| Disease ID | Source | Name | Description |
| 152700 | OMIM | Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) | A chronic, relapsing, inflammatory, and often febrile multisystemic disorder of connective tissue, characterized principally by involvement of the skin, joints, kidneys and serosal membranes. It is of unknown etiology, but is thought to represent a failure of the regulatory mechanisms of the autoimmune system. The disease is marked by a wide range of system dysfunctions, an elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and the formation of LE cells in the blood or bone marrow. Disease susceptibility is associated with variants affecting the gene represented in this entry. Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) are impaired in patients suffering from SLE (PubMed:20439745). NETs are mainly composed of DNA fibers and are released by neutrophils to bind pathogens during inflammation (PubMed:20439745). |