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ArticleNature genetics2009

Cell-specific protein phenotypes for the autoimmune locus IL2RA using a genotype-selectable human bioresource.

Calliope A Dendrou, Vincent Plagnol, Erik Fung, Jennie H M Yang, Kate Downes, Jason D Cooper, Sarah Nutland, Gillian Coleman, Matthew Himsworth, Matthew Hardy and 9 more

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Article in Nature genetics, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 161 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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161citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
18.8field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

161 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 279 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors at 8 institutions in 1 country.

Calliope A DendrouJuvenile Diabetes Research Foundation/Wellcome Trust Diabetes and Inflammation Laboratory, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge, UK.
Vincent Plagnol
Erik Fung
Jennie H M Yang
Kate Downes
Jason D Cooper
Sarah Nutland
Gillian Coleman
Matthew Himsworth
Matthew Hardy
Oliver Burren
Barry Healy
Neil M Walker
Kerstin Koch
Willem H Ouwehand
John R Bradley
Nicholas J Wareham
John A Todd
Linda S Wicker
University of Cambridge · GBWellcome Trust · GBAddenbrooke's Hospital · GBJuvenile Diabetes Research Foundation · GBMRC Epidemiology Unit · GBNHS Blood and Transplant · GBPapworth Hospital · GBWellcome Sanger Institute · GB

Funding

Role of Negative Costimulation in Regulation of AutoimmunityP01AI039671 · NIAID · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI David A. Hafler · 1996 to 2026
$51.7M
NIAID NIH HHS P01 AI039671NIAID NIH HHS P01 AI39671Wellcome Trust 061858Wellcome Trust 061859
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified over 300 regions associated with more than 70 common diseases. However, identifying causal genes within an associated region remains a major challenge. One approach to resolving causal genes is through the dissection of gene-phenotype correlations. Here we use polychromatic flow cytometry to show that differences in surface expression of the human interleukin-2 (IL-2) receptor alpha (IL2RA, or CD25) protein are restricted to particular immune cell types and correlate with several haplotypes in the IL2RA region that have previously been associated with two autoimmune diseases, type 1 diabetes (T1D) and multiple sclerosis. We confirm our strongest gene-phenotype correlation at the RNA level by allele-specific expression (ASE). We also define key parameters for the design and implementation of post-GWAS gene-phenotype investigations and demonstrate the usefulness of a large bioresource of genotype-selectable normal donors from whom fresh, primary cells can be analyzed.

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Biological Specimen BanksGenotypePhenotypeAdolescentAdultAllelesCase-Control StudiesCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesChromosomes, Human, Pair 10Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1FemaleGene FrequencyGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyHaplotypesHeterozygoteInterleukin-2 Receptor alpha Subunit

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PMID19701192
PMCPMC2749506
OpenAlexW2080664482

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