New genetic risk factors of lupus found in study of African-American women
Friday, June 24, 2011 - 23:30
in Biology & Nature
Researchers have found four new genetic variants in the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) that confer a higher risk of systemic lupus erythemathosus ("lupus") in African American women. The study is believed to be the first to comprehensively assess the association between genetic variants in the MHC region and risk of lupus in African American women.
