| Literature DB >> 21600898 |
Akari Suzuki1, Yuta Kochi, Yukinari Okada, Kazuhiko Yamamoto.
Abstract
Autoimmune diseases are caused by multiple genes and environmental effects. In addition, genetic contributions and the number of associated genes differ among different diseases and ethnic populations. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) on rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and multiple sclerosis (MS) show that these diseases share many genetic factors. Recently, in addition to the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) gene, other genetic loci have been found to be associated with the risk for autoimmune diseases. This review focuses on the search for genetic variants that influence the susceptibility to RA and MS as typical autoimmune diseases and discusses the future of GWAS.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21600898 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2011.05.025
Source DB: PubMed Journal: FEBS Lett ISSN: 0014-5793 Impact factor: 4.124