Publication Date:
2015-06-03
Description:
Article IgA nephropathy is a major cause of end-stage renal disease in China, occurring at a high frequency in Asian populations. Here Li and colleagues conduct a four-stage genome-wide association study in a Chinese population, identifying novel loci and variants associated with disease risk. Nature Communications doi: 10.1038/ncomms8270 Authors: Ming Li, Jia-Nee Foo, Jin-Quan Wang, Hui-Qi Low, Xue-Qing Tang, Kai-Yee Toh, Pei-Ran Yin, Chiea-Chuen Khor, Yu-Fen Goh, Ishak D. Irwan, Ri-Cong Xu, Anand K. Andiappan, Jin-Xin Bei, Olaf Rotzschke, Meng-Hua Chen, Ching-Yu Cheng, Liang-Dan Sun, Geng-Ru Jiang, Tien-Yin Wong, Hong-Li Lin, Tin Aung, Yun-Hua Liao, Seang-Mei Saw, Kun Ye, Richard P. Ebstein, Qin-Kai Chen, Wei Shi, Soo-Hong Chew, Jian Chen, Fu-Ren Zhang, Sheng-Ping Li, Gang Xu, E. Shyong Tai, Li Wang, Nan Chen, Xue-Jun Zhang, Yi-Xin Zeng, Hong Zhang, Zhi-Hong Liu, Xue-Qing Yu, Jian-Jun Liu
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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