Article
Variant of TYR and autoimmunity susceptibility loci in generalized vitiligo.
The New England journal of medicine - 6 May 2010
Jin Ying, Birlea Stanca A, Fain Pamela R, Gowan Katherine, Riccardi Sheri L, Holland Paulene J, Mailloux Christina M, Sufit Alexandra J D, Hutton Saunie M, Amadi-Myers Anita, Bennett Dorothy C, Wallace Margaret R, McCormack Wayne T, Kemp E Helen, Gawkrodger David J, Weetman Anthony P, Picardo Mauro, Leone Giovanni, Taïeb Alain, Jouary Thomas, Ezzedine Khaled, van Geel Nanny, Lambert Jo, Overbeck Andreas, Spritz Richard A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Generalized vitiligo is an autoimmune disease characterized by melanocyte loss, which results in patchy depigmentation of skin and hair, and is associated with an elevated risk of other autoimmune diseases. METHODS: To identify generalized vitiligo susceptibility loci, we conducted a genomewide association study. We genotyped 579,146 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 1514 patients with...
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