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If I have a family member with systemic lupus erythematosus, does it increase the chance of me or another person in my family of getting SLE?

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If I have a family member with systemic lupus erythematosus, does it increase the chance of me or another person in my family of getting SLE?

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A. There is an increased incidence of lupus and/or other types of arthritis such as rheumatoid arthritis in family members of lupus patients. This certainly points towards a genetic predisposition to this disease.