Comprehensive linkage and association analyses identify haplotype, near to the TNFSF15 gene, significantly associated with spondyloarthritis.

Spondyloarthritis (SpA) is a chronic inflammatory disorder with a strong genetic predisposition dominated by the role of HLA-B27. However, the contribution of other genes to the disease susceptibility has been clearly demonstrated. We previously reported significant evidence of linkage of SpA to chr...

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Main Authors: Elena Zinovieva, Catherine Bourgain, Amir Kadi, Franck Letourneur, Brigitte Izac, Roula Said-Nahal, Nicolas Lebrun, Nicolas Cagnard, Agathe Vigier, Sébastien Jacques, Corinne Miceli-Richard, Henri-Jean Garchon, Simon Heath, Céline Charon, Delphine Bacq, Anne Boland, Diana Zelenika, Gilles Chiocchia, Maxime Breban
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-06-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2689651?pdf=render