Suggestive evidence for association of human chromosome 18q12-q21 and its orthologue on rat and mouse chromosome 18 with several autoimmune diseases.

Merriman, T; Cordell, H; Eaves, I; Danoy, P; Coraddu, F; Barber, R; Cucca, F; Broadley, S; Sawcer, S; Compston, A; Wordsworth, P; Shatford, J; Laval, S; Jirholt, J; Holmdahl, R; Theofilopoulos, A; Kono, D; Tuomilehto, J; Tuomilehto-Wolf, E; Buzzetti, R; Marrosu, MG; Undlien, D; Rønningen, K; Ionesco-Tirgoviste, C; Shield, J

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Suggestive evidence for association of human chromosome 18q12-q21 and its orthologue on rat and mouse chromosome 18 with several autoimmune diseases.

Abstract:: Some immune system disorders, such as type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis (MS), and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), share common features: the presence of autoantibodies and self-reactive T-cells, and a genetic association with the major histocompatibility complex. We have previously published evidence, from 1,708 families, for linkage and association of a haplotype of three markers in the D18S487 region of chromosome 18q21 with type 1 diabetes. Here, the three markers were typed in an independent set of 627 families and, although there was evidence for linkage (maximum logarithm of odds score [MLS] = 1.2; P = 0.02), no association was detected. Further linkage analysis revealed suggestive evidence for linkage of chromosome 18q21 to type 1 diabetes in 882 multiplex families (MLS = 2.2; lambdas = 1.2; P = 0.001), and by meta-analysis the orthologous region (also on chromosome 18) is linked to diabetes in rodents (P = 9 x 10(-4)). By meta-analysis, both human chromosome 18q12-q21 and the rodent orthologous region show positive evidence for linkage to an autoimmune phenotype (P = 0.004 and 2 x 10(-8), respectively, empirical P = 0.01 and 2 x 10(-4), respectively). In the diabetes-linked region of chromosome 18q12-q21, a candidate gene, deleted in colorectal carcinoma (DCC), was tested for association with human autoimmunity in 3,380 families with type 1 diabetes, MS, and RA. A haplotype ("2-10") of two newly characterized microsatellite markers within DCC showed evidence for association with autoimmunity (P = 5 x 10(-6)). Collectively, these data suggest that a locus (or loci) exists on human chromosome 18q12-q21 that influences multiple autoimmune diseases and that this association might be conserved between species.

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Merriman, T., Cordell, H., Eaves, I., Danoy, P., Coraddu, F., Barber, R., Cucca, F., Broadley, S., Sawcer, S., Compston, A., Wordsworth, P., Shatford, J., Laval, S., Jirholt, J., Holmdahl, R., Theofilopoulos, A., Kono, D., Tuomilehto, J., Tuomilehto-Wolf, E., … Shield, J. (2001). Suggestive evidence for association of human chromosome 18q12-q21 and its orthologue on rat and mouse chromosome 18 with several autoimmune diseases. Diabetes, 50(1), 184–194.

MLA Style

Merriman, T, et al. “Suggestive Evidence for Association of Human Chromosome 18q12-q21 and Its Orthologue on Rat and Mouse Chromosome 18 with Several Autoimmune Diseases.” Diabetes, vol. 50, no. 1, 2001, pp. 184–94.

Chicago Style

Merriman, T, H Cordell, I Eaves, et al. 2001. “Suggestive Evidence for Association of Human Chromosome 18q12-q21 and Its Orthologue on Rat and Mouse Chromosome 18 with Several Autoimmune Diseases.” Diabetes 50 (1): 184–94.
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