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Fine-mapping chromosome 20 in 230 systemic lupus erythematosus sib pair and multiplex families: evidence for genetic epistasis with chromosome 16q12.
American journal of human genetics - 1 May 2006
Gaffney Patrick M, Langefeld Carl D, Graham Robert R, Ortmann Ward A, Williams Adrienne H, Rodine Peter R, Moser Kathy L, Behrens Timothy W
Abstract excerpt
The presence of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) susceptibility genes on chromosome 20 is suggested by the observation of genetic linkage in several independent SLE family collections. To further localize the genetic effects, we typed 59 microsatellites in the two best regions, as defined by genome screens. Genotypes were analyzed for statistical linkage and/or association with SLE, by use of a combination of...
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