2020
Two genetic variants explain the association of European ancestry with multiple sclerosis risk in African-Americans
Nakatsuka N, Patterson N, Patsopoulos NA, Altemose N, Tandon A, Beecham AH, McCauley JL, Isobe N, Hauser S, De Jager PL, Hafler DA, Oksenberg JR, Reich D. Two genetic variants explain the association of European ancestry with multiple sclerosis risk in African-Americans. Scientific Reports 2020, 10: 16902. PMID: 33037294, PMCID: PMC7547691, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-74035-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Fine-Mapping the Genetic Association of the Major Histocompatibility Complex in Multiple Sclerosis: HLA and Non-HLA Effects
Patsopoulos NA, Barcellos LF, Hintzen RQ, Schaefer C, van Duijn CM, Noble JA, Raj T, , , Gourraud PA, Stranger BE, Oksenberg J, Olsson T, Taylor BV, Sawcer S, Hafler DA, Carrington M, De Jager PL, de Bakker PI. Fine-Mapping the Genetic Association of the Major Histocompatibility Complex in Multiple Sclerosis: HLA and Non-HLA Effects. PLOS Genetics 2013, 9: e1003926. PMID: 24278027, PMCID: PMC3836799, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1003926.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllelesChromosome MappingGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyHaplotypesHistocompatibility Antigens Class IHLA-DP beta-ChainsHLA-DRB1 ChainsHumansIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLinkage DisequilibriumMajor Histocompatibility ComplexMembrane ProteinsMultiple SclerosisPolymorphism, Single NucleotideReceptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type IConceptsHuman leukocyte antigenNon-HLA risk allelesRisk allelesClassical human leukocyte antigenClass IMultiple sclerosis susceptibilityHLA class IIndependent effectsMS susceptibility geneMajor histocompatibility complexMajor histocompatibility complex regionHLA effectMultiple sclerosisLeukocyte antigenHLA-DRB1MS susceptibilityMultiple risk allelesDPB1 allelesClass IIPeptide-binding grooveHistocompatibility complexPolymorphic amino acid positionsTNF geneClassical allelesSusceptibility genes
2012
Perspective: Deconstructing a disease
Hafler DA. Perspective: Deconstructing a disease. Nature 2012, 484: s6-s6. PMID: 22509507, DOI: 10.1038/nature11100.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
A Major Histocompatibility Class I Locus Contributes to Multiple Sclerosis Susceptibility Independently from HLA-DRB1*15:01
Cree BA, Rioux JD, McCauley JL, Gourraud PA, Goyette P, McElroy J, De Jager P, Santaniello A, Vyse TJ, Gregersen PK, Mirel D, Hafler DA, Haines JL, Pericak-Vance MA, Compston A, Sawcer SJ, Oksenberg JR, Hauser SL, , . A Major Histocompatibility Class I Locus Contributes to Multiple Sclerosis Susceptibility Independently from HLA-DRB1*15:01. PLOS ONE 2010, 5: e11296. PMID: 20593013, PMCID: PMC2892470, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0011296.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCase-control analysisMS susceptibilityMultiple sclerosisSingle nucleotide polymorphismsClass IMS susceptibility allelesMultiple sclerosis susceptibilityMajor histocompatibility class ICochran-Armitage trend testLogistic regression modelingHLA-G geneMHC class IReplication datasetDiscovery datasetHistocompatibility class IArmitage trend testHLASignificant associationClass IIGenetic susceptibilityMajor histocompatibility complex (MHC) genesRegression modelingSusceptibility allelesP-valueMHCGenome-wide Association Study in a High-Risk Isolate for Multiple Sclerosis Reveals Associated Variants in STAT3 Gene
Jakkula E, Leppä V, Sulonen AM, Varilo T, Kallio S, Kemppinen A, Purcell S, Koivisto K, Tienari P, Sumelahti ML, Elovaara I, Pirttilä T, Reunanen M, Aromaa A, Oturai AB, Søndergaard HB, Harbo HF, Mero IL, Gabriel SB, Mirel DB, Hauser SL, Kappos L, Polman C, De Jager PL, Hafler DA, Daly MJ, Palotie A, Saarela J, Peltonen L. Genome-wide Association Study in a High-Risk Isolate for Multiple Sclerosis Reveals Associated Variants in STAT3 Gene. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2010, 86: 285-291. PMID: 20159113, PMCID: PMC2820168, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2010.01.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSTAT3 geneGenome-wide association studiesRare risk allelesComplex traitsRisk lociRisk allelesAssociated variantsAssociation studiesRecent GWASInternal isolateLociCommon variantsGenetic riskGenesAllelesCritical roleSTAT3Small odds ratiosHeterogeneous populationVariantsGWASIsolatesProtective haplotypeTraitsSNPs
2009
Use of a genetic isolate to identify rare disease variants: C7 on 5p associated with MS
Kallio SP, Jakkula E, Purcell S, Suvela M, Koivisto K, Tienari PJ, Elovaara I, Pirttilä T, Reunanen M, Bronnikov D, Viander M, Meri S, Hillert J, Lundmark F, Harbo HF, Lorentzen Å, De Jager PL, Daly MJ, Hafler DA, Palotie A, Peltonen L, Saarela J. Use of a genetic isolate to identify rare disease variants: C7 on 5p associated with MS. Human Molecular Genetics 2009, 18: 1670-1683. PMID: 19221116, PMCID: PMC2667286, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddp073.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
The role of the Toll receptor pathway in susceptibility to inflammatory bowel diseases
De Jager PL, Franchimont D, Waliszewska A, Bitton A, Cohen A, Langelier D, Belaiche J, Vermeire S, Farwell L, Goris A, Libioulle C, Jani N, Dassopoulos T, Bromfield GP, Dubois B, Cho JH, Brant SR, Duerr RH, Yang H, Rotter JI, Silverberg MS, Steinhart AH, Daly MJ, Podolsky DK, Louis E, Hafler DA, Rioux JD. The role of the Toll receptor pathway in susceptibility to inflammatory bowel diseases. Genes & Immunity 2007, 8: 387-397. PMID: 17538633, DOI: 10.1038/sj.gene.6364398.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInflammatory bowel diseaseCases of IBDRisk of IBDToll-like receptorsBowel diseaseIBD risk allelesUlcerative colitisCrohn's diseaseTLR4 pathwayIBD pathophysiologyIntestinal floraTLR pathwayTLR4 allelesHost defenseReceptor pathwayRisk allelesTLR genesDiseaseTLR4Modest effectHost/pathogen interactionsTIRAPAssociationReplication studyRisk
2006
A high-resolution HLA and SNP haplotype map for disease association studies in the extended human MHC
de Bakker PI, McVean G, Sabeti PC, Miretti MM, Green T, Marchini J, Ke X, Monsuur AJ, Whittaker P, Delgado M, Morrison J, Richardson A, Walsh EC, Gao X, Galver L, Hart J, Hafler DA, Pericak-Vance M, Todd JA, Daly MJ, Trowsdale J, Wijmenga C, Vyse TJ, Beck S, Murray SS, Carrington M, Gregory S, Deloukas P, Rioux JD. A high-resolution HLA and SNP haplotype map for disease association studies in the extended human MHC. Nature Genetics 2006, 38: 1166-1172. PMID: 16998491, PMCID: PMC2670196, DOI: 10.1038/ng1885.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor histocompatibility complexHLA genesClassical HLA class IHLA class INon-HLA genesHigh-resolution HLAPolymorphic HLA genesMultiple HLATransplant rejectionClassical HLA genesHuman major histocompatibility complexImmune recognitionClass II genesHistocompatibility complexClass IHLA lociAssociation studies
2005
Applying a new generation of genetic maps to understand human inflammatory disease
Hafler DA, Jager P. Applying a new generation of genetic maps to understand human inflammatory disease. Nature Reviews Immunology 2005, 5: 83-91. PMID: 15630431, DOI: 10.1038/nri1532.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2004
A High-Density Admixture Map for Disease Gene Discovery in African Americans
Smith MW, Patterson N, Lautenberger JA, Truelove AL, McDonald GJ, Waliszewska A, Kessing BD, Malasky MJ, Scafe C, Le E, De Jager PL, Mignault AA, Yi Z, de Thé G, Essex M, Sankalé J, Moore JH, Poku K, Phair JP, Goedert JJ, Vlahov D, Williams SM, Tishkoff SA, Winkler CA, De La Vega FM, Woodage T, Sninsky JJ, Hafler DA, Altshuler D, Gilbert DA, O’Brien S, Reich D. A High-Density Admixture Map for Disease Gene Discovery in African Americans. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2004, 74: 1001-1013. PMID: 15088270, PMCID: PMC1181963, DOI: 10.1086/420856.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2003
CTLA4 is associated with susceptibility to multiple sclerosis
Kantarci OH, Hebrink DD, Achenbach SJ, Atkinson EJ, Waliszewska A, Buckle G, McMurray CT, de Andrade M, Hafler DA, Weinshenker BG. CTLA4 is associated with susceptibility to multiple sclerosis. Journal Of Neuroimmunology 2003, 134: 133-141. PMID: 12507781, DOI: 10.1016/s0165-5728(02)00395-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAbataceptAge of OnsetAlternative SplicingAntigens, CDAntigens, DifferentiationBostonCTLA-4 AntigenDisease ProgressionDNA Mutational AnalysisExonsFemaleGenetic LinkageGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic TestingGenetic VariationGenotypeHaplotypesHumansImmunoconjugatesMaleMicrosatellite RepeatsMinnesotaMultiple SclerosisPolymorphism, Genetic
1994
Structural requirements for binding of an immunodominant myelin basic protein peptide to DR2 isotypes and for its recognition by human T cell clones.
Wucherpfennig KW, Sette A, Southwood S, Oseroff C, Matsui M, Strominger JL, Hafler DA. Structural requirements for binding of an immunodominant myelin basic protein peptide to DR2 isotypes and for its recognition by human T cell clones. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 1994, 179: 279-290. PMID: 7505801, PMCID: PMC2191316, DOI: 10.1084/jem.179.1.279.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell clonesMyelin basic proteinMultiple sclerosisCell clonesT cellsImmunodominant myelin basic protein peptideMBP-reactive T cellsMajor histocompatibility complex class IIDR2 haplotypeHistocompatibility complex class IIImmunodominant T cell epitopesHuman T cell clonesAutoreactive T cellsReactive T cellsT cell epitopesMyelin basic protein peptideT cell stimulationT cell receptorMS patientsDRB1 moleculesDR2 antigenRestriction elementsCell epitopesTarget antigenClass II
1993
Double-Blind Pilot Trial of Oral Tolerization with Myelin Antigens in Multiple Sclerosis
Weiner H, Mackin G, Matsui M, Orav E, Khoury S, Dawson D, Hafler D. Double-Blind Pilot Trial of Oral Tolerization with Myelin Antigens in Multiple Sclerosis. Science 1993, 259: 1321-1324. PMID: 7680493, DOI: 10.1126/science.7680493.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple sclerosisOral tolerizationMyelin antigensAutoimmune diseasesDouble-blind pilot trialRelapsing-remitting multiple sclerosisDouble-blind studyCentral nervous systemMyelin basic proteinMajor exacerbationsDaily capsuleT cellsT lymphocytesPilot trialSide effectsNervous systemControl groupMyelin componentsBovine myelinDiseaseMyelinTolerizationSclerosisAntigenBasic protein