Genetic Determinants of Autoimmune Myocarditis: From Candidate Genes to GWAS Insights

Authors

• Humza Pirzadah, LSU Health Sciences Center - New OrleansFollow
• Zainab Ibrahim, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
• Yaseen Pirzadah, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
• Nabiha Yusuf, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-21-2026

Publication Title

Genes

Abstract

Autoimmune myocarditis is an inflammatory disease of the myocardium driven by immune dysregulation and genetic predisposition. Recent advances in genomics, including genome-wide association studies (GWAS), have revealed key loci and pathways involved in disease susceptibility. This review synthesizes current knowledge on genetic determinants, from classical candidate genes to emerging GWAS findings, and explores their clinical implications for risk stratification and precision medicine.

PubMed ID

42510874

Volume

17

Issue

7

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Recommended Citation

Pirzadah, Humza; Ibrahim, Zainab; Pirzadah, Yaseen; and Yusuf, Nabiha, "Genetic Determinants of Autoimmune Myocarditis: From Candidate Genes to GWAS Insights" (2026). School of Graduate Studies Faculty Publications. 625.
https://digitalscholar.lsuhsc.edu/sogs_facpubs/625
10.3390/genes17070834