Genome-wide association studies identifying hundreds of susceptibility loci for autoimmune diseases indicate that genes active in immune cells predominantly mediate risk. Identification and functional
Primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) is a chronic systemic autoimmune disease characterized by exocrine gland damage and extraglandular involvements. To identify potential biomarkers for the early detecti
Dosage imbalance for X-chromosomal genes contributes to sex differences, in particular during early development, when both X chromosomes are active in females. X-encoded inhibitors of the differentiat
Single Haplotype Iterative Mapping and Sequencing (SHIMS) based assembly of the rhesus macaque X chromosome from clones of the CHORI-250 BAC Library, generated from a male rhesus macaque