Variation Within DNA Repair Pathway Genes and Risk of Multiple Sclerosis
Briggs FB, Goldstein BA, 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, Barcellos LF, Consortium F. Variation Within DNA Repair Pathway Genes and Risk of Multiple Sclerosis. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2010, 172: 217-224. PMID: 20522537, PMCID: PMC3658128, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwq086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA repair pathway genesPathway genesMultiple sclerosisExcision repairGeneral transcription factor IIHDouble-strand break repairTranscription factor IIHDNA repair pathwaysNucleotide excision repairRisk of MSBase excision repairPrimary genetic risk factorProminent genetic componentHuman leukocyte antigenComplex autoimmune diseaseSingle nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) variantsCentral nervous systemLogistic regression modelingGenetic risk factorsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsBreak repairRepair pathwaysCandidate genesAutoimmune diseasesGenes