Evidence for CRHR1 in multiple sclerosis using supervised machine learning and meta-analysis in 12 566 individuals
Briggs FB, Bartlett SE, Goldstein BA, Wang J, McCauley JL, Zuvich RL, De Jager PL, Rioux JD, Ivinson AJ, Compston A, Hafler DA, Hauser SL, Oksenberg JR, Sawcer SJ, Pericak-Vance MA, Haines JL, Consortium I, Barcellos L. Evidence for CRHR1 in multiple sclerosis using supervised machine learning and meta-analysis in 12 566 individuals. Human Molecular Genetics 2010, 19: 4286-4295. PMID: 20699326, PMCID: PMC2951862, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddq328.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple sclerosisMS casesHealthy controlsCRHR1 variantsCorticotrophin-releasing hormone receptor 1Primary genetic risk factorAdrenal (HPA) axis genesHPA axis regulationGenetic risk factorsHormone receptor 1European ancestryMS pathogenesisSystem involvementRisk factorsUnivariate analysisAxis regulationReceptor 1Axis genesStrong associationCRHR1Lines of evidenceSclerosisDiscovery datasetImportant predictorFurther investigation