2011
Pervasive Sharing of Genetic Effects in Autoimmune Disease
Cotsapas C, Voight BF, Rossin E, Lage K, Neale BM, Wallace C, Abecasis GR, Barrett JC, Behrens T, Cho J, De Jager PL, Elder JT, Graham RR, Gregersen P, Klareskog L, Siminovitch KA, van Heel DA, Wijmenga C, Worthington J, Todd JA, Hafler DA, Rich SS, Daly MJ, . Pervasive Sharing of Genetic Effects in Autoimmune Disease. PLOS Genetics 2011, 7: e1002254. PMID: 21852963, PMCID: PMC3154137, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1002254.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsSystemic lupus erythematosusImmune-mediated diseasesType 1 diabetesGenetic risk factorsMajor histocompatibility locusCommon autoimmuneCommon single nucleotide polymorphismsLupus erythematosusCrohn's diseaseRheumatoid arthritisClinical evidenceMultiple sclerosisAutoimmune diseasesRisk single nucleotide polymorphismsCeliac diseaseInflammatory diseasesRisk factorsMeta-AnalysisDisease riskDiseaseHistocompatibility locusUnderlying mechanismGenetic associationNucleotide polymorphisms
2009
Mapping of multiple susceptibility variants within the MHC region for 7 immune-mediated diseases
Rioux J, Goyette P, Vyse T, Hammarström L, Fernando M, Green T, De Jager P, Foisy S, Wang J, de Bakker P, Leslie S, McVean G, Padyukov L, Alfredsson L, Annese V, Hafler D, Pan-Hammarström Q, Matell R, Sawcer S, Compston A, Cree B, Mirel D, Daly M, Behrens T, Klareskog L, Gregersen P, Oksenberg J, Hauser S. Mapping of multiple susceptibility variants within the MHC region for 7 immune-mediated diseases. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2009, 106: 18680-18685. PMID: 19846760, PMCID: PMC2773992, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0909307106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutoimmune diseasesSystemic lupus erythematosusSelective IgA deficiencyStrong susceptibility locusNon-HLA genesMHC regionLupus erythematosusMyasthenia gravisUlcerative colitisCrohn's diseaseRheumatoid arthritisIgA deficiencyMultiple sclerosisMultiple susceptibility variantsMHC associationsDiseaseAppropriate control samplesPrimary association signalStrong linkage disequilibriumIndependent association signalsHuman MHCSusceptibility variantsSusceptibility lociAssociation signalsMost studies
2007
The role of the Toll receptor pathway in susceptibility to inflammatory bowel diseases
De Jager PL, Franchimont D, Waliszewska A, Bitton A, Cohen A, Langelier D, Belaiche J, Vermeire S, Farwell L, Goris A, Libioulle C, Jani N, Dassopoulos T, Bromfield GP, Dubois B, Cho JH, Brant SR, Duerr RH, Yang H, Rotter JI, Silverberg MS, Steinhart AH, Daly MJ, Podolsky DK, Louis E, Hafler DA, Rioux JD. The role of the Toll receptor pathway in susceptibility to inflammatory bowel diseases. Genes & Immunity 2007, 8: 387-397. PMID: 17538633, DOI: 10.1038/sj.gene.6364398.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInflammatory bowel diseaseCases of IBDRisk of IBDToll-like receptorsBowel diseaseIBD risk allelesUlcerative colitisCrohn's diseaseTLR4 pathwayIBD pathophysiologyIntestinal floraTLR pathwayTLR4 allelesHost defenseReceptor pathwayRisk allelesTLR genesDiseaseTLR4Modest effectHost/pathogen interactionsTIRAPAssociationReplication studyRisk
2005
Evaluating the role of the 620W allele of protein tyrosine phosphatase PTPN22 in Crohn's disease and multiple sclerosis
De Jager PL, Sawcer S, Waliszewska A, Farwell L, Wild G, Cohen A, Langelier D, Bitton A, Compston A, Hafler DA, Rioux JD. Evaluating the role of the 620W allele of protein tyrosine phosphatase PTPN22 in Crohn's disease and multiple sclerosis. European Journal Of Human Genetics 2005, 14: 317-321. PMID: 16391555, DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201548.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllelesCanadaCase-Control StudiesCrohn DiseaseGene FrequencyGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenotypeHumansInflammationModels, StatisticalMultiple SclerosisOdds RatioPolymorphism, GeneticProtein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 1Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 22Protein Tyrosine PhosphatasesRiskUnited KingdomConceptsSystemic lupus erythematosusCases of CDCrohn's diseaseMultiple sclerosisPTPN22 620W alleleAutoimmune thyroiditisRheumatoid arthritisInflammatory diseasesEvidence of associationCases of MSProtein tyrosine phosphatase PTPN22Chronic inflammatory diseaseType 1 diabetesTyrosine phosphatase PTPN22PTPN22 alleleLupus erythematosusPooled analysisControl subjectsModest odds ratiosOdds ratioDiseaseRisk allelesPhosphatase PTPN22SclerosisPossible role