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HLA-DQ allele competition in narcolepsy: a comment on Tafti et al. DQB1 locus alone explains most of the risk and protection in narcolepsy with cataplexy in Europe.

Hanna M Ollila, Marcelo Fernandez-Vina, Emmanuel Mignot

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Article in Sleep, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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15citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. The immunopathogenesis of narcolepsy type 1.Nature reviews. Immunology · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hanna M OllilaStanford University Center for Sleep Sciences, Palo Alto, CA.
Marcelo Fernandez-VinaDepartment of Pathology, Stanford Medical School Blood Center, Stanford, CA.
Emmanuel MignotStanford University Center for Sleep Sciences, Palo Alto, CA.
Stanford University · USStanford Blood Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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objectivesAlthough HLA-DQB1*06:02 is the strongest predisposing genetic factor for narcolepsy, the effect of this gene must be considered alongside that of its polymorphic partner, DQA1. In this paper, we extend an analysis of the effect of HLA-DQB1 on narcolepsy risk published recently by Tafti et al.

resultsImputing allelic variation at the level of HLA-DQA1, we show that this locus also has a considerable effect on disease susceptibility. Our data are also compatible with previous findings in multi-ethnic group data sets showing that allele competition effects within the DQ1 group determine the amount of DQ0602 (the DQA1*01:02/DQB1*06:02 heterodimer), and consequently, the risk of developing narcolepsy. We also found an independent predisposing effect of DQB1*03:01 via a currently unknown mechanism.

conclusionsBoth DQA1 and DQB1 influence narcolepsy risk.

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CataplexyGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHLA-DQ beta-ChainsHumansNarcolepsyHLA-DQ beta-Chains

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PMID25325462
PMCPMC4262948
OpenAlexW1967850040

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