Disease Score gda Association Type Type Original DB Sentence supporting the association PMID PMID Year
CUI: C0004364
Disease: Autoimmune Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases
0.200 GeneticVariation group BEFREE Variants in TNFAIP3, STAT4, and C12orf30 loci associated with multiple autoimmune diseases are also associated with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. 19565500 2009
CUI: C0004364
Disease: Autoimmune Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases
0.200 Biomarker group BEFREE Interferon regulatory factor 5 (IRF5) and signal transducer and activator of transcription 4 (STAT4) are shared susceptibility genes for various autoimmune diseases. 23985571 2013
CUI: C0004364
Disease: Autoimmune Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases
0.200 GeneticVariation group BEFREE This meta-analysis demonstrates that the STAT4 rs7574865 T allele confers susceptibility to SLE, RA, T1D, SSc, JIA, APS, IBD-UC, and pSS patients, supporting the hypothesis of association between STAT4 gene polymorphism and subgroup of autoimmune diseases. 22714917 2012
CUI: C0004364
Disease: Autoimmune Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases
0.200 GeneticVariation group BEFREE Recent studies have indicated associations of rs7574865 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the STAT4 gene with various autoimmune diseases. 27126090 2017
CUI: C0004364
Disease: Autoimmune Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases
0.200 GeneticVariation group BEFREE Taking into consideration that the different autoimmune diseases may share some common pathogenetic pathways, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the role of STAT4 rs7574865 polymorphism on acute allograft rejection. 21237270 2011
CUI: C0004364
Disease: Autoimmune Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases
0.200 GeneticVariation group BEFREE This is the first study to show a positive association between a STAT4 polymorphism and type-1 autoimmune hepatitis, suggesting that autoimmune hepatitis shares a gene commonly associated with risk for other autoimmune diseases. 23990947 2013
CUI: C0004364
Disease: Autoimmune Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases
0.200 GeneticVariation group BEFREE Recently, the signal transducer and activator of transcription 4 (STAT4) gene has been associated with multiple autoimmune diseases. 20153791 2010
CUI: C0004364
Disease: Autoimmune Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases
0.200 GeneticVariation group BEFREE Among these autoimmunity risk genes are IFN regulatory factor 5 (IRF5), which is involved in TLR signaling, and the signal transducer and activator of transcription 4 (STAT4) that interacts with the type I IFN receptor. 22066971 2011
CUI: C0004364
Disease: Autoimmune Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases
0.200 AlteredExpression group BEFREE However, in the DSS model, the STAT4 transcription in CECs, which are the target cells of activated T cells in the gut, was downregulated by baicalin, suggesting that baicalein and baicalin mediated similar STAT expression in different cell types in autoimmune diseases. 29845272 2018
CUI: C0004364
Disease: Autoimmune Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases
0.200 Biomarker group BEFREE Signal transducer and activator of transcription 4 (STAT4) transmits signals induced by interleukin-12, interleukin-23 and interferon-γ, which are key cytokines and play important roles in the development of autoimmune diseases. 23727609 2013
CUI: C0004364
Disease: Autoimmune Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases
0.200 GeneticVariation group BEFREE Taken together, these results suggest that STAT4 polymorphisms are associated with autoimmune diseases which are characterized by a systemic pathology and anti-dsDNA antibody. 23628400 2013
CUI: C0004364
Disease: Autoimmune Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases
0.200 Biomarker group BEFREE We also found evidence for association (P < 1 x 10(-5)) at FCGR2A, PTPN22 and STAT4, regions previously associated with SLE and other autoimmune diseases, as well as at > or =9 other loci (P < 2 x 10(-7)). 18204446 2008
CUI: C0004364
Disease: Autoimmune Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases
0.200 Biomarker group BEFREE Our results indicate that STAT4 is a common genetic risk factor for autoimmune diseases, with similar strength across major racial groups. 18576330 2008
CUI: C0004364
Disease: Autoimmune Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases
0.200 GeneticVariation group GWASCAT Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies in celiac disease and rheumatoid arthritis identifies fourteen non-HLA shared loci. 21383967 2011
CUI: C0004364
Disease: Autoimmune Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases
0.200 Biomarker group BEFREE STAT4 plays a crucial role in the functioning of the innate and adaptive immune cells and has been identified as a susceptibility gene in numerous autoimmune disorders. 28852993 2017
CUI: C0004364
Disease: Autoimmune Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases
0.200 PosttranslationalModification group BEFREE Different factors, such as genetic factors (CD25, STAT4), epigenetic factors (DNA methylation, histone modifications) and environmental factors (xenobiotics, drugs, hormones) trigger autoimmunity. 31059841 2019
CUI: C0004364
Disease: Autoimmune Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases
0.200 GeneticVariation group BEFREE The signal transducer and activator of transcription 4 (STAT4) gene is one of the most interesting genes for the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases, including T1D. 23360093 2013
CUI: C0004364
Disease: Autoimmune Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases
0.200 Biomarker group BEFREE Genetic studies in the systemic sclerosis (SSc), an autoimmune disease that clinically manifests with dermal and internal organ fibrosis and small vessel vasculopathy, have identified multiple susceptibility genes including HLA-class II, PTPN22, IRF5, and STAT4 which have also been associated with other autoimmune diseases, such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). 19796918 2010
CUI: C0004364
Disease: Autoimmune Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases
0.200 GeneticVariation group BEFREE As the TT genotype is associated with autoimmune diseases, our results seem at a paradox with current evidence hinting at a different role of STAT4 in normal circumstances versus immunocompromised patients. 27960128 2017
CUI: C0004364
Disease: Autoimmune Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases
0.200 GeneticVariation group GWASDB Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies in celiac disease and rheumatoid arthritis identifies fourteen non-HLA shared loci. 21383967 2011
CUI: C0004364
Disease: Autoimmune Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases
0.200 GeneticVariation group BEFREE Recent studies demonstrated an association of STAT4 variants with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), indicating that multiple autoimmune diseases share common susceptibility genes. 20454450 2010
CUI: C0004364
Disease: Autoimmune Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases
0.200 Biomarker group BEFREE Signal transducer and activator of transcription 4 (STAT4) gene encode a transcriptional factor that transmits signals induced by several key cytokines which play important roles in the development of autoimmune diseases. 21683716 2011
CUI: C0004364
Disease: Autoimmune Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases
0.200 AlteredExpression group BEFREE STAT4 is an important transcription factor that contributes to the incidence and severity of different autoimmune diseases and is implicated in the antiviral immune responses in mice. 22718836 2012
CUI: C0004364
Disease: Autoimmune Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases
0.200 Biomarker group BEFREE <b>Objectives:</b> The signal transducer and activator of transcription 4 (<i>STAT4</i>) gene encodes an important transcription factor that transmits signals induced by several cytokines associated with autoimmune diseases and has been identified as a susceptibility gene for numerous autoimmune disorders. 30666271 2018
CUI: C0004364
Disease: Autoimmune Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases
0.200 GeneticVariation group GWASCAT Leveraging Polygenic Functional Enrichment to Improve GWAS Power. 30595370 2019