• Lancet neurology · Sep 2022

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    Genetics of multiple sclerosis: lessons from polygenicity.

    • An Goris, Marijne Vandebergh, Jacob L McCauley, Janna Saarela, and Chris Cotsapas.
    • KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute, Department of Neurosciences, Laboratory for Neuroimmunology, Leuven, Belgium. Electronic address: an.goris@kuleuven.be.
    • Lancet Neurol. 2022 Sep 1; 21 (9): 830842830-842.

    AbstractLarge-scale mapping studies have identified 236 independent genetic variants associated with an increased risk of multiple sclerosis. However, none of these variants are found exclusively in patients with multiple sclerosis. They are located throughout the genome, including 32 independent variants in the MHC and one on the X chromosome. Most variants are non-coding and seem to act through cell-specific effects on gene expression and splicing. The likely functions of these variants implicate both adaptive and innate immune cells in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis, provide pivotal biological insight into the causes and mechanisms of multiple sclerosis, and some of the variants implicated in multiple sclerosis also mediate risk of other autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. Genetics offers an approach to showing causality for environmental factors, through Mendelian randomisation. No single variant is necessary or sufficient to cause multiple sclerosis; instead, each increases total risk in an additive manner. This combined contribution from many genetic factors to disease risk, or polygenicity, has important consequences for how we interpret the epidemiology of multiple sclerosis and how we counsel patients on risk and prognosis. Ongoing efforts are focused on increasing cohort sizes, increasing diversity and detailed characterisation of study populations, and translating these associations into an understanding of the biology of multiple sclerosis.Copyright © 2022 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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