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Identification of Rare Variants in ATP8B4 as a Risk Factor for Systemic Sclerosis by Whole-Exome Sequencing.
Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) - 1 Jan 2016
Gao Li, Emond Mary J, Louie Tin, Cheadle Chris, Berger Alan E, Rafaels Nicholas, Vergara Candelaria, Kim Yoonhee, Taub Margaret A, Ruczinski Ingo, Mathai Stephen C, Rich Stephen S, Nickerson Deborah A, Hummers Laura K, Bamshad Michael J, Hassoun Paul M, Mathias Rasika A, Barnes Kathleen C
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the contribution of rare variants as genetic modifiers of the expressivity, penetrance, and severity of systemic sclerosis (SSc). METHODS: We performed whole-exome sequencing of 78 European American patients with SSc, including 35 patients without pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and 43 patients with PAH. Association testing of case-control probability for rare variants was performed...
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