Gene Expression: Copy number variation & autoimmune diseases

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Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Copy number variation & autoimmune diseases posted by Razib @ 5/22/2007 10:06:00 AM

FCGR3B copy number variation is associated with susceptibility to systemic, but not organ-specific, autoimmunity. The "Brief Communication" in Nature is open access. Here's a popular press summation.

Related: The HapMap and copy number variation. Potentially massive human genetic variation detected.

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