Association of STAT4 polymorphisms with susceptibility to type-1 autoimmune hepatitis in the Japanese population.

<h4>Background/aims</h4>Recent studies demonstrated an association of STAT4 polymorphisms with autoimmune diseases including systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis, indicating multiple autoimmune diseases share common susceptibility genes. We therefore investigated the inf...

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Main Authors: Kiyoshi Migita, Minoru Nakamura, Seigo Abiru, Yuka Jiuchi, Shinya Nagaoka, Atsumasa Komori, Satoru Hashimoto, Shigemune Bekki, Kazumi Yamasaki, Tatsuji Komatsu, Masaaki Shimada, Hiroshi Kouno, Taizo Hijioka, Motoyuki Kohjima, Makoto Nakamuta, Michio Kato, Kaname Yoshizawa, Hajime Ohta, Yoko Nakamura, Eiichi Takezaki, Hideo Nishimura, Takeaki Sato, Keisuke Ario, Noboru Hirashima, Yukio Oohara, Atsushi Naganuma, Toyokichi Muro, Hironori Sakai, Eiji Mita, Kazuhiro Sugi, Haruhiro Yamashita, Fujio Makita, Hiroshi Yatsuhashi, Hiromi Ishibashi, Michio Yasunami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23990947/?tool=EBI