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Integration of expression quantitative trait loci and pleiotropy identifies a novel psoriasis susceptibility gene, PTPN1.
The journal of gene medicine - 1 Jan 2017
Yin Xianyong, Lin Yuan, Shen Changbing, Wang Ling, Zuo Xianbo, Zheng Xiaodong, Yang Sen, Liu Jianjun, Wilhelmsen Kirk C, Zhang Xuejun
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BACKGROUND: Psoriasis is a common inflammatory skin disease, whereas schizophrenia is a psychiatric disorder with substantial comorbidity. Although these two disorders manifest with apparently unrelated phenotypes, there is some evidence suggesting that they share common genetic factors. METHODS: We implemented a genetic analysis incorporating pleiotropy and annotation to genome-wide association summary...
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