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SynthesisGenes and immunity2006

Mapping candidate non-MHC susceptibility regions to multiple sclerosis.

H Abdeen, S Heggarty, S A Hawkins, M Hutchinson, G V McDonnell, C A Graham

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Synthesis in Genes and immunity, 2006. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Uncoupling the roles of HLA-DRB1 and HLA-DRB5 genes in multiple sclerosis.Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) · 2008
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

H AbdeenRegional Genetics Centre, Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, UK.
S Heggarty
S A Hawkins
M Hutchinson
G V McDonnell
C A Graham

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Understanding the genetic basis of multiple sclerosis (MS) remains a major challenge, despite decades of intensive research. In order to identify candidate non-MHC susceptibility regions to MS, the results of whole genome screens for linkage or association and follow-up studies in 18 different populations were superimposed together in a combined genomic map. Analysis of this map led to the prediction of at least 38 potential susceptibility regions, each showing linkage and/or association in several populations. Among these, 17 regions were the most reproducibly reported in these studies, thus representing top predicted candidates for MS. This non-formal approach to meta-analysis demonstrated the ability to verify results and retrieve lost information in an association study. Assessment of the map in a Northern Irish refined screen (n=415 cases, n=490 controls) revealed association in 15 regions (P<0.05), including 10 promising candidates on chromosomes 1p13, 2p13, 2q14, 3p23, 7q21, 13q14, 15q13, 17p13, 18q21 and 20p12 (P<0.0025). Seven of these regions were previously overlooked in the Northern Irish whole genome association study. Collating results from numerous studies, this draft map represents a tool that should facilitate the analysis of the genetic backgrounds of MS in many populations.

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Chromosome MappingGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseAdultFemaleGenome, HumanHumansMaleMicrosatellite RepeatsMultiple SclerosisPolymerase Chain Reaction

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