Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Recent Concepts in Genomics, Pathogenetic Mechanisms, and Therapies

Table 3

Distribution of genes implicated in the causation of SLE between ethnic groups (adapted from [3]).

Characteristics of the genes	Genes
Consistent association with similar frequency between different ethnic groups	STAT4
	TNFAIP3
	BANK1
	IRAK1
	MECP2
Consistent association with different allele frequency between various ethnic groups	BLK
	IRF5
Allelic heterogeneity	HLA-DRB1
	FcGRs
	IRF5
Genetic heterogeneity	PTPN22
	ITGAM
	PXK
	LYN