title: A susceptibility locus for human systemic lupus erythematosus (hSLE1) on chromosome 2q.
abstract: To identify chromosomal regions containing susceptibility loci for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), we performed genome scans in families with multiple SLE patients from Iceland, a geographical and genetic isolate, and from Sweden. A number of chromosomal regions showed maximum lod scores (Z) indicating possible linkage to SLE in both the Icelandic and Swedish families. In the Icelandic families, five regions showed lod scores greater than 2.0, three of which (4p15-13, Z=3.20; 9p22, Z=2.27; 19q13, Z=2.06) are homologous to the murine regions containing the lmb2, sle2 and sle3 loci, respectively. The fourth region is located on 19p13 (D19S247, Z=2.58) and the fifth on 2q37 (D2S125, Z=2.06). Only two regions showed lod scores above 2.0 in the Swedish families: on chromosome 2q11 (D2S436, Z=2. 13) and 2q37 (D2S125, Z=2.18). The combination of both family sets gave a highly significant lod score at D2S125 of Z=4.24 in favor of linkage for 2q37. This region represents a new locus for SLE. Our results underscore the importance of studying well-defined populations for genetic analysis of complex diseases such as SLE.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics and Pathology, Section for Medical Genetics, Uppsala University, Uppsala, 751 85, Sweden.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Lindqvist
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Steinsson
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Johanneson
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kristjánsdóttir
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arnasson
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gröndal
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Jonasson
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Magnusson
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sturfelt
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Truedsson
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Svenungsson
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Lundberg
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Terwilliger
authors.forename: U B
authors.initials: UB
authors.lastname: Gyllensten
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Alarcón-Riquelme
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002889:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 2 / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D005819:Genetic Markers; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007055:Iceland; D008126:Lod Score; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D010375:Pedigree; D013548:Sweden
chemical_list: D005819:Genetic Markers