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. 2021 Nov 15;49(1):8. doi: 10.3892/ijmm.2021.5063

Table I.

List of the 30 most frequently shown key terms describing SLE within the dataset.

A/A Key term Frequency
1 'systemic lupus erythematosus' 7,979
2 'lupus' 1,151
3 'lupus erythematosus' 1,028
4 'lupus nephritis' 962
5 'autoimmune diseases' 881
6 'rheumatoid arthritis' 790
7 'autoimmunity' 738
8 'antiphospholipid syndrome' 460
9 'autoantibodies' 456
10 'inflammation' 445
11 'lupus nephritis'a 293
12 'lupus erythematosus/therapy'a 291
13 'disease activity' 243
14 'lupus erythematosus, discoid'a 232
15 'hydroxychloroquine' 232
16 'pregnancy' 218
17 'antiphospholipid antibodies' 215
18 'biomarker' 201
19 'epidemiology' 195
20 'lupus anticoagulant' 173
21 'lupus erythematosus, disseminated'a 155
22 'lupus erythematosus/complications'a 142
23 'cytokines' 136
24 'nephritis' 133
25 'lupus/therapy'a 131
26 'meta-analysis' 131
27 'cardiovascular disease' 129
28 'atherosclerosis' 129
29 'rituximab' 129
30 'b cells' 121
31 'dermatomyositis'a 120
32 'quality of life' 108
33 'le cells'a 104
34 'lupus erythematosus/diagnosis'a 102
35 'glomerulonephritis' 102
36 'apoptosis' 100
37 'cutaneous lupus erythematosus' 100
38 'antiphospholipid syndrome'a 98
39 'lupus eritematoso sistémico' 96
40 'multiple sclerosis' 91
41 'discoid lupus erythematosus' 89
42 'cyclophosphamide' 89
43 'glomerulonephritis'a 86
44 'children' 85
45 'drug therapy'a 84
46 'autoimmune' 84
47 'complement' 84
48 'antibodies'a 82
49 'collagen diseases'a 82
50 'infection' 82
51 'diagnosis'a 81
52 'chloroquine'a 80
53 'adolescence'a 80
54 'autoantibody' 79
55 'adrenal cortex hormones'a 78
56 'mycophenolate mofetil' 78
57 'arthritis' 78
58 'belimumab' 78
59 'diagnosis' 77
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, selected subject heading is a major concept of the article. SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus; A/A, articles of association.