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Oligoprotein type I interferon signatures, but not TREX1 variants, increase risk of systemic lupus erythematosus in UK Biobank.
Nature communications - 27 Jan 2026
Rioux Bastien, McGlasson Sarah, Forbes Deborah, Reid Katy R, Klingseisen Anna, Berry Joe, Dhaun Neeraj, Ng Wan Fai, Whiteley William, Hunt David P J
Abstract excerpt
The 3' - 5' DNA exonuclease, TREX1, is a negative regulator of the type I interferon response, while TREX1 variants are considered to confer risk for non-monogenic systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Here we analyse TREX1 sequences in 469,229 UK Biobank participants together with multi-omics data from the UK Biobank Pharma Proteomics Project to reappraise the contribution of reported TREX1 risk variants in SLE....
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