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ArticleScientific reports2020

Human Leukocyte Antigen alleles associated with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS).

Asgeir Lande, Øystein Fluge, Elin B Strand, Siri T Flåm, Daysi D Sosa, Olav Mella, Torstein Egeland, Ola D Saugstad, Benedicte A Lie, Marte K Viken

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Article in Scientific reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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29 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 43 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Recent research in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: an evidence map.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Asgeir LandeDepartment of Medical Genetics, University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway. asgeir.lande@medisin.uio.no.
Øystein FlugeDepartment of Oncology and Medical Physics, Haukeland University Hospital and Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
Elin B StrandNational Advisory Unit on CFS/ME, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Siri T FlåmDepartment of Medical Genetics, University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Daysi D SosaCFS/ME Center, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Olav MellaDepartment of Oncology and Medical Physics, Haukeland University Hospital and Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
Torstein EgelandInstitute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Ola D SaugstadDepartment of Pediatric Research, Oslo University Hospital, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Benedicte A LieDepartment of Medical Genetics, University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Marte K VikenDepartment of Medical Genetics, University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Oslo University Hospital · NOUniversity of Oslo · NOUniversity of Bergen · NO

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The etiology and pathogenesis of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) are unknown, and autoimmunity is one of many proposed underlying mechanisms. Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) associations are hallmarks of autoimmune disease, and have not been thoroughly investigated in a large ME/CFS patient cohort. We performed high resolution HLA -A, -B, -C, -DRB1, -DQB1 and -DPB1 genotyping by next generation sequencing in 426 adult, Norwegian ME/CFS patients, diagnosed according to the Canadian Consensus Criteria. HLA associations were assessed by comparing to 4511 healthy and ethnically matched controls. Clinical information was collected through questionnaires completed by patients or relatives. We discovered two independent HLA associations, tagged by the alleles HLA-C*07:04 (OR 2.1 [95% CI 1.4-3.1]) and HLA-DQB1*03:03 (OR 1.5 [95% CI 1.1-2.0]). These alleles were carried by 7.7% and 12.7% of ME/CFS patients, respectively. The proportion of individuals carrying one or both of these alleles was 19.2% in the patient group and 12.2% in the control group (OR 1.7 [95% CI 1.3-2.2], p

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Genes, MHC Class IGenes, MHC Class IIAdolescentAdultAgedAllelesCase-Control StudiesFatigue Syndrome, ChronicFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHLA AntigensHumansLinkage DisequilibriumMaleMiddle AgedNorwayHLA Antigens

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PMID32210306
PMCPMC7093502
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