The etiology of multiple sclerosis: genetic evidence for the involvement of the human endogenous retrovirus HERV-Fc1
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The etiology of multiple sclerosis: genetic evidence for the involvement of the human endogenous retrovirus HERV-Fc1. / Nexø, Bjørn Andersen; Christensen, Tove; Frederiksen, Jette; Møller-Larsen, Anné; Oturai, Annette B; Fredsted, Palle Villesen; Hansen, Bettina; Nissen, Kari Konstantin; Laska, Magdalena Janina; Petersen, Trine Skov; Bonnesen, Sandra; Hedemand, Anne; Wu, Tingting; Wang, Xinjie; Zhang, Xiuqing; Brudek, Tomasz; Maric, Romana; Søndergaard, Helle B; Sellebjerg, Finn; Brusgaard, Klaus; Kjeldbjerg, Anders Langfelt; Rasmussen, Henrik B; Nielsen, Anders L; Nyegaard, Mette; Petersen, Thor; Børglum, Anders; Pedersen, Finn Skou.
I: P L o S One, Bind 6, Nr. 2, 01.02.2011, s. e16652.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - The etiology of multiple sclerosis: genetic evidence for the involvement of the human endogenous retrovirus HERV-Fc1
AU - Nexø, Bjørn Andersen
AU - Christensen, Tove
AU - Frederiksen, Jette
AU - Møller-Larsen, Anné
AU - Oturai, Annette B
AU - Fredsted, Palle Villesen
AU - Hansen, Bettina
AU - Nissen, Kari Konstantin
AU - Laska, Magdalena Janina
AU - Petersen, Trine Skov
AU - Bonnesen, Sandra
AU - Hedemand, Anne
AU - Wu, Tingting
AU - Wang, Xinjie
AU - Zhang, Xiuqing
AU - Brudek, Tomasz
AU - Maric, Romana
AU - Søndergaard, Helle B
AU - Sellebjerg, Finn
AU - Brusgaard, Klaus
AU - Kjeldbjerg, Anders Langfelt
AU - Rasmussen, Henrik B
AU - Nielsen, Anders L
AU - Nyegaard, Mette
AU - Petersen, Thor
AU - Børglum, Anders
AU - Pedersen, Finn Skou
PY - 2011/2/1
Y1 - 2011/2/1
N2 - We have investigated the role of human endogenous retroviruses in multiple sclerosis by analyzing the DNA of patients and controls in 4 cohorts for associations between multiple sclerosis and polymorphisms near viral restriction genes or near endogenous retroviral loci with one or more intact or almost-intact genes. We found that SNPs in the gene TRIM5 were inversely correlated with disease. Conversely, SNPs around one retroviral locus, HERV-Fc1, showed a highly significant association with disease. The latter association was limited to a narrow region that contains no other known genes. We conclude that HERV-Fc1 and TRIM5 play a role in the etiology of multiple sclerosis. If these results are confirmed, they point to new modes of treatment for multiple sclerosis.
AB - We have investigated the role of human endogenous retroviruses in multiple sclerosis by analyzing the DNA of patients and controls in 4 cohorts for associations between multiple sclerosis and polymorphisms near viral restriction genes or near endogenous retroviral loci with one or more intact or almost-intact genes. We found that SNPs in the gene TRIM5 were inversely correlated with disease. Conversely, SNPs around one retroviral locus, HERV-Fc1, showed a highly significant association with disease. The latter association was limited to a narrow region that contains no other known genes. We conclude that HERV-Fc1 and TRIM5 play a role in the etiology of multiple sclerosis. If these results are confirmed, they point to new modes of treatment for multiple sclerosis.
U2 - 10.1371/journal.pone.0016652
DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0016652
M3 - Journal article
VL - 6
SP - e16652
JO - PLoS ONE
JF - PLoS ONE
SN - 1932-6203
IS - 2
ER -
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