This is a link to the article that I think vdub mentions:
Association of Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis (Wegener’s) with HLA–DPB1*04 and SEMA6A Gene Variants
Association of Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis (Wegener's) With HLA?DPB1*04 and SEMA6A Gene Variants: Evidence From Genome-Wide Analysis - Xie - 2013 - Arthritis & Rheumatism - Wiley Online Library
I'd be interested to see if my parents and siblings also have the genes that are strongly associated with GPA.
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