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*
  1. Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan 404327
  2. Laboratory for Statistical and Translational Genetics, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Japan
  3. PhD Program for Health Science and Industry, College of Health Care, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
  4. Department of Health Services Administration, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
  5. Genetic Center, Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
  6. School of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
  7. Genetic Center, Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
  8. Clinical Research Center, Shizuoka General Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
  9. The Department of Applied Genetics, The School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
  10. Graduate Institute of Biomedical Informatics, College of Medical Science and Technology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
  11. School of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
  12. 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
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