Genetic risk factors for pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis

MA Gianfrancesco, P Stridh, X Shao… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Strong evidence supports the role of both genetic and environmental factors in
pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis (POMS) etiology. Objective: We comprehensively …

Anti‐Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein and Human Leukocyte Antigens as Markers in Pediatric and Adolescent Multiple Sclerosis: on Diagnosis, Clinical …

MP Gontika, MC Anagnostouli - Multiple Sclerosis International, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Early‐onset (pediatric and adolescent) multiple sclerosis (MS) is a well‐established
demyelinating disease that accounts for approximately 3‐5% of all MS cases. Thus …

Genotype and phenotype in multiple sclerosis—potential for disease course prediction?

VG Jokubaitis, Y Zhou, H Butzkueven… - Current treatment options …, 2018 - Springer
Purpose of review This review will examine the current evidence that genetic and/or
epigenetic variation may influence the multiple sclerosis (MS) clinical course, phenotype …

Native ancestry is associated with optic neuritis and age of onset in hispanics with multiple sclerosis

L Amezcua, AH Beecham, SR Delgado… - Annals of clinical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Objective Hispanics with multiple sclerosis (MS) present younger
and more often with optic neuritis (ON) as compared to Whites in the western United States …

[HTML][HTML] HLA class II alleles differing by a single amino acid associate with clinical phenotype and outcome in patients with primary membranous nephropathy

H Wang, Z Cui, L Xie, L Zhang, ZY Pei, F Chen, Z Qu… - Kidney international, 2018 - Elsevier
Genome-wide associations and HLA genotyping have revealed associations between HLA
alleles and susceptibility to primary membranous nephropathy. However, associations with …

SUMMIT (Serially Unified Multicenter Multiple Sclerosis Investigation): creating a repository of deeply phenotyped contemporary multiple sclerosis cohorts

R Bove, T Chitnis, BAC Cree, M Tintoré… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: There is a pressing need for robust longitudinal cohort studies in the modern
treatment era of multiple sclerosis. Objective: Build a multiple sclerosis (MS) cohort …

HLA class II polymorphism in Saudi patients with multiple sclerosis

M Al Jumah, S Kojan, AM Al Shehri, M Al Balwi… - Hla, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Several studies have investigated the association of different HLA antigens with multiple
sclerosis (MS). However, only few studies have considered the association of high …

The HLA-DRB1 and HLA-DQB1 alleles are associated with multiple sclerosis disability progression in Slovak population

D Čierny, J Lehotský, E Kantorová, Š Sivák… - Neurological …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: The aim of our present study was to analyse the association of HLA-DRB1 and-
DQB1 alleles and genotypes with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) disability progression in a cohort …

[HTML][HTML] Onset symptoms, tobacco smoking, and progressive-onset phenotype are associated with a delayed onset of multiple sclerosis, and marijuana use with an …

C Tao, S Simpson Jr, BV Taylor, L Blizzard… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Background: Age at symptom onset (ASO) is a prognostic factor that could affect the accrual
of disability in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. Some factors are known to influence the risk …

HLA Allele Frequencies in Pediatric and Adolescent Multiple Sclerosis Patients

M Anagnostouli, M Gontika - Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA), 2018 - books.google.com
Early-onset (pediatric and adolescent) multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune and
neurodegenerative disorder of the central nervous system, which accounts for 3–5% of all …