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Patients were enrolled between 2000 and 2025 from centres in Saudi Arabia, Iran, Russia, Italy, Palestine and Oman. Demographic data, clinical manifestations, immunological findings, genetic results, treatments and outcomes were systematically analysed. Multivariable logistic regression was used to evaluate associations between specific genotypes and clinical phenotypes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The median age at onset was 24 months, with 69% of patients carrying homozygous pathogenic mutations. The most frequently implicated genes were\n                      <jats:italic>C1Q<\/jats:italic>\n                      (26%) and\n                      <jats:italic>DNASE1L3<\/jats:italic>\n                      (25%), representing complement and type I interferon pathways, respectively. Mucocutaneous (84%), musculoskeletal (74%) and neurological (42%) were the most common clinical features. Disease burden was substantial, reflected by a median Paediatric Systemic Disease Index score of 3 and a mortality rate of 16%. Distinct ethnic clustering of specific gene mutations was observed. Genotype-phenotype analysis revealed that\n                      <jats:italic>C1Q<\/jats:italic>\n                      pathway defects were significantly associated with neurologic involvement, recurrent infections and anti-Sj\u00f6gren\u2019s syndrome antibody A (SSA)\/SSB positivity, defining a characteristic clinical profile. In contrast,\n                      <jats:italic>DNASE1L3<\/jats:italic>\n                      -related disease showed inverse associations with several clinical features, including recurrent infections, suggesting a different pathogenic and clinical trajectory.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      This large international cohort highlights the clinical and genetic heterogeneity of monogenic lupus.\n                      <jats:italic>C1Q<\/jats:italic>\n                      and\n                      <jats:italic>DNASE1L3<\/jats:italic>\n                      mutations account for most cases and display distinct phenotypic profiles. 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