The Genome-wide Association Study of Serum IgE Levels
Demonstrated the Shared Genetic Background in Allergic Diseases
Short title: The Genome-wide Association Study of Serum IgE Levels
Hsing-Fang Lu PhD1,2†, Chen-Hsing Chou
MS3,4†, Ying-Ju Lin PhD5,6, Shunsuke
Uchiyama MD2, Chikashi Terao PhD,
MD2,8,9, Yu-Wen Wang MS1, Jai-Sing
Yang PhD1, Ting-Yuan Liu PhD1, Henry
Sung-Ching
Wong10, Sean
Chun-Chang Chen10, Fuu-Jen Tsai
PhD, MD1,6,11,12*
- Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital,
Taichung, Taiwan 404327
- Laboratory for Statistical and Translational Genetics, RIKEN Center
for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Japan
- PhD Program for Health Science and Industry, College of Health Care,
China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Health Services Administration, China Medical
University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Genetic Center, Department of Medical Research, China Medical
University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- School of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Genetic Center, Department of Medical Research, China Medical
University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Clinical Research Center, Shizuoka General Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
- The Department of Applied Genetics, The School of Pharmaceutical
Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Informatics, College of Medical
Science and Technology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
- School of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Asia University,
Taichung, Taiwan
†Hsing-Fang Lu and Chen-Hsing Chou contributed equally
to this work.
*Corresponding Author:
Fuu-Jen Tsai M.D. Ph.D.
School of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taiwan
No.91, Hsueh-Shih Road, Taichung 40402, Taiwan
Phone: 886-4-22053366
E-mail: d0704@mail.cmuh.org.tw