Evidence map›Paper›PMID 42706309›Full record

ArticleNature genetics2026

Genome-wide association analyses highlight the neuronal contribution to multiple sclerosis susceptibility.

Lu Zeng, Atlas Khan, Kathryn C Fitzgerald, Tsering Lama, Jessy Chen, Ruixi Li, International Multiple Sclerosis Genetics Consortium, Ellen A Tsai, Ketian Yu, Tanuja Chitnis and 10 more

Abstract read
PubMed Publisher
In one paragraph

Article in Nature genetics, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
0citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

20 authors.

Lu Zeng *Center for Translational and Computational Neuroimmunology & Columbia Multiple Sclerosis Center, Department of Neurology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9381-7690
Atlas Khan *Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6651-2725
Kathryn C FitzgeraldDepartment of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3137-0322
Tsering LamaCenter for Translational and Computational Neuroimmunology & Columbia Multiple Sclerosis Center, Department of Neurology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Jessy ChenCenter for Translational and Computational Neuroimmunology & Columbia Multiple Sclerosis Center, Department of Neurology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Ruixi LiThe Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center and the Department of Neurology, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-3071-4678
International Multiple Sclerosis Genetics Consortium
Ellen A TsaiBiogen, Biomarkers and Systems Biology, Cambridge, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5625-1189
Ketian YuBiogen, Biomarkers and Systems Biology, Cambridge, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9994-3399
Tanuja ChitnisAnn Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases and Brigham Multiple Sclerosis Center, Department of Neurology, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Mass General Brigham, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9897-4422
Howard L WeinerAnn Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases and Brigham Multiple Sclerosis Center, Department of Neurology, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Mass General Brigham, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0203-9681
Quentin Le GrandBordeaux Population Health Research Center, INSERM, UMR1219, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9299-0747
Stéphanie DebetteBordeaux Population Health Research Center, INSERM, UMR1219, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France.
Gao WangThe Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center and the Department of Neurology, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
Masashi FujitaCenter for Translational and Computational Neuroimmunology & Columbia Multiple Sclerosis Center, Department of Neurology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1457-6233
Peter A CalabresiDepartment of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7776-6472
Frauke ZippDepartment of Neurology, Research Center for Immunotherapy (FZI) and Focus Program Translational Neuroscience (FTN), Rhine-Main Neuroscience Network (rmn2), University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1231-1928
Mariko TagaCenter for Translational and Computational Neuroimmunology & Columbia Multiple Sclerosis Center, Department of Neurology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Krzysztof KirylukDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5047-6715
Philip L De JagerCenter for Translational and Computational Neuroimmunology & Columbia Multiple Sclerosis Center, Department of Neurology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA. pld2115@cumc.columbia.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8057-2505

Funding

Multi-omic network-directed proteoform discovery, dissection and functional validation to prioritize novel AD therapeutic targetsU01AG061356 · NIA · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI BENNETT, DAVID ALAN, DE JAGER, PHILIP L · 2018 to 2022
$13.7M
Predictive utility of polygenic risk scores for chronic kidney disease.K25DK128563 · NIDDK · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI KHAN, ATLAS · 2021 to 2025
$846k
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) SFB/CRC 1292 (project number 318346496)National Multiple Sclerosis Society (National MS Society) BI-2408-43968U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases) K25DK128563U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute on Aging (U.S. National Institute on Aging) U01 AG061356
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory and neurodegenerative disease. Previous genetic studies have identified susceptibility loci that primarily impact immune cells and microglia. Here we performed a multi-ancestry genome-wide association study of 20,831 MS cases and 729,220 controls and identified 236 susceptibility variants outside of the major histocompatibility complex, including four novel genomic loci. We also derived a polygenic score for MS; while optimized for European ancestry, it is informative for African American and Latino individuals. Integrating single-cell data from blood and brain tissue, we identified 76 candidate causal genes. Inhibitory neurons emerged as a key target cell type for MS-associated variants, with seven loci, including STAT3, displaying altered expression only in these cells. The STAT3 variant is also associated with cognition and white matter integrity in individuals with no MS and greater sNfL levels in individuals with MS, suggesting that MS susceptibility may reflect reduced central nervous system resilience to inflammatory challenges.

Indexed as

Genetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyMultiple SclerosisNeuronsCase-Control StudiesHumansMultifactorial InheritancePolymorphism, Single NucleotideSTAT3 Transcription FactorSTAT3 protein, humanSTAT3 Transcription Factor

Identifiers

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.