Original Article

Association of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus with C8orf13–BLK and ITGAM–ITGAX

Geoffrey Hom, Ph.D., Robert R. Graham, Ph.D., Barmak Modrek, Ph.D., Kimberly E. Taylor, Ph.D., M.P.H., Ward Ortmann, B.S., Sophie Garnier, Ph.D., Annette T. Lee, Ph.D., Sharon A. Chung, M.D., Ricardo C. Ferreira, B.S., P.V. Krishna Pant, Ph.D., Dennis G. Ballinger, Ph.D., Roman Kosoy, Ph.D., F. Yesim Demirci, M.D., M. Ilyas Kamboh, Ph.D., Amy H. Kao, M.D., M.P.H., Chao Tian, B.S., Iva Gunnarsson, M.D., Ph.D., Anders A. Bengtsson, M.D., Ph.D., Solbritt Rantapää-Dahlqvist, M.D., Ph.D., Michelle Petri, M.D., Susan Manzi, M.D., M.P.H., Michael F. Seldin, M.D., Ph.D., Lars Rönnblom, M.D., Ph.D., Ann-Christine Syvänen, Ph.D., Lindsey A. Criswell, M.D., M.P.H., Peter K. Gregersen, M.D., and Timothy W. Behrens, M.D.

N Engl J Med 2008; 358:900-909February 28, 2008