Immune-mediated disease genetics: The shared basis of pathogenesis

Trends in Immunology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 22-26

  Cotsapas, Chris ^a   Hafler, David A ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease risk genetics; GWAS; Heritability; Immune mediated disease; Shared pathogenesis

Indexed keywords

AUTOIMMUNE THYROIDITIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EFFECT SIZE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC TESTING; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84871839739     PISSN: 14714906     EISSN: 14714981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2012.09.001     Document Type: Review

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