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Nature Research, Nature Genetics, 9(40), p. 1059-1061, 2008

DOI: 10.1038/ng.200

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Genetic variants near TNFAIP3 on 6q23 are associated with systemic lupus erythematosus

Journal article published in 2008 by Robert R. Graham, Chris Cotsapas ORCID, Leela Davies, Rachel Hackett, Christopher J. Lessard ORCID, Joanlise M. Leon, Noel P. Burtt, Candace Guiducci, Melissa Parkin, Casey Gates, Robert M. Plenge, Timothy W. Behrens, Joan E. Wither ORCID, John D. Rioux, Paul R. Fortin and other authors.
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Abstract

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease influenced by genetic and environmental factors. We carried out a genome-wide association scan and replication study and found an association between SLE and a variant in TNFAIP3 (rs5029939, meta-analysis P = 2.89 x 10(-12), OR = 2.29). We also found evidence of two independent signals near TNFAIP3 associated with SLE, including one previously associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). These results establish that variants near TNFAIP3 contribute to differential risk of SLE and RA.