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 This is the first study to show a positive association between a STAT4 polymorphism and polymyositis/dermatomyositis, suggesting that polymyositis/dermatomyositis shares a gene commonly associated with the risk of other autoimmune diseases. 22402141 2012
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 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 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 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 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 Biomarker group BEFREE Evidence for the role of STAT4 as a general autoimmunity locus in the Korean population. 22069275 2011
CUI: C0004364
Disease: Autoimmune Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases
0.200 GeneticVariation group BEFREE But, no significant differences in allele and genotype frequencies of STAT4 rs7574865 polymorphism were detected according to the presence of another autoimmune disease, nodules and in HLA-DRB1*04 and HLA-DRB1*0404 positive subgroups. 21418779 2011
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 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 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 GeneticVariation group BEFREE We recently reported for the first time as a PS-associated SNP the signal transducer and activator of transcription-4 (STAT4) rs7574865 polymorphism, which is also associated with several autoimmune diseases. 20039785 2010
CUI: C0004364
Disease: Autoimmune Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases
0.200 GeneticVariation group BEFREE Our data demonstrated that the STAT4 genetic variants could predispose an individual to IBD and its extra-intestinal ailments in Koreans, suggesting the common pathogenesis of IBD (especially, extra-intestinal manifestations) and other autoimmune diseases. 20176035 2010
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 GeneticVariation group BEFREE We found that mutated allele T of the STAT4 rs7574865 SNP, which previously was implicated in the predisposition to many autoimmune diseases, were more common in individuals with psoriasis than in controls (p = 0.045, odds ratio = 1.42, 95% confidence interval 1.01-2.00), thus concluding that the polymorphism examined is associated with the development of psoriasis in our population. 19500629 2009
CUI: C0004364
Disease: Autoimmune Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases
0.200 GeneticVariation group BEFREE Cutting edge: autoimmune disease risk variant of STAT4 confers increased sensitivity to IFN-alpha in lupus patients in vivo. 19109131 2009
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 BEFREE Our data strengthen STAT4 rs7574865 polymorphism as a susceptibility factor for RA and SLE and provide further evidence for a common origin of autoimmune diseases. 18432273 2008
CUI: C0004364
Disease: Autoimmune Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases
0.200 GeneticVariation group BEFREE In concert with the identification of other disease-associated loci, elucidating how the variant form of STAT4 modulates immune function should lead to an improved understanding of the pathophysiology of autoimmunity. 18682104 2008
CUI: C0004364
Disease: Autoimmune Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases
0.200 GeneticVariation group BEFREE These findings suggest that this variant form of STAT4 may have a putative key role in the development of a variety of autoimmune diseases, probably because of signaling defects that it causes in the IL-12 pathway. 18703106 2008
CUI: C0004364
Disease: Autoimmune Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases
0.200 GeneticVariation group LHGDN These findings suggest that this variant form of STAT4 may have a putative key role in the development of a variety of autoimmune diseases, probably because of signaling defects that it causes in the IL-12 pathway. 18703106 2008