Identification of 38 novel loci for systemic lupus erythematosus and genetic heterogeneity between ancestral groups

oleh: Yong-Fei Wang, Yan Zhang, Zhiming Lin, Huoru Zhang, Ting-You Wang, Yujie Cao, David L. Morris, Yujun Sheng, Xianyong Yin, Shi-Long Zhong, Xiaoqiong Gu, Yao Lei, Jing He, Qi Wu, Jiangshan Jane Shen, Jing Yang, Tai-Hing Lam, Jia-Huang Lin, Zhi-Ming Mai, Mengbiao Guo, Yuanjia Tang, Yanhui Chen, Qin Song, Bo Ban, Chi Chiu Mok, Yong Cui, Liangjing Lu, Nan Shen, Pak C. Sham, Chak Sing Lau, David K. Smith, Timothy J. Vyse, Xuejun Zhang, Yu Lung Lau, Wanling Yang

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Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2021-02-01

Deskripsi

The presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus has been known to differ by ancestry, but the underlying genetic factors remain unclear. Here, the authors report ancestry-specific susceptibility loci and better risk prediction when using data from matched ancestral groups.