Genetics: Identification of new SLE risk variants
Nature Reviews Nephrology 12, 198 (2016).
doi:10.1038/nrneph.2016.26
Author: Andrea Aguilar
Researchers have identified 10 new susceptibility loci and confirmed 20 known susceptibility loci for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in individuals with Asian ancestry. Sun et al. performed a genetic association study in 4,478 patients with SLE and 12,656 control individuals from six East
Source: Nature Reviews Nephrology - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Andrea Aguilar Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: research