IL2RA Genetic Heterogeneity in Multiple Sclerosis and Type 1 Diabetes Susceptibility and Soluble Interleukin-2 Receptor Production
Maier LM, Lowe CE, Cooper J, Downes K, Anderson DE, Severson C, Clark PM, Healy B, Walker N, Aubin C, Oksenberg JR, Hauser SL, Compston A, Sawcer S, , De Jager PL, Wicker LS, Todd JA, Hafler DA. IL2RA Genetic Heterogeneity in Multiple Sclerosis and Type 1 Diabetes Susceptibility and Soluble Interleukin-2 Receptor Production. PLOS Genetics 2009, 5: e1000322. PMID: 19119414, PMCID: PMC2602853, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1000322.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple sclerosisT1D subjectsSoluble interleukin-2 receptor productionSoluble interleukin-2 receptorOrgan-specific autoimmune disordersHealthy control subjectsInterleukin-2 receptorType 1 diabetesHuman leukocyte antigen (HLA) complexMS risk genesAutoimmune disordersControl subjectsAutoimmunity riskHealthy controlsIL2RA regionType 1Autoimmune lociRisk allelesReceptor productionCandidate gene association studiesAntigen complexGene association studiesAssociation studiesT1D.Sclerosis