 26, 2014
Source ID
10.1002/art.38786

Entities

People

  • Changchung Xie
  • Jeanette M. Buckholz
  • John B. Harley
  • Judith A James
  • Leah C. Kottyan
  • Pai‐yue Lu‐fritts
  • Susan M. Pinney

Organizations

  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
  • National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
  • National Institutes of Health
  • United States Department of Defense
  • United States Department of Veterans Affairs
  • University of Cincinnati
  • University of Kentucky
  • University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

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  • Neurological Diseases/Conditions/Disorders