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Meta-analysis of genome-wide linkage studies across autoimmune diseases.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Feb 2009
Forabosco Paola, Bouzigon Emmanuelle, Ng Mandy Y, Hermanowski Jane, Fisher Sheila A, Criswell Lindsey A, Lewis Cathryn M
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Autoimmune diseases are chronic disorders initiated by a loss of immunologic tolerance to self-antigens. They cluster within families, and patients may be diagnosed with more than one disease, suggesting pleiotropic genes are involved in the aetiology of different diseases. To identify potential...
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