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Genetic variation in the KIF1B locus influences susceptibility to multiple sclerosis

  • Yurii S. Aulchenko
  • , Ilse A. Hoppenbrouwers
  • , Sreeram V. Ramagopalan
  • , Linda Broer
  • , Naghmeh Jafari
  • , Jan Hillert
  • , Jenny Link
  • , Wangko Lundström
  • , Eva Greiner
  • , A. Dessa Sadovnick
  • , Dirk Goossens
  • , Christine Van Broeckhoven
  • , Jurgen Del-Favero
  • , George C. Ebers
  • , Ben A. Oostra
  • , Cornelia M. Van Duijn
  • , Rogier Q. Hintzen

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Abstract

The few loci associated with multiple sclerosis (MS) are all related to immune function. We report a GWA study identifying a new locus replicated in 2,679 cases and 3,125 controls. An rs10492972[C] variant located in the KIF1B gene was associated with MS with an odds ratio of 1.35 (P = 2.5 × 10 -10). KIF1B is a neuronally expressed gene plausibly implicated in the irreversible axonal loss characterizing MS in the long term.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1402-1403
Number of pages2
JournalNature Genetics
Volume40
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2008
Externally publishedYes

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