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Reich D Patterson N De Jager PL McDonald GJ Waliszewska A Tandon A Lincoln RR DeLoa C Fruhan SA Cabre P Bera O Semana G Kelly MA Francis DA Ardlie K Khan O Cree BA Hauser SL Oksenberg JR Hafler DA 《Nature genetics》2005,37(10):1113-1118
Multiple sclerosis is a common disease with proven heritability, but, despite large-scale attempts, no underlying risk genes have been identified. Traditional linkage scans have so far identified only one risk haplotype for multiple sclerosis (at HLA on chromosome 6), which explains only a fraction of the increased risk to siblings. Association scans such as admixture mapping have much more power, in principle, to find the weak factors that must explain most of the disease risk. We describe here the first high-powered admixture scan, focusing on 605 African American cases and 1,043 African American controls, and report a locus on chromosome 1 that is significantly associated with multiple sclerosis. 相似文献
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Interleukin 7 receptor alpha chain (IL7R) shows allelic and functional association with multiple sclerosis 总被引:17,自引:0,他引:17
Gregory SG Schmidt S Seth P Oksenberg JR Hart J Prokop A Caillier SJ Ban M Goris A Barcellos LF Lincoln R McCauley JL Sawcer SJ Compston DA Dubois B Hauser SL Garcia-Blanco MA Pericak-Vance MA Haines JL;Multiple Sclerosis Genetics Group 《Nature genetics》2007,39(9):1083-1091
Multiple sclerosis is a demyelinating neurodegenerative disease with a strong genetic component. Previous genetic risk studies have failed to identify consistently linked regions or genes outside of the major histocompatibility complex on chromosome 6p. We describe allelic association of a polymorphism in the gene encoding the interleukin 7 receptor alpha chain (IL7R) as a significant risk factor for multiple sclerosis in four independent family-based or case-control data sets (overall P = 2.9 x 10(-7)). Further, the likely causal SNP, rs6897932, located within the alternatively spliced exon 6 of IL7R, has a functional effect on gene expression. The SNP influences the amount of soluble and membrane-bound isoforms of the protein by putatively disrupting an exonic splicing silencer. 相似文献
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Lincoln MR Montpetit A Cader MZ Saarela J Dyment DA Tiislar M Ferretti V Tienari PJ Sadovnick AD Peltonen L Ebers GC Hudson TJ 《Nature genetics》2005,37(10):1108-1112
Genetic susceptibility to multiple sclerosis is associated with genes of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), particularly HLA-DRB1 and HLA-DQB1 (ref. 1). Both locus and allelic heterogeneity have been reported in this genomic region. To clarify whether HLA-DRB1 itself, nearby genes in the region encoding the MHC or combinations of these loci underlie susceptibility to multiple sclerosis, we genotyped 1,185 Canadian and Finnish families with multiple sclerosis (n = 4,203 individuals) with a high-density SNP panel spanning the genes encoding the MHC and flanking genomic regions. Strong associations in Canadian and Finnish samples were observed with blocks in the HLA class II genomic region (P < 4.9 x 10(-13) and P < 2.0 x 10(-16), respectively), but the strongest association was with HLA-DRB1 (P < 4.4 x 10(-17)). Conditioning on either HLA-DRB1 or the most significant HLA class II haplotype block found no additional block or SNP association independent of the HLA class II genomic region. This study therefore indicates that MHC-associated susceptibility to multiple sclerosis is determined by HLA class II alleles, their interactions and closely neighboring variants. 相似文献
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A gene encoding a putative GTPase regulator is mutated in familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 2 总被引:24,自引:0,他引:24
Hadano S Hand CK Osuga H Yanagisawa Y Otomo A Devon RS Miyamoto N Showguchi-Miyata J Okada Y Singaraja R Figlewicz DA Kwiatkowski T Hosler BA Sagie T Skaug J Nasir J Brown RH Scherer SW Rouleau GA Hayden MR Ikeda JE 《Nature genetics》2001,29(2):166-173
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 2 (ALS2) is an autosomal recessive form of juvenile ALS and has been mapped to human chromosome 2q33. Here we report the identification of two independent deletion mutations linked to ALS2 in the coding exons of the new gene ALS2. These deletion mutations result in frameshifts that generate premature stop codons. ALS2 is expressed in various tissues and cells, including neurons throughout the brain and spinal cord, and encodes a protein containing multiple domains that have homology to RanGEF as well as RhoGEF. Deletion mutations are predicted to cause a loss of protein function, providing strong evidence that ALS2 is the causative gene underlying this form of ALS. 相似文献
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MHC2TA is associated with differential MHC molecule expression and susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis and myocardial infarction 总被引:15,自引:0,他引:15
Swanberg M Lidman O Padyukov L Eriksson P Akesson E Jagodic M Lobell A Khademi M Börjesson O Lindgren CM Lundman P Brookes AJ Kere J Luthman H Alfredsson L Hillert J Klareskog L Hamsten A Piehl F Olsson T 《Nature genetics》2005,37(5):486-494
Antigen presentation to T cells by MHC molecules is essential for adaptive immune responses. To determine the exact position of a gene affecting expression of MHC molecules, we finely mapped a previously defined rat quantitative trait locus regulating MHC class II on microglia in an advanced intercross line. We identified a small interval including the gene MHC class II transactivator (Mhc2ta) and, using a map over six inbred strains combined with gene sequencing and expression analysis, two conserved Mhc2ta haplotypes segregating with MHC class II levels. In humans, a -168A --> G polymorphism in the type III promoter of the MHC class II transactivator (MHC2TA) was associated with increased susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis and myocardial infarction, as well as lower expression of MHC2TA after stimulation of leukocytes with interferon-gamma. We conclude that polymorphisms in Mhc2ta and MHC2TA result in differential MHC molecule expression and are associated with susceptibility to common complex diseases with inflammatory components. 相似文献
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Pasternack SM von Kügelgen I Al Aboud K Lee YA Rüschendorf F Voss K Hillmer AM Molderings GJ Franz T Ramirez A Nürnberg P Nöthen MM Betz RC 《Nature genetics》2008,40(3):329-334
Hypotrichosis simplex is a group of nonsyndromic human alopecias. We mapped an autosomal recessive form of this disorder to chromosome 13q14.11-13q21.33, and identified homozygous truncating mutations in P2RY5, which encodes an orphan G protein-coupled receptor. Furthermore, we identified oleoyl-L-alpha-lysophosphatidic acid (LPA), a bioactive lipid, as a ligand for P2Y5 in reporter gene and radioligand binding experiments. Homology and studies of signaling transduction pathways suggest that P2Y5 is a member of a subgroup of LPA receptors, which also includes LPA4 and LPA5. Our study is the first to implicate a G protein-coupled receptor as essential for and specific to the maintenance of human hair growth. This finding may provide opportunities for new therapeutic approaches to the treatment of hair loss in humans. 相似文献
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Mutant GABA(A) receptor gamma2-subunit in childhood absence epilepsy and febrile seizures 总被引:30,自引:0,他引:30
Wallace RH Marini C Petrou S Harkin LA Bowser DN Panchal RG Williams DA Sutherland GR Mulley JC Scheffer IE Berkovic SF 《Nature genetics》2001,28(1):49-52
Epilepsies affect at least 2% of the population at some time in life, and many forms have genetic determinants. We have found a mutation in a gene encoding a GABA(A) receptor subunit in a large family with epilepsy. The two main phenotypes were childhood absence epilepsy (CAE) and febrile seizures (FS). There is a recognized genetic relationship between FS and CAE, yet the two syndromes have different ages of onset, and the physiology of absences and convulsions is distinct. This suggests the mutation has age-dependent effects on different neuronal networks that influence the expression of these clinically distinct, but genetically related, epilepsy phenotypes. We found that the mutation in GABRG2 (encoding the gamma2-subunit) abolished in vitro sensitivity to diazepam, raising the possibility that endozepines do in fact exist and have a physiological role in preventing seizures. 相似文献
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Synergistic tumor suppressor activity of BRCA2 and p53 in a conditional mouse model for breast cancer. 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
J Jonkers R Meuwissen H van der Gulden H Peterse M van der Valk A Berns 《Nature genetics》2001,29(4):418-425
Inheritance of one defective BRCA2 allele predisposes humans to breast cancer. To establish a mouse model for BRCA2-associated breast cancer, we generated mouse conditional mutants with BRCA2 and/or p53 inactivated in various epithelial tissues, including mammary-gland epithelium. Although no tumors arose in mice carrying conditional Brca2 alleles, mammary and skin tumors developed frequently in females carrying conditional Brca2 and Trp53 alleles. The presence of one wildtype Brca2 allele resulted in a markedly delayed tumor formation; loss of the wildtype Brca2 allele occurred in a subset of these tumors. Our results show that inactivation of BRCA2 and of p53 combine to mediate mammary tumorigenesis, and indicate that disruption of the p53 pathway is pivotal in BRCA2-associated breast cancer. 相似文献
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Ioannidis JP Gwinn M Little J Higgins JP Bernstein JL Boffetta P Bondy M Bray MS Brenchley PE Buffler PA Casas JP Chokkalingam A Danesh J Smith GD Dolan S Duncan R Gruis NA Hartge P Hashibe M Hunter DJ Jarvelin MR Malmer B Maraganore DM Newton-Bishop JA O'Brien TR Petersen G Riboli E Salanti G Seminara D Smeeth L Taioli E Timpson N Uitterlinden AG Vineis P Wareham N Winn DM Zimmern R Khoury MJ;Human Genome Epidemiology Network the Network of Investigator Networks 《Nature genetics》2006,38(1):3-5
Networks of investigators have begun sharing best practices, tools and methods for analysis of associations between genetic variation and common diseases. A Network of Investigator Networks has been set up to drive the process, sponsored by the Human Genome Epidemiology Network. A workshop is planned to develop consensus guidelines for reporting results of genetic association studies. Published literature databases will be integrated, and unpublished data, including 'negative' studies, will be captured by online journals and through investigator networks. Systematic reviews will be expanded to include more meta-analyses of individual-level data and prospective meta-analyses. Field synopses will offer regularly updated overviews. 相似文献
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First genetic evidence of GABA(A) receptor dysfunction in epilepsy: a mutation in the gamma2-subunit gene 总被引:23,自引:0,他引:23
Baulac S Huberfeld G Gourfinkel-An I Mitropoulou G Beranger A Prud'homme JF Baulac M Brice A Bruzzone R LeGuern E 《Nature genetics》2001,28(1):46-48
Major advances in the identification of genes implicated in idiopathic epilepsy have been made. Generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus (GEFS+), benign familial neonatal convulsions and nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy, three autosomal dominant idiopathic epilepsies, result from mutations affecting voltage-gated sodium and potassium channels, and nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, respectively. Disruption of GABAergic neurotransmission mediated by gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) has been implicated in epilepsy for many decades. We now report a K289M mutation in the GABA(A) receptor gamma2-subunit gene (GABRG2) that segregates in a family with a phenotype closely related to GEFS+ (ref. 8), an autosomal dominant disorder associating febrile seizures and generalized epilepsy previously linked to mutations in sodium channel genes. The K289M mutation affects a highly conserved residue located in the extracellular loop between transmembrane segments M2 and M3. Analysis of the mutated and wild-type alleles in Xenopus laevis oocytes confirmed the predicted effect of the mutation, a decrease in the amplitude of GABA-activated currents. We thus provide the first genetic evidence that a GABA(A) receptor is directly involved in human idiopathic epilepsy. 相似文献
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Ahmadi KR Weale ME Xue ZY Soranzo N Yarnall DP Briley JD Maruyama Y Kobayashi M Wood NW Spurr NK Burns DK Roses AD Saunders AM Goldstein DB 《Nature genetics》2005,37(1):84-89
Interindividual variability in drug response, ranging from no therapeutic benefit to life-threatening adverse reactions, is influenced by variation in genes that control the absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of drugs. We genotyped 904 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) from 55 such genes in two population samples (European and Japanese) and identified a set of tagging SNPs that represents the common variation in these genes, both known and unknown. Extensive empirical evaluations, including a direct assessment of association with candidate functional SNPs in a new, larger population sample, validated the performance of these tagging SNPs and confirmed their utility for linkage-disequilibrium mapping in pharmacogenetics. The analyses also suggest that rare variation is not amenable to tagging strategies. 相似文献
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A framework for variation discovery and genotyping using next-generation DNA sequencing data 总被引:7,自引:0,他引:7
DePristo MA Banks E Poplin R Garimella KV Maguire JR Hartl C Philippakis AA del Angel G Rivas MA Hanna M McKenna A Fennell TJ Kernytsky AM Sivachenko AY Cibulskis K Gabriel SB Altshuler D Daly MJ 《Nature genetics》2011,43(5):491-498
Recent advances in sequencing technology make it possible to comprehensively catalog genetic variation in population samples, creating a foundation for understanding human disease, ancestry and evolution. The amounts of raw data produced are prodigious, and many computational steps are required to translate this output into high-quality variant calls. We present a unified analytic framework to discover and genotype variation among multiple samples simultaneously that achieves sensitive and specific results across five sequencing technologies and three distinct, canonical experimental designs. Our process includes (i) initial read mapping; (ii) local realignment around indels; (iii) base quality score recalibration; (iv) SNP discovery and genotyping to find all potential variants; and (v) machine learning to separate true segregating variation from machine artifacts common to next-generation sequencing technologies. We here discuss the application of these tools, instantiated in the Genome Analysis Toolkit, to deep whole-genome, whole-exome capture and multi-sample low-pass (~4×) 1000 Genomes Project datasets. 相似文献
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Thibault ST Singer MA Miyazaki WY Milash B Dompe NA Singh CM Buchholz R Demsky M Fawcett R Francis-Lang HL Ryner L Cheung LM Chong A Erickson C Fisher WW Greer K Hartouni SR Howie E Jakkula L Joo D Killpack K Laufer A Mazzotta J Smith RD Stevens LM Stuber C Tan LR Ventura R Woo A Zakrajsek I Zhao L Chen F Swimmer C Kopczynski C Duyk G Winberg ML Margolis J 《Nature genetics》2004,36(3):283-287
With the availability of complete genome sequence for Drosophila melanogaster, one of the next strategic goals for fly researchers is a complete gene knockout collection. The P-element transposon, the workhorse of D. melanogaster molecular genetics, has a pronounced nonrandom insertion spectrum. It has been estimated that 87% saturation of the approximately 13,500-gene complement of D. melanogaster might require generating and analyzing up to 150,000 insertions. We describe specific improvements to the lepidopteran transposon piggyBac and the P element that enabled us to tag and disrupt genes in D. melanogaster more efficiently. We generated over 29,000 inserts resulting in 53% gene saturation and a more diverse collection of phenotypically stronger insertional alleles. We found that piggyBac has distinct global and local gene-tagging behavior from that of P elements. Notably, piggyBac excisions from the germ line are nearly always precise, piggyBac does not share chromosomal hotspots associated with P and piggyBac is more effective at gene disruption because it lacks the P bias for insertion in 5' regulatory sequences. 相似文献
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Khor CC Davila S Breunis WB Lee YC Shimizu C Wright VJ Yeung RS Tan DE Sim KS Wang JJ Wong TY Pang J Mitchell P Cimaz R Dahdah N Cheung YF Huang GY Yang W Park IS Lee JK Wu JY Levin M Burns JC Burgner D Kuijpers TW Hibberd ML;Hong Kong–Shanghai Kawasaki Disease Genetics Consortium;Korean Kawasaki Disease Genetics Consortium;Taiwan Kawasaki Disease Genetics Consortium;International Kawasaki Disease Genetics Consortium;US Kawasaki Disease Genetics Consortium;Blue Mountains Eye Study 《Nature genetics》2011,43(12):1241-1246
Kawasaki disease is a systemic vasculitis of unknown etiology, with clinical observations suggesting a substantial genetic contribution to disease susceptibility. We conducted a genome-wide association study and replication analysis in 2,173 individuals with Kawasaki disease and 9,383 controls from five independent sample collections. Two loci exceeded the formal threshold for genome-wide significance. The first locus is a functional polymorphism in the IgG receptor gene FCGR2A (encoding an H131R substitution) (rs1801274; P = 7.35 × 10(-11), odds ratio (OR) = 1.32), with the A allele (coding for histadine) conferring elevated disease risk. The second locus is at 19q13, (P = 2.51 × 10(-9), OR = 1.42 for the rs2233152 SNP near MIA and RAB4B; P = 1.68 × 10(-12), OR = 1.52 for rs28493229 in ITPKC), which confirms previous findings(1). The involvement of the FCGR2A locus may have implications for understanding immune activation in Kawasaki disease pathogenesis and the mechanism of response to intravenous immunoglobulin, the only proven therapy for this disease. 相似文献
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Rees MI Harvey K Pearce BR Chung SK Duguid IC Thomas P Beatty S Graham GE Armstrong L Shiang R Abbott KJ Zuberi SM Stephenson JB Owen MJ Tijssen MA van den Maagdenberg AM Smart TG Supplisson S Harvey RJ 《Nature genetics》2006,38(7):801-806
Hyperekplexia is a human neurological disorder characterized by an excessive startle response and is typically caused by missense and nonsense mutations in the gene encoding the inhibitory glycine receptor (GlyR) alpha1 subunit (GLRA1). Genetic heterogeneity has been confirmed in rare sporadic cases, with mutations affecting other postsynaptic glycinergic proteins including the GlyR beta subunit (GLRB), gephyrin (GPHN) and RhoGEF collybistin (ARHGEF9). However, many individuals diagnosed with sporadic hyperekplexia do not carry mutations in these genes. Here we show that missense, nonsense and frameshift mutations in SLC6A5 (ref. 8), encoding the presynaptic glycine transporter 2 (GlyT2), also cause hyperekplexia. Individuals with mutations in SLC6A5 present with hypertonia, an exaggerated startle response to tactile or acoustic stimuli, and life-threatening neonatal apnea episodes. SLC6A5 mutations result in defective subcellular GlyT2 localization, decreased glycine uptake or both, with selected mutations affecting predicted glycine and Na+ binding sites. 相似文献
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Genomic duplications spanning Xq28 are associated with a spectrum of phenotypes, including anxiety and autism. The minimal region shared among affected individuals includes MECP2 and IRAK1, although it is unclear which gene when overexpressed causes anxiety and social behavior deficits. We report that doubling MECP2 levels causes heightened anxiety and autism-like features in mice and alters the expression of genes that influence anxiety and social behavior, such as Crh and Oprm1. To test the hypothesis that alterations in these two genes contribute to heightened anxiety and social behavior deficits, we analyzed MECP2 duplication mice (MECP2-TG1) that have reduced Crh and Oprm1 expression. In MECP2-TG1 animals, reducing the levels of Crh or its receptor, Crhr1, suppressed anxiety-like behavior; in contrast, reducing Oprm1 expression improved abnormal social behavior. These data indicate that increased MeCP2 levels affect molecular pathways underlying anxiety and social behavior and provide new insight into potential therapies for MECP2-related disorders. 相似文献
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A QTL for flowering time in Arabidopsis reveals a novel allele of CRY2. 总被引:15,自引:0,他引:15
Variation of flowering time is found in the natural populations of many plant species. The underlying genetic variation, mostly of a quantitative nature, is presumed to reflect adaptations to different environments contributing to reproductive success. Analysis of natural variation for flowering time in Arabidopsis thaliana has identified several quantitative trait loci (QTL), which have yet to be characterized at the molecular level. A major environmental factor that determines flowering time is photoperiod or day length, the length of the light period, which changes across the year differently with geographical latitude. We identified the EDI locus as a QTL partly accounting for the difference in flowering response to the photoperiod between two Arabidopsis accessions: the laboratory strain Landsberg erecta (Ler), originating in Northern Europe, and Cvi, collected in the tropical Cape Verde Islands. Positional cloning of the EDI QTL showed it to be a novel allele of CRY2, encoding the blue-light photoreceptor cryptochrome-2 that has previously been shown to promote flowering in long-day (LD) photoperiods. We show that the unique EDI flowering phenotype results from a single amino-acid substitution that reduces the light-induced downregulation of CRY2 in plants grown under short photoperiods, leading to early flowering. 相似文献
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Senescence bypass screen identifies TBX2, which represses Cdkn2a (p19(ARF)) and is amplified in a subset of human breast cancers 总被引:17,自引:0,他引:17
Jacobs JJ Keblusek P Robanus-Maandag E Kristel P Lingbeek M Nederlof PM van Welsem T van de Vijver MJ Koh EY Daley GQ van Lohuizen M 《Nature genetics》2000,26(3):291-299
To identify new immortalizing genes with potential roles in tumorigenesis, we performed a genetic screen aimed to bypass the rapid and tight senescence arrest of primary fibroblasts deficient for the oncogene Bmi1. We identified the T-box member TBX2 as a potent immortalizing gene that acts by downregulating Cdkn2a (p19(ARF)). TBX2 represses the Cdkn2a (p19(ARF)) promoter and attenuates E2F1, Myc or HRAS-mediated induction of Cdkn2a (p19(ARF)). We found TBX2 to be amplified in a subset of primary human breast cancers, indicating that it might contribute to breast cancer development. 相似文献