SMOKING ASSOCIATES WITH DISTINCT CLINICAL PHENOTYPES IN PATIENTS WITH SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS: A NATIONWIDE DANISH CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Smoking associates with distinct clinical phenotypes in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a nationwide Danish cross-sectional study

Objectives SLE displays large clinical heterogeneity that beyond genetic factors may be determined by environmental exposures.In this Danish nationwide study, we aimed to determine if clinical subsets of SLE were associated with smoking history.Methods At each of six participating centres, incident or prevalent inpatients and outpatients with SLE w

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Reproductive biology and diet of Liophis poecilogyrus poecilogyrus (Serpentes, Colubridae) from southeastern Brazil

We describe the reproductive pattern and the diet of Liophis poecilogyrus poecilogyrus based on Axle Sleeve examination of museum specimens.The snake has an aseasonal reproductive pattern, suggesting multiple clutches during a year.Females are larger than males when sexual maturity Soft Seating is reached.Clutch size ranges from six to 15 eggs.The

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