About the Authors
- Michael F Seldin
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*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: mfseldin@ucdavis.edu
Affiliation Rowe Program in Human Genetics, Departments of Biological Chemistry and Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
- Russell Shigeta
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Affiliation Rowe Program in Human Genetics, Departments of Biological Chemistry and Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
- Pablo Villoslada
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Affiliation Center for Applied Medical Research, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
- Carlo Selmi
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Affiliations Department of Medicine, Surgery, and Dentistry, San Paolo School of Medicine, University of Milan, Milan, Italy , Department of Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
- Jaakko Tuomilehto
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Affiliations Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland , South Ostrobothnia Central Hospital, Seinajoki, Finland
- Gabriel Silva
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Affiliation Obras Sociales del Hermano Pedro, Antigua, Guatemala
- John W Belmont
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Affiliation Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
- Lars Klareskog
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Affiliation Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
- Peter K Gregersen
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Affiliation The Robert S. Boas Center for Genomics and Human Genetics, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, Manhasset, New York, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
The study was conceived by MFS and designed by MFS and PKG. MFS, RS, PV, CS, JT, GS, JWB, LK, and PKG recruited participants, and obtained and prepared DNA samples used in these studies. Analyses were performed by MFS and PKG. The manuscript was written by MFS and PKG with contributions from PV, CS, JT, GS, JWB, and LK.