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Review
. 2002;4(6):353-9.
doi: 10.1186/ar599. Epub 2002 Sep 24.

Genetic aspects of Sjögren's syndrome

Anne I Bolstad  1 , Roland Jonsson
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Review

Genetic aspects of Sjögren's syndrome

Anne I Bolstad et al. Arthritis Res. 2002.

Abstract

Sjögren's syndrome is a multisystem inflammatory rheumatic disease that is classified into primary and secondary forms, with cardinal features in the eye (keratoconjunctivitis sicca) and mouth (xerostomia). The aetiology behind this autoimmune exocrinopathy is probably multifactorial and influenced by genetic as well as by environmental factors that are as yet unknown. A genetic predisposition to Sjögren's syndrome has been suggested on the basis of familial aggregation, animal models and candidate gene association studies. Recent advances in molecular and genetic methodologies should further our understanding of this complex disease. The present review synthesizes the current state of genetics in Sjögren's syndrome.

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Figure 1
Chromosomal map illustrating the location of identified quantitative trait loci associated with sialadenitis development in various murine models. Chromosomal positions are based on the map from the Jackson Laboratory . Sialadenitis susceptibility loci are drawn from *[78], [82], †[83] and ‡[84]; markers with LOD score >3.3 are underscored, however, for the markers Il2, Asm2 and Hsp70 a LOD score >3.3 was only obtained in females and for the marker D1Mit153 only in males.
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