Article
[The genetics of vasculitides].
Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie - 1 Apr 2011
Holle J U, Wieczorek S, Epplen J T, Gross W L
Abstract excerpt
Genetic association studies have been of great value in the past by contributing to the understanding of pathophysiological mechanisms of chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. Many genetic risk factors have been identified which confer susceptibility for one or several (autoimmune) disease(s). Using a candidate-gene approach, the first genetic risk factors and polymorphisms of vasculitides have been...
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