In a large-scale genome-wide association study, researchers mapped 10 new SLE-associated loci and found aberrantly regulated gene expression networks may be behind SLE development…
EULAR 2015: Biology of Fatigue Rooted in Genes, Cytokines, Free Radicals
ROME, Italy—Fatigue, a problem experienced frequently by patients with rheumatic diseases, is best thought of as a survival mechanism and as a single phenomenon, not a condition that comes in a variety of forms, an expert said in a session at EULAR 2015, the annual congress of the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR). Gene Regulated…
B-Cell Genes Interact to Increase Risk for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Researchers demonstrate that BANK1 is a susceptibility gene for RA, and it may play a role in RA pathogenesis. (posted June 31, 2013)