Article
Genetic risk factors in lupus nephritis and IgA nephropathy--no support of an overlap.
PloS one - 10 May 2010
Vuong Mai Tuyet, Gunnarsson Iva, Lundberg Sigrid, Svenungsson Elisabet, Wramner Lars, Fernström Anders, Syvänen Ann-Christine, Do Lieu Thi, Jacobson Stefan H, Padyukov Leonid
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: IgA nephropathy (IgAN) and nephritis in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) are two common forms of glomerulonephritis in which genetic findings are of importance for disease development. We have recently reported an association of IgAN with variants of TGFB1. In several autoimmune diseases, particularly in SLE, IRF5, STAT4 genes and TRAF1-C5 locus have been shown to be important candidate genes. The...
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