Brief Report: Whole‐Exome Sequencing to Identify Rare Variants and Gene Networks That Increase Susceptibility to Scleroderma in African Americans

Abstract

Whole‐exome sequencing (WES) studies in systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients of European American (EA) ancestry have identified variants in the ATP8B4 gene and enrichment of variants in genes in the extracellular matrix (ECM)–related pathway that increase SSc susceptibility. This study was undertaken to evaluate the association of the ATP8B4 gene and the ECM‐related pathway with SSc in a cohort of African American (AA) patients.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Aug 29, 2018
Source ID
10.1002/art.40541

Entities

People

  • Adebowale Adeyemo
  • Ami A Shah
  • Amy R. Bentley
  • Avram Goldberg
  • Ayo Doumatey
  • Benjamin Korman
  • Brynn Kron
  • Charles Rotimi
  • Chris T. Derk
  • Daniel L. Kastner
  • Daniel Shriner
  • Dinesh Khanna
  • Elaine F. Remmers
  • Elana J Bernstein
  • Elena Schiopu
  • Francesco Boin
  • Fredrick M. Wigley
  • Heather Gladue
  • James C. Mullikin
  • Jessica K Gordon
  • John Varga
  • Kathleen D. Kolstad
  • Kathleen M. Maksimowicz‐mckinnon
  • Lesley Ann Saketkoo
  • Lindsey A. Criswell
  • Lorinda Chung
  • Marcin Trojanowski
  • Maureen D Mayes
  • Nadia D. Morgan
  • Paula S Ramos
  • Pravitt Gourh
  • Reem Jan
  • Richard M. Silver
  • Robyn T. Domsic
  • S Louis Bridges
  • Steven E. Boyden
  • Suzanne Kafaja
  • Theresa Alexander
  • Thomas A. Medsger Jr.
  • Victoria K Shanmugam
  • Virginia D. Steen
  • Vivien Hsu

Organizations

  • American College of Rheumatology Research and Education Foundation
  • Boston University
  • Columbia University
  • Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
  • George Washington University
  • Georgetown University
  • Henry Ford Hospital
  • Hospital for Special Surgery
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • Medical University of South Carolina
  • National Human Genome Research Institute
  • National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
  • National Institute of Nursing Research
  • National Institutes of Health
  • New York University
  • Northwestern University
  • Scleroderma Research Foundation
  • Stanford University
  • Tulane University of Louisiana
  • University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • University of California, Los Angeles
  • University of California, San Francisco
  • University of Chicago
  • University of Michigan
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • University of Texas at Austin

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Fields of Study

  • Biology

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