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[Genetics of autoimmune and collagen diseases].
Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine - 1 Jun 2009
Kochi Yuta, Yamamoto Kazuhiko
Abstract excerpt
Most of autoimmune and collagen diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus are multifactorial diseases, where both genetic and environmental factors are involved in their pathogenesis. Recent progress in the genetic study of disease has enabled us to perform genome-wide scanning of disease susceptibility genes and brought us a new picture of disease mechanism. We herein review the...
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