Ethnicity-based differences in the incident risk of allergic diseases and autoimmune disorders: A UK-based retrospective cohort study of 4.4 million participants

Anuradhaa Subramanian¹, Nicola J Adderley¹, Georgios V Gkoutos^{2

3}, Krishna Margadhamane Gokhale¹, Krishnarajah Nirantharakumar^{1

3}, Mamidipudi Thirumala Krishna^{4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
² Institute of Cancer and Genomics, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
³ Midlands Health Data Research UK, Birmingham, UK.
⁴ Department of Allergy and Immunology, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK.
⁵ Institute of Immunology & Immunotherapy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.

Comparative Study

Anuradhaa Subramanian et al. Clin Exp Allergy. 2021 Jan.

. 2021 Jan;51(1):144-147.

doi: 10.1111/cea.13741. Epub 2020 Sep 29.

Anuradhaa Subramanian¹, Nicola J Adderley¹, Georgios V Gkoutos^{2

3}, Krishna Margadhamane Gokhale¹, Krishnarajah Nirantharakumar^{1

3}, Mamidipudi Thirumala Krishna^{4

5}

¹ Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
² Institute of Cancer and Genomics, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
³ Midlands Health Data Research UK, Birmingham, UK.
⁴ Department of Allergy and Immunology, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK.
⁵ Institute of Immunology & Immunotherapy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.

No abstract available

Keywords: SLE; asthma; atopic dermatitis; autoimmunity; epidemiology; ethnicity; rheumatoid; rhinitis; vitiligo.

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