Complement component 4 genes contribute sex-specific vulnerability in diverse illnesses
Nolan Kamitaki, Aswin Sekar, Robert E. Handsaker, Heather de Rivera, Katherine Tooley, David Lester Morris, Kimberly E. Taylor, Christopher W. Whelan, Philip Tombleson, Loes M. Olde Loohuis, Michael Boehnke, Robert P. Kimberly, Kenneth M. Kaufman, John B. Harley, Carl D. Langefeld, , Steven A. McCarroll
This study identifies C4 genes in the MHC locus as sex-specific contributors to risk for lupus, Sjogrens syndrome, and schizophrenia, with stronger effects in men than women.
bioRxiv · Sep 9, 2019 · PreprintGenetics