Identification of MAMDC1 as a candidate susceptibility gene for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune disorder with multiple susceptibility genes. We have previously reported suggestive linkage to the chromosomal region 14q21-q23 in Finnish SLE families.Genetic fine mapping of this region in the same family material, together with a large co...

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Main Authors: Anna Hellquist, Marco Zucchelli, Cecilia M Lindgren, Ulpu Saarialho-Kere, Tiina M Järvinen, Sari Koskenmies, Heikki Julkunen, Päivi Onkamo, Tiina Skoog, Jaana Panelius, Anne Räisänen-Sokolowski, Taina Hasan, Elisabeth Widen, Iva Gunnarson, Elisabet Svenungsson, Leonid Padyukov, Ghazaleh Assadi, Linda Berglind, Ville-Veikko Mäkelä, Katja Kivinen, Andrew Wong, Deborah S Cunningham Graham, Timothy J Vyse, Mauro D'Amato, Juha Kere
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-12-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2785483?pdf=render