2009
Epstein–Barr virus infection is not a characteristic feature of multiple sclerosis brain
Willis SN, Stadelmann C, Rodig SJ, Caron T, Gattenloehner S, Mallozzi SS, Roughan JE, Almendinger SE, Blewett MM, Brück W, Hafler DA, O’Connor K. Epstein–Barr virus infection is not a characteristic feature of multiple sclerosis brain. Brain 2009, 132: 3318-3328. PMID: 19638446, PMCID: PMC2792367, DOI: 10.1093/brain/awp200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple sclerosis brainEpstein-Barr virus infectionEBV infectionWhite matter lesionsMultiple sclerosisCentral nervous systemMatter lesionsVirus infectionSecond cohortEBV infected cellsB cell infiltrationB cell aggregatesInflammatory demyelinating diseaseB-cell infiltratesReal-time polymerase chain reaction methodologyCNS immunopathologyCNS lymphomaDemyelinating diseaseCell infiltrateSitu hybridizationCell infiltrationLarge cohortBrain pathologyNervous systemPolymerase chain reaction methodology
2008
Genetic Analysis of Human Traits In Vitro: Drug Response and Gene Expression in Lymphoblastoid Cell Lines
Choy E, Yelensky R, Bonakdar S, Plenge RM, Saxena R, De Jager PL, Shaw SY, Wolfish CS, Slavik JM, Cotsapas C, Rivas M, Dermitzakis ET, Cahir-McFarland E, Kieff E, Hafler D, Daly MJ, Altshuler D. Genetic Analysis of Human Traits In Vitro: Drug Response and Gene Expression in Lymphoblastoid Cell Lines. PLOS Genetics 2008, 4: e1000287. PMID: 19043577, PMCID: PMC2583954, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1000287.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLymphoblastoid cell linesBiological noiseGenome-wide significanceInternational HapMap ProjectDrug responseCell linesGenotype-phenotype relationshipsIndividual mRNAsEQTL SNPsGenetic analysisGene expressionHapMap projectHuman cellsHuman traitsNon-genetic factorsQTLMetabolic stateModel systemGenesMRNA levelsBaseline growth ratesSpurious associationsGrowth ratePharmacogenetic experimentsEQTLsIntegrating risk factors
De Jager PL, Simon KC, Munger KL, Rioux JD, Hafler DA, Ascherio A. Integrating risk factors. Neurology 2008, 70: 1113-1118. PMID: 18272866, DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000294325.63006.f8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntibodiesBiomarkersCase-Control StudiesComorbidityEpstein-Barr Virus InfectionsEpstein-Barr Virus Nuclear AntigensFemaleGene FrequencyGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenotypeHerpesvirus 4, HumanHeterozygoteHLA-DR AntigensHLA-DRB1 ChainsHumansMiddle AgedMultiple SclerosisRisk FactorsConceptsMultiple sclerosisHuman leukocyte antigenAntibody titersRisk factorsDR15 alleleEpstein-Barr virus (EBV) antibody titersAge-matched healthy womenRisk of MSEpstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen 1Independent risk factorVirus antibody titersCase-control studyNuclear antigen 1Healthy womenMS riskLeukocyte antigenRelative riskGenetic susceptibilityAntigen 1TitersWomenSclerosisRiskDR15Association
2000
Ubiquitous pathogens: links between infection and autoimmunity in MS?
Hunter S, Hafler D. Ubiquitous pathogens: links between infection and autoimmunity in MS? Neurology 2000, 55: 164-5. PMID: 10908883, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.55.2.164.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1996
Cytotoxic γδ T Lymphocytes Associated with an Epstein–Barr Virus-Induced Posttransplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorder
Rothenberg M, Weber W, Longtine J, Hafler D. Cytotoxic γδ T Lymphocytes Associated with an Epstein–Barr Virus-Induced Posttransplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorder. Clinical Immunology 1996, 80: 266-272. PMID: 8811046, DOI: 10.1006/clin.1996.0122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGamma delta T cellsDelta T cellsGamma delta T-cell receptorDelta T-cell receptorPosttransplantation lymphoproliferative diseaseT cellsBrain lesionsT cell receptorLymphoproliferative diseaseCell receptorInflammatory brain lesionsPosttransplantation lymphoproliferative disorderEpstein-Barr virusCultured T cell linesCentral nervous systemT cell linesHuman brain tissueLymphoproliferative disordersAutoimmune diseasesInflammatory processVirus immunityNervous systemBrain tissueLesionsTarget cells
1995
Differential activation of proliferation and cytotoxicity in human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I Tax-specific CD8 T cells by an altered peptide ligand.
Höllsberg P, Weber WE, Dangond F, Batra V, Sette A, Hafler DA. Differential activation of proliferation and cytotoxicity in human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I Tax-specific CD8 T cells by an altered peptide ligand. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1995, 92: 4036-4040. PMID: 7732026, PMCID: PMC42097, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.92.9.4036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceBinding SitesB-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell DivisionCell Line, TransformedCytotoxicity, ImmunologicGene Products, taxHerpesvirus 4, HumanHLA-A2 AntigenHuman T-lymphotropic virus 1HumansKineticsLymphocyte ActivationMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, Site-DirectedPoint MutationThymidineConceptsCD8 T cellsInterleukin-2 secretionT cell receptor contact residuesT cellsReceptor contact residuesCD8 T cell clonesCytotoxic CD8 T cellsMyelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesisT cell-mediated cytotoxicityHAM/TSPTropical spastic paraparesisT cell clonesAltered peptide ligandT cell-mediated cytolysisHuman T-cell leukemia virus type IT cell stimulationVirus type IAnalog peptidesHLA-A2Spastic paraparesisNeurologic diseaseSecondary stimulationSecondary responsePeptide antigensPrimary activation