Multiple sclerosis genomic map implicates peripheral immune cells and microglia in susceptibility

International Multiple Sclerosis Genetics Consortium*†… - Science, 2019 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory and degenerative disease of the
central nervous system (CNS) that often presents in young adults. Over the past decade …

The Multiple Sclerosis Genomic Map: Role of peripheral immune cells and resident microglia in susceptibility

International Multiple Sclerosis Genetics Consortium… - BioRxiv, 2017 - biorxiv.org
We assembled and analyzed genetic data of 47,351 multiple sclerosis (MS) subjects and
68,284 control subjects and establish a reference map of the genetic architecture of MS that …

The genetics of multiple sclerosis: from 0 to 200 in 50 years

SE Baranzini, JR Oksenberg - Trends in genetics, 2017 - cell.com
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a common autoimmune disease that targets myelin in the central
nervous system (CNS). Multiple genome-wide association studies (GWAS) over the past 10 …

[HTML][HTML] A systems biology approach uncovers cell-specific gene regulatory effects of genetic associations in multiple sclerosis

Nature communications, 2019 - nature.com
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified more than 50,000 unique
associations with common human traits. While this represents a substantial step forward …

Multiple sclerosis genetics

E Canto, JR Oksenberg - Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
A broad scientific consensus has emerged linking multiple sclerosis (MS) risk to multiple
independent and interacting DNA variants that are relatively frequent in the population and …

Genetic determinants of risk and progression in multiple sclerosis

A Didonna, JR Oksenberg - Clinica chimica acta, 2015 - Elsevier
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease that represents a primary cause of
neurological disability in the young adult population. Converging evidence supports the …

The genetics of multiple sclerosis: an up‐to‐date review

PA Gourraud, HF Harbo, SL Hauser… - Immunological …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a prevalent inflammatory disease of the central nervous system
that often leads to disability in young adults. Treatment options are limited and often only …

Multiple sclerosis genetics—is the glass half full, or half empty?

JR Oksenberg, SE Baranzini - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2010 - nature.com
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a common and severe CNS disorder that is characterized by
myelin loss, chronic inflammation, axonal and oligodendrocyte pathology, and progressive …

Genetic risk and a primary role for cell-mediated immune mechanisms in multiple sclerosis

Nature, 2011 - nature.com
Multiple sclerosis is a common disease of the central nervous system in which the interplay
between inflammatory and neurodegenerative processes typically results in intermittent …

[PDF][PDF] Low-frequency and rare-coding variation contributes to multiple sclerosis risk

M Mitrovič, NA Patsopoulos, AH Beecham… - Cell, 2018 - cell.com
Multiple sclerosis is a complex neurological disease, with∼ 20% of risk heritability
attributable to common genetic variants, including> 230 identified by genome-wide …