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    Characterization of structural variation in Tibetans reveals new evidence of high-altitude adaptation and introgression

    Structural variation (SV) acts as an essential mutational force sha** the evolution and function of the human genome. However, few studies have examined the role of SVs in high-altitude adaptation and little...

    Cheng Quan, Yuanfeng Li, **nyi Liu, Yahui Wang, Jie **, Yiming Lu in Genome Biology (2021)

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    A large-scale screen for coding variants predisposing to psoriasis

    Xuejun Zhang, Jun Wang and colleagues report the application of exome sequencing to a large collection of psoriasis cases and controls. They identify seven common and low-frequency nonsynonymous variants withi...

    Huayang Tang, **n **, Yang Li, Hui Jiang, **anfa Tang, Xu Yang in Nature Genetics (2014)

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    Genome-wide association study for vitiligo identifies susceptibility loci at 6q27 and the MHC

    Youwen Zhou and Xue-Jun Zhang and colleagues report a genome-wide association study of generalized vitiligo, a common autoimmune disorder characterized by loss of melanocytes and depigmentation. The authors id...

    Cheng Quan, Yun-Qing Ren, Lei-Hong **ang, Liang-Dan Sun, Ai-E Xu in Nature Genetics (2010)

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    Genome-wide association study in a Chinese Han population identifies nine new susceptibility loci for systemic lupus erythematosus

    Xuejun Zhang and colleagues report results of a genome-wide association study of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in a Chinese Han population. Their work identifies nine new SLE susceptibility loci and revea...

    Jian-Wen Han, Hou-Feng Zheng, Yong Cui, Liang-Dan Sun, Dong-Qing Ye in Nature Genetics (2009)

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    Psoriasis genome-wide association study identifies susceptibility variants within LCE gene cluster at 1q21

    Xuejun Zhang and colleagues report a genome-wide association and replication studies for psoriasis, conducted in Chinese populations. They confirm previous associations in MHC and IL12B to psoriasis susceptibilit...

    Xue-Jun Zhang, Wei Huang, Sen Yang, Liang-Dan Sun, Feng-Yu Zhang in Nature Genetics (2009)