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Genome-wide association study identifies eight new susceptibility loci for atopic dermatitis in the Japanese population.
Nature genetics - 1 Nov 2012
Hirota Tomomitsu, Takahashi Atsushi, Kubo Michiaki, Tsunoda Tatsuhiko, Tomita Kaori, Sakashita Masafumi, Yamada Takechiyo, Fujieda Shigeharu, Tanaka Shota, Doi Satoru, Miyatake Akihiko, Enomoto Tadao, Nishiyama Chiharu, Nakano Nobuhiro, Maeda Keiko, Okumura Ko, Ogawa Hideoki, Ikeda Shigaku, Noguchi Emiko, Sakamoto Tohru, Hizawa Nobuyuki, Ebe Koji, Saeki Hidehisa, Sasaki Takashi, Ebihara Tamotsu, Amagai Masayuki, Takeuchi Satoshi, Furue Masutaka, Nakamura Yusuke, Tamari Mayumi
Abstract excerpt
Atopic dermatitis is a common inflammatory skin disease caused by interaction of genetic and environmental factors. On the basis of data from a genome-wide association study (GWAS) and a validation study comprising a total of 3,328 subjects with atopic dermatitis and 14,992 controls in the Japanese population, we report here 8 new susceptibility loci: IL1RL1-IL18R1-IL18RAP (P(combined) = 8.36 × 10(-18)), the...
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