Meta-analysis of GWAS on both Chinese and European populations identifies GPR173 as a novel X chromosome susceptibility gene for SLE

Table 1 Sample information for discovery panel and replication panel

The discovery panel includes data from three genome-wide association studies (GWAS): Hong Kong (HK_GWAS), Anhui Province (AH_GWAS), and the United Kingdom (UK_GWAS). The replication panel consists of three cohorts: Hong Kong (HK_REP), Thailand (TH_REP), and Anhui Province (AH_REP). In all six datasets, females comprised around 90% of the patients, which is consistent with the female predominance for systemic lupus erythematosus

ISSN: 1478-6362