A genome screen in multiple sclerosis reveals susceptibility loci on chromosome 6p21 and 17q22

Sawcer, S., Jones, H. B., Feakes, R., Gray, J., Smaldon, N., Chataway, J., Robertson, Neil ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5409-4909, Clayton, D., Goodfellow, P. N. and Compston, A. 1996. A genome screen in multiple sclerosis reveals susceptibility loci on chromosome 6p21 and 17q22. Nature Genetics 13 (4) , pp. 464-468. 10.1038/ng0896-464

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Abstract

The population prevalence of multiple sclerosis is 0.1%; however, the risk of the disease in the siblings of affected individuals is very much higher at 3-5%. The importance of genetic factors in accounting for this increased risk is confirmed by the results of twin and adoption studies. Despite the evidence for a strong genetic effect, a weak major histocompatibility complex (MHC) association is the only consistently observed feature in the genetics of multiple sclerosis. Other candidates have been proposed, including genes encoding the immunoglobulin heavy chain, T cell receptor beta chain and APOC2, but none has yet been confirmed. Evidence for linkage and association to the myelin basic protein gene has been reported in a genetically isolated Finnish population, but it has not been possible to reproduce these results in other populations. We used a two-stage approach to search the human genome for the genes causing susceptibility to multiple sclerosis. Two principal regions of linkage are identified, chromosomes 17q22 and 6p21 (MHC). Our results are compatible with genetic models involving epistatic interaction between these and several additional genes.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics (CNGG) Medicine
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Publisher:	Nature Pub. Co., c1992-
ISSN:	1061-4036
Last Modified:	31 Oct 2022 09:41
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/82062

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