Rare variants in the CYP27B1 gene are associated with multiple sclerosis.

Ramagopalan, S; Dyment, D; Cader, M; Morrison, K; Disanto, G; Morahan, J; Berlanga-Taylor, A; Handel, A; Luca, D; Sadovnick, A; Lepage, P; Montpetit, A; Ebers, G

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Rare variants in the CYP27B1 gene are associated with multiple sclerosis.

Abstract:: OBJECTIVE: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a complex neurological disease. Genetic linkage analysis and genotyping of candidate genes in families with 4 or more affected individuals more heavily loaded for susceptibility genes has not fully explained familial disease clustering. METHODS: We performed whole exome sequencing to further understand the heightened prevalence of MS in these families. RESULTS: Forty-three individuals with MS (1 from each family) were sequenced to find rare variants in candidate MS susceptibility genes. On average, >58,000 variants were identified in each individual. A rare variant in the CYP27B1 gene causing complete loss of gene function was identified in 1 individual. Homozygosity for this mutation results in vitamin D-dependent rickets I (VDDR1), whereas heterozygosity results in lower calcitriol levels. This variant showed significant heterozygous association in 3,046 parent-affected child trios (p = 1 × 10(-5)). Further genotyping in >12,500 individuals showed that other rare loss of function CYP27B1 variants also conferred significant risk of MS, Peto odds ratio = 4.7 (95% confidence interval, 2.3-9.4; p = 5 × 10(-7)). Four known VDDR1 mutations were identified, all overtransmitted. Heterozygous parents transmitted these alleles to MS offspring 35 of 35× (p = 3 × 10(-9)). INTERPRETATION: A causative role for CYP27B1 in MS is supported; the mutations identified are known to alter function having been shown in vivo to result in rickets when 2 copies are present. CYP27B1 encodes the vitamin D-activating 1-alpha hydroxylase enzyme, and thus a role for vitamin D in MS pathogenesis is strongly implicated.

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Ramagopalan, S., Dyment, D., Cader, M., Morrison, K., Disanto, G., Morahan, J., Berlanga-Taylor, A., Handel, A., Luca, D., Sadovnick, A., Lepage, P., Montpetit, A., & Ebers, G. (2011). Rare variants in the CYP27B1 gene are associated with multiple sclerosis. Annals of Neurology, 70(6), 881–886.

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Ramagopalan, S., et al. “Rare Variants in the CYP27B1 Gene Are Associated with Multiple Sclerosis.” Annals of Neurology, vol. 70, no. 6, 2011, pp. 881–86.

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Ramagopalan, S, D Dyment, M Cader, K Morrison, G Disanto, J Morahan, A Berlanga-Taylor, et al. 2011. “Rare Variants in the CYP27B1 Gene Are Associated with Multiple Sclerosis.” Annals of Neurology 70 (6): 881–86.
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