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Genetic risk variants for autoimmune diseases that influence gene expression in thymus.
Human molecular genetics - 15 Jul 2016
Gabrielsen Ingvild S M, Amundsen Silja Svanstrøm, Helgeland Hanna, Flåm Siri Tennebø, Hatinoor Nimo, Holm Kristian, Viken Marte K, Lie Benedicte A
Abstract excerpt
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have boosted our knowledge of genetic risk variants in autoimmune diseases (AIDs). Most risk variants are located within or near genes with immunological functions, and the majority is found to be non-coding, pointing towards a regulatory role. In this study, we performed a cis expression quantitative trait locus (eQTL) screen restricted to 353 AID associated risk variants...
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