Normal allele: GG
A major variant in the TYK2 gene that significantly increases (90-fold) the risk of developing TB according to studies if a carrier of the minor homozygous genotype is exposed to TB.
Polymorphism rs34536443 is related to topics like this:
Research and publications:
19293837 Replication analysis identifies TYK2 as a multiple sclerosis susceptibility factor.
19865102 Multiple sclerosis susceptibility alleles in African Americans.
19888296 A rare variant of the TYK2 gene is confirmed to be associated with multiple sclerosis.
20186855 What role for genetics in the prediction of multiple sclerosis?
20362272 Evidence for polygenic susceptibility to multiple sclerosis--the shape of things to come.
20392289 Genetic associations in type I interferon related pathways with autoimmunity.
21280076 Aggregation of multiple sclerosis genetic risk variants in multiple and single case families.
23730204 Progress in multiple sclerosis genetics.
24968701 CYP19 gene variant confers susceptibility to endometriosis-associated infertility in Chinese women.
26255310 Identifying a novel locus for psoriatic arthritis.
26338038 Influence of TYK2 in systemic sclerosis susceptibility: a new locus in the IL-12 pathway.
30327483 Phenome-wide association studies across large population cohorts support drug target validation.
30988702 Defining the genetic profile of endometriosis.
32831971 Investigating the GWAS-Implicated Loci for Rheumatoid Arthritis in the Pakistani Population.
35088123 Genetics of rheumatoid arthritis.
35747941 Association of germline TYK2 variation with lung cancer and non-Hodgkin lymphoma risk.