Article
[Genetic analysis in collagen vascular diseases].
Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie - 1 Apr 2011
Melchers I
Abstract excerpt
Genetic risk factors are known to exist for all collagen vascular diseases. They are most important for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and systemic scleroderma (SSc), as shown by the systematic analysis of family data. Both diseases to date share most of the validated risk factors (PTPN22, STAT4, BANK1, TNFAIP3, IRF5, BLK) underlining once again their relationship. Moreover, most of these factors were also...
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