title: Sibling cases of Henoch-Schönlein purpura in two families and review of literature.
abstract: The etiology and pathogenesis of Henoch-Schönlein purpura is unknown and few studies about familial cases of this disease have been reported. In this study, four Henoch-Schönlein purpura patients coming from two Chinese families were described. No genetic and environmental factors were found to be responsible for the occurrence of the four cases of HSP in tow families in this study.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang Province, China.
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Weizhong
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: Jianhua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mao
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001168:Arthritis / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011695:IgA Vasculitis / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics*; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009393:Nephritis / Q000209:etiology; D035781:Siblings; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D007070:Immunoglobulin A