Open AccessPolymorphisms inCLEC16AandCIITAat 16p13 Are Associated with Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Author(s) -
Beate Skinningsrud,
Eystein S. Husebye,
Simon H. S. Pearce,
David McDonald,
Kristin Brandal,
Anette S. B. Wolff,
Kristian Løvås,
Thore Egeland,
Dag E. Undlien
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2008-0821
Subject(s) - ciita , single nucleotide polymorphism , linkage disequilibrium , adrenal insufficiency , addison's disease , genetics , genome wide association study , genetic association , allele , haplotype , biology , population , immunology , disease , medicine , gene , genotype , immune system , t cell , environmental health , mhc class ii
It is known that different autoimmune diseases often share the same susceptibility genes. In this study we aimed to investigate if loci found associated with common autoimmune diseases in recent genome-wide association studies also could be susceptibility loci for autoimmune Addison's disease (primary adrenal insufficiency).
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