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Class II HLA (DRB1, & DQB1) alleles and IL7R (rs6897932) variants and the risk for Multiple Sclerosis in Kerala, India

Publication Type : Journal Article

Thematic Areas : Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine

Publisher : Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, Volume 50, p.102848 (2021)

Source : Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, Volume 50, p.102848 (2021)

Url : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33657520/

Keywords : Alleles, gene frequency, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Haplotypes, HLA-DQ beta-Chains, HLA-DRB1 Chains, Humans, India, Interleukin-7 Receptor alpha Subunit, multiple sclerosis

Campus : Kochi

School : Center for Nanosciences

Center : Amrita Center for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine Move

Department : Nanosciences

Year : 2021

Abstract : BACKGROUND: Different human leukocyte antigen (HLA) variants are known to modulate the risk of multiple sclerosis. The main objective of this study was to identify HLA-DRB1 and HLA-DQB1 alleles and Non -HLA gene IL7R (rs6897932) variants associated with MS. METHODS: Patients attending the MS clinic, diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis as per Mc Donald diagnostic criteria were the subjects in the study. The association of the highly polymorphic HLA-DRB1 and HLA-DQB1 loci was determined by high resolution tissue typing and the genotyping of the IL7R (rs6897932) variants was performed by Sanger sequencing in MS patients (n = 81) and healthy individuals (n = 82). RESULTS: HLA-DRB1*15:01/15:02 alleles (OR = 3.65; p< 0.0001) and HLA-DQB1*06:02 (OR=4.19, p<0.0001) were found to be positively associated while HLA-DRB1*14:04:01 (OR = 0.21; p = 0.0009) was found to be negatively associated with MS. The most significant predisposing HLA haplotype was found to be DRB1*15:01-DQB1*06:02 (OR=5.69, p<0.0001). Univariate analysis of IL7R SNP (rs6897932) showed no significant association with MS in our population whereas analysis of HLA-DRB1 alleles and IL7R (rs6897932) genotypes showed significant association between the HLA-DRB1*15:01/15:02 and the IL7R (rs6897932) CC genotype (OR = 3.58, p = 0.0002). CONCLUSION: HLA-DRB1*15:01, 15:02 and DQB1*06:02 are the predisposing alleles while HLA-DRB1*14:04 is the protective allele for MS in our population.

Cite this Research Publication : Navia Vinoy, Neethu Sheeja, Suresh Kumar, and Dr. Lalitha Biswas, “Class II HLA (DRB1, & DQB1) alleles and IL7R (rs6897932) variants and the risk for Multiple Sclerosis in Kerala, India.”, Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, vol. 50, p. 102848, 2021.

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