Association of a rare NOTCH4 coding variant with systemic sclerosis: a family-based whole exome sequencing study
2016
Background
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rheumatologic disease with a multifactorial etiology. Genome-wide association studies imply a polygenic, complex mode of inheritance with contributions from variation at the human leukocyte antigen locus and non-coding variation at a locus on chromosome 6p21, among other modestly impactful loci. Here we describe an 8-year-old female proband presenting with diffuse cutaneous SSc/scleroderma and a family history of SSc in a grandfather and maternal aunt.
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