Connective tissue diseases: Sjögren syndrome genetics vary according to ancestry

Nat Rev Rheumatol. 2017 Apr;13(4):202-203. doi: 10.1038/nrrheum.2017.36. Epub 2017 Mar 9.

Authors

Tove Ragna Reksten^{1

2}, Roland Jonsson^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Broegelmann Research Laboratory, Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Laboratory Building, Jonas Lies vei 87, Bergen N-5021, Norway.
² Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, 825 NE 13th Street, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104, USA.
³ Department of Rheumatology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen N-5021, Norway.

PMID: 28275262
DOI: 10.1038/nrrheum.2017.36

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Alleles
Autoantibodies / immunology*
Connective Tissue Diseases / epidemiology
Connective Tissue Diseases / genetics*
Ethnicity
Genome-Wide Association Study / methods
Humans
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / genetics
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Sjogren's Syndrome / epidemiology
Sjogren's Syndrome / ethnology
Sjogren's Syndrome / genetics*
Sjogren's Syndrome / immunology

Substances

Autoantibodies