Dog studies reveal strong risk factors for SLE

Tuesday, February 2, 2010 - 06:56 in Biology & Nature

Researchers at Uppsala University and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) have found several genes that lead to increased risk for an SLE-like autoimmune disorder in dogs. This is the first time scientists have found genes behind such a complex disease. The study is being published today in the Web edition of Nature Genetics...

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