No influence on disease progression of non-HLA susceptibility genes in MS

J Neuroimmunol. 2011 Aug 15;237(1-2):98-100. doi: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2011.05.003. Epub 2011 Jul 13.

Abstract

Recently, several non-HLA loci have been shown to be convincingly associated with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) susceptibility, assumingly indicating important pathways in the pathogenesis. A genotype influence on disease outcome measures by these genes would support a role of these pathways in ongoing tissue damage. Here, however, we report a consistent dissociation between causation and progression for five non-HLA genotypes (IL7R, IL2RA, CLEC16A, CD226 and SH2B3) in 1776 Scandinavian MS patients.

MeSH terms

  • Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
  • Adult
  • Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte / genetics
  • Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte / immunology
  • Antigens, Surface / genetics*
  • Antigens, Surface / immunology*
  • Disease Progression
  • Female
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease / ethnology
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease / genetics*
  • HLA Antigens / immunology
  • Humans
  • Interleukin-2 Receptor alpha Subunit / genetics
  • Interleukin-2 Receptor alpha Subunit / immunology
  • Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
  • Lectins, C-Type / genetics
  • Lectins, C-Type / immunology
  • Male
  • Monosaccharide Transport Proteins / genetics
  • Monosaccharide Transport Proteins / immunology
  • Multiple Sclerosis / genetics*
  • Multiple Sclerosis / immunology*
  • Multiple Sclerosis / pathology
  • Norway / epidemiology
  • Proteins / genetics
  • Proteins / immunology
  • Receptors, Interleukin-7 / genetics
  • Receptors, Interleukin-7 / immunology
  • Sweden / epidemiology

Substances

  • Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
  • Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte
  • Antigens, Surface
  • CD226 antigen
  • CLEC16A protein, human
  • HLA Antigens
  • IL2RA protein, human
  • Interleukin-2 Receptor alpha Subunit
  • Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
  • Lectins, C-Type
  • Monosaccharide Transport Proteins
  • Proteins
  • Receptors, Interleukin-7
  • SH2B3 protein, human