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High-density genetic mapping identifies new susceptibility loci for rheumatoid arthritis

  • Biologics in Rheumatoid Arthritis Genetics and Genomics Study Syndicate
  • , Wellcome Trust Case-Control Consortium
  • , The Biologics in RA Genetics and Genomics (BRAGGS)
  • , Breast Cancer Susceptibility Collaboration (UK)
  • University of Manchester
  • Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
  • Harvard University
  • Broad Institute
  • Northwell Health System
  • Leiden University
  • University of Groningen
  • University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
  • Karolinska Institutet
  • Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology
  • Utrecht University
  • Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore
  • Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
  • University of Virginia
  • Wellcome Trust
  • Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla
  • Hospital Clínico San Carlos de Madrid
  • Umeå University
  • Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
  • Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
  • University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
  • Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust
  • Wye Valley NHS Trust
  • Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
  • Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust
  • Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust
  • Northern Care Alliance NHS Group
  • North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
  • Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
  • Queen Mary's Sidcup NHS Trust
  • Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust
  • Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
  • St Helens and Knowsley Hospitals NHS Trust
  • Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust
  • University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
  • University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
  • University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
  • West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
  • Barts Health NHS Trust
  • Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
  • University of Leicester
  • University of Cambridge
  • University of Oxford
  • Cardiff University
  • NHS Blood and Transplant
  • Velindre University NHS Trust
  • Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service
  • University of Bristol
  • St George’s University of London
  • University College London
  • University of Aberdeen
  • University of Birmingham
  • King's College London
  • Newcastle University
  • University of Leeds
  • University of Edinburgh
  • Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
  • University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • University of Glasgow
  • NHS Grampian
  • Centre National de Genotypage
  • Queen Mary University of London
  • Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter and Plymouth
  • Medical Research Council Laboratories Gambia
  • University of Queensland
  • The Institute of Cancer Research

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Abstract

Using the Immunochip custom SNP array, which was designed for dense genotyping of 186 loci identified through genome-wide association studies (GWAS), we analyzed 11,475 individuals with rheumatoid arthritis (cases) of European ancestry and 15,870 controls for 129,464 markers. We combined these data in a meta-analysis with GWAS data from additional independent cases (n = 2,363) and controls (n = 17,872). We identified 14 new susceptibility loci, 9 of which were associated with rheumatoid arthritis overall and five of which were specifically associated with disease that was positive for anticitrullinated peptide antibodies, bringing the number of confirmed rheumatoid arthritis risk loci in individuals of European ancestry to 46. We refined the peak of association to a single gene for 19 loci, identified secondary independent effects at 6 loci and identified association to low-frequency variants at 4 loci. Bioinformatic analyses generated strong hypotheses for the causal SNP at seven loci. This study illustrates the advantages of dense SNP mapping analysis to inform subsequent functional investigations.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1336-1340
Number of pages5
JournalNature Genetics
Volume44
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2012
Externally publishedYes

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