HLA-DRB1⁎ 15 and cerebrospinal-fluid-specific oligoclonal immunoglobulin G bands lower age at attainment of important disease milestones in multiple sclerosis

K Imrell, E Greiner, J Hillert, T Masterman - Journal of neuroimmunology, 2009 - Elsevier
Abstract Carriage of HLA-DRB1⁎ 15 is the most important genetic risk factor in multiple
sclerosis (MS), while CSF-specific oligoclonal immunoglobulin G bands (OCB) constitute the …

Implications for health and disease in the genetic signature of the Ashkenazi Jewish population

S Guha, JA Rosenfeld, AK Malhotra, AT Lee… - Genome biology, 2012 - Springer
Background Relatively small, reproductively isolated populations with reduced genetic
diversity may have advantages for genomewide association mapping in disease genetics …

Pediatric multiple sclerosis: genes, environment, and a comprehensive therapeutic approach

R Cappa, L Theroux, JN Brenton - Pediatric neurology, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Pediatric multiple sclerosis is an increasingly recognized and studied disorder
that accounts for 3% to 10% of all patients with multiple sclerosis. The risk for pediatric …

Microarray-Based Detection of CYP1A1, CYP2C9, CYP2C19, CYP2D6, GSTT1, GSTM1, MTHFR, MTRR, NQO1, NAT2, HLA-DQA1, and AB0 Allele …

O Gra, O Mityaeva, I Berdichevets… - Genetic testing and …, 2010 - liebertpub.com
Xenobiotic-metabolizing genes (eg, Cytochromes P450, GST, NAT2, and NQO1), folate
metabolism genes (eg, MTHFR and MTRR), and major histocompatibility complex genes …

HLA Associations of Intrathecal IgG Production against Specific Viruses in Multiple Sclerosis

S Neidhart, B Vlad, M Hilty, KA Högelin… - Annals of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Specific human leucocyte antigen (HLA) alleles are not only associated with
higher risk to develop multiple sclerosis (MS) and other autoimmune diseases, but also with …

Peptide mimotopes alter T cell function in cancer and autoimmunity

JE Slansky, M Nakayama - Seminars in immunology, 2020 - Elsevier
T cells recognize and respond to self antigens in both cancer and autoimmunity. One
strategy to influence this response is to incorporate amino acid substitutions into these T cell …

Epigenetics in multiple sclerosis

VSF Chan - Epigenetics in allergy and autoimmunity, 2020 - Springer
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an aggravating autoimmune disease that cripples young patients
slowly with physical, sensory and cognitive deficits. The break of self-tolerance to neuronal …

Clinical and transcriptional recovery profiles in pediatric and adult multiple sclerosis patients

S Menascu, Y Khavkin, R Zilkha‐Falb… - Annals of Clinical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To determine whether pediatric‐onset multiple sclerosis (POMS) and adults‐onset
multiple sclerosis (AOMS) patients are different in initial disease severity and recovery and …

Multiple sclerosis associates with LILRA3 deletion in Spanish patients

D Ordonez, AJ Sanchez, JE Martinez-Rodriguez… - Genes & …, 2009 - nature.com
The genetic susceptibility to multiple sclerosis (MS) is only partially explained, and it shows
geographic variations. We analyse here two series of Spanish patients and healthy controls …

Multiple sclerosis in Colombia and other Latin American countries

J Toro, S Cárdenas, CF Martínez, J Urrutia… - Multiple Sclerosis and …, 2013 - Elsevier
The spectrum of multiple sclerosis (MS) in Latin America is characterized by geographic and
racial/genetic particularities. In this review we describe major studies of MS epidemiology …