2012
The Pulmonary Fibrosis-Associated MUC5B Promoter Polymorphism Does Not Influence the Development of Interstitial Pneumonia in Systemic Sclerosis
Peljto AL, Steele MP, Fingerlin TE, Hinchcliff ME, Murphy E, Podlusky S, Carns M, Schwarz M, Varga J, Schwartz DA. The Pulmonary Fibrosis-Associated MUC5B Promoter Polymorphism Does Not Influence the Development of Interstitial Pneumonia in Systemic Sclerosis. CHEST Journal 2012, 142: 1584-1588. PMID: 22576636, PMCID: PMC3515031, DOI: 10.1378/chest.12-0110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterstitial pneumoniaSystemic sclerosisPromoter polymorphismDistinct genetic risk factorsMUC5B Promoter PolymorphismUnaffected control subjectsGenetic risk factorsReticular infiltratesLung involvementControl subjectsRisk factorsIP diagnosisSporadic formsSecondary analysisFVCPneumoniaSclerosisCommon variantsConservative definitionPhenotypic heterogeneitySubjectsMinor allele frequencyPolymorphismAllele frequenciesAssociation
2011
Identification of Novel Genetic Markers Associated with Clinical Phenotypes of Systemic Sclerosis through a Genome-Wide Association Strategy
Gorlova O, Martin JE, Rueda B, Koeleman BP, Ying J, Teruel M, Diaz-Gallo LM, Broen JC, Vonk MC, Simeon CP, Alizadeh BZ, Coenen MJ, Voskuyl AE, Schuerwegh AJ, van Riel PL, Vanthuyne M, van 't Slot R, Italiaander A, Ophoff RA, Hunzelmann N, Fonollosa V, Ortego-Centeno N, González-Gay MA, García-Hernández FJ, González-Escribano MF, Airo P, van Laar J, Worthington J, Hesselstrand R, Smith V, de Keyser F, Houssiau F, Chee MM, Madhok R, Shiels PG, Westhovens R, Kreuter A, de Baere E, Witte T, Padyukov L, Nordin A, Scorza R, Lunardi C, Lie BA, Hoffmann-Vold AM, Palm Ø, García de la Peña P, Carreira P, , Varga J, Hinchcliff M, Lee AT, Gourh P, Amos CI, Wigley FM, Hummers LK, Hummers J, Nelson J, Riemekasten G, Herrick A, Beretta L, Fonseca C, Denton C, Gregersen P, Agarwal S, Assassi S, Tan F, Arnett F, Radstake T, Mayes M, Martin J. Identification of Novel Genetic Markers Associated with Clinical Phenotypes of Systemic Sclerosis through a Genome-Wide Association Strategy. PLOS Genetics 2011, 7: e1002178. PMID: 21779181, PMCID: PMC3136437, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1002178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic sclerosisSSc patientsHLA regionDiffuse cutaneous involvementHLA-DQB1 lociNon-HLA genesCutaneous involvementHealthy controlsIndependent associationHLA-DQB1Antibody subgroupsIndependent cohortGenome-wide association studiesClinical phenotypeGenetic componentIRF8 geneLcSScSclerosisPatientsSubgroupsCohortSuggestive associationAssociationNovel genetic markersGWAS level