The Contribution of Genetics and Epigenetics to Our Understanding of Health Disparities in Rheumatic Diseases. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Socioeconomic determinants of health are associated with worse outcomes in the rheumatic diseases and contribute significantly to health disparities. However, genetic and epigenetic risk factors may affect different populations disproportionally and further exacerbate health disparities. We discuss the role of genetics and epigenetics to the health disparities observed in rheumatic diseases. We review concepts of population genetics and natural selection, current genome-wide genetic and epigenetic studies of several autoimmune diseases, and environmental exposures associated with disease risk in different populations. To understand how genomics influence health disparities in the rheumatic diseases, further studies in different populations worldwide are needed.

publication date

  • October 29, 2020

Research

keywords

  • Autoimmune Diseases
  • Rheumatic Diseases

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85094856123

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/j.rdc.2020.09.005

PubMed ID

  • 34042055

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 47

issue

  • 1