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Meta-analysis identifies nine new loci associated with rheumatoid arthritis in the Japanese population.
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Nature Genetics . May2012, Vol. 44 Issue 5, p511-516. 6p. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- Rheumatoid arthritis is a common autoimmune disease characterized by chronic inflammation. We report a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) in a Japanese population including 4,074 individuals with rheumatoid arthritis (cases) and 16,891 controls, followed by a replication in 5,277 rheumatoid arthritis cases and 21,684 controls. Our study identified nine loci newly associated with rheumatoid arthritis at a threshold of P < 5.0 × 10?8, including B3GNT2, ANXA3, CSF2, CD83, NFKBIE, ARID5B, PDE2A-ARAP1, PLD4 and PTPN2. ANXA3 was also associated with susceptibility to systemic lupus erythematosus (P = 0.0040), and B3GNT2 and ARID5B were associated with Graves' disease (P = 3.5 × 10?4 and 2.9 × 10?4, respectively). We conducted a multi-ancestry comparative analysis with a previous meta-analysis in individuals of European descent (5,539 rheumatoid arthritis cases and 20,169 controls). This provided evidence of shared genetic risks of rheumatoid arthritis between the populations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10614036
- Volume :
- 44
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Nature Genetics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 74604504
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.2231