Identification of Susceptibility Loci in IL6, RPS9/LILRB3, and an Intergenic Locus on Chromosome 21q22 in Takayasu Arteritis in a Genome-Wide Association Study
ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY, vol.67, no.5, pp.1361-1368, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 67 Issue: 5
- Publication Date: 2015
- Doi Number: 10.1002/art.39035
- Journal Name: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.1361-1368
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Objective. Takayasu arteritis is a rare large vessel vasculitis with incompletely understood etiology. This study was undertaken to perform the first unbiased genome-wide association analysis of Takayasu arteritis.