Table 4

Top ten etiological factors involved with the greatest number of diseases

Type of Etiological Factors

Count of Distinct Associated Diseases

HIV infections

203

Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic

181

Smoking

171

Antineoplastic Agents

167

Bone Marrow Transplantation

158

Immunosuppressive Agents

156

Renal Dialysis

154

Kidney Transplantation

151

Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols

138

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

128

Liu et al. BMC Bioinformatics 2009 10(Suppl 2):S14   doi:10.1186/1471-2105-10-S2-S14