Genetic Factors Contributing to Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Tunisian Patients

Hajer Fourati^1*, Dorra Bouzid¹, Olfa Abida¹, Najla Kharrat³, Sameh Marzouk², Samy Haddouk¹, Constantin Fesel⁴, João Costa⁴, Mourad Ben Ayed¹, Zouhair Bahloul², Carlos Penha-Gonçalves⁴, Ahmed Rebai³ and Hatem Masmoudi¹

¹Immunology Department, Habib Bourguiba Hospital, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia

²Department of Internal Medicine, Hedi Chaker, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia

³Bioinformatics’ Unit, Biotechnology Center of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia

⁴Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras, Portugal

^*Corresponding Author: Hajer Fourati, Immunology Department, Habib Bourguiba Hospital, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia, Tel: +216 74 45 16 60 Email: