Soluble IL-2RA Levels in Multiple Sclerosis Subjects and the Effect of Soluble IL-2RA on Immune Responses
Maier LM, Anderson DE, Severson CA, Baecher-Allan C, Healy B, Liu DV, Wittrup KD, De Jager PL, Hafler DA. Soluble IL-2RA Levels in Multiple Sclerosis Subjects and the Effect of Soluble IL-2RA on Immune Responses. The Journal Of Immunology 2009, 182: 1541-1547. PMID: 19155502, PMCID: PMC3992946, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.182.3.1541.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple sclerosisIL-2 receptorMS subjectsHealthy controlsOrgan-specific autoimmune disordersChronic systemic inflammationType 1 diabetesT cell proliferationMultiple sclerosis subjectsStrong genetic factorIL-2 signalingSIL-2RaSystemic inflammationAutoimmune disordersImmunological perturbationsAutoimmune diseasesIL-2RAControl subjectsMS casesSerum concentrationsDisease onsetSpecific allelic variantsImmune responseAggressive formDisease riskIL2RA 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