Table 2

Linkage effects found in OMRF pedigrees using stratification

Linkage region
LOD
Cohort ethnicity
Stratification criteria
Ref(s)

2q34*
P = 0.00002
AA
Nephritis
[93,94]
5p15
6.2
EA, AA, HIS
Alleged rheumatoid arthritis
[98,99]
5q14
5.0
EA
Autoimmune thyroid disease
[100]
11p13
3.7
AA
Discoid lupus, thrombocytopenia
[101,102]
11q14
4.7
AA
Hemolytic anemia, nucleolar ANA
[102-104]
17p12
4.0
EA
Vitiligo
[22,105]
19p13.2
3.6
EA
Anti-dsDNA
[87,106]

*This region is orthologous to that containing the mouse lupus susceptibility locus sle7 [107]. The 2q34 region was analyzed using sib-pair methods; therefore, a P value is generated instead of a log of odds (LOD) score. AA, African-American; ANA, anti-nuclear antibody; EA, European-American; HIS, Hispanic; OMRF, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation.

Sestak et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2007 9:210   doi:10.1186/ar2176