A 43-year-old member asked:
Who all gets lupus?
2 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in
Dr. John Goldmananswered
Rheumatology 56 years experience
Genetic 2/3 envr 1/3: There are genetic forces in about 2/3 of people and environmental factors in1/3.
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Dr. Alfred Kimanswered
Rheumatology 17 years experience
Genes, environment: This answer will change as we know more about lupus. We believe that for a person to get lupus, from the limited genetic information we have now, about 10% is from known genetic causes and remaining 90% unknown genetic causes and environmental causes.
Environmental causes are largely undefined but important. Think about this: only 30% of identical twins develop lupus together.
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Last updated Sep 30, 2019
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