Clinical relevance and functional consequences of the TNFRSF1A multiple sclerosis locus
Ottoboni L, Frohlich IY, Lee M, Healy BC, Keenan BT, Xia Z, Chitnis T, Guttmann CR, Khoury SJ, Weiner HL, Hafler DA, De Jager PL. Clinical relevance and functional consequences of the TNFRSF1A multiple sclerosis locus. Neurology 2013, 81: 1891-1899. PMID: 24174586, PMCID: PMC3843384, DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000436612.66328.8a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsArginineChemokine CXCL10FemaleGene Expression RegulationGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenotypeGlutamineHEK293 CellsHumansImmunologic FactorsLongitudinal StudiesMaleMonocytesMultiple SclerosisMutationPhorbol EstersReceptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type IRNA IsoformsSignal TransductionTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsTNFRSF1A locusSusceptibility allelesFunctional consequencesRobust transcriptional responseTranscriptional responseCytoplasmic domainRNA isoformsTNF-α stimulationRho GTPaseMS susceptibility genesMS geneG proteinsSusceptibility genesMolecular levelTNF pathwayGenesAltered expressionLociTNF-α pathwayAllelesRisk allelesPathwayGTPaseImmune functionTransmembrane