Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3065299 | Journal of Neuroimmunology | 2008 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
We previously reported an association between the SH2D2A gene encoding TSAd and multiple sclerosis (MS). Here a total of 2128 Nordic MS patients and 2004 controls were genotyped for the SH2D2A promoter GA repeat polymorphism and rs926103 encoding a serine to asparagine substitution at amino acid position 52 in TSAd. The GA16–rs926103⁎A haplotype was associated with MS in Norwegians (OR 1.4, P = 0.04). A similar trend was observed among Danes. In the independent Norwegian, Danish and Swedish sample sets the GA16 allele showed a combined OR of 1.13, P = 0.05. Thus, the present study shows that the SH2D2A gene may contribute to susceptibility to MS.
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Authors
Åslaug R. Lorentzen, Cathrine Smestad, Benedicte A. Lie, Annette B. Oturai, Eva Åkesson, Janna Saarela, Kjell-Morten Myhr, Frode Vartdal, Elisabeth G. Celius, Per S. Sørensen, Jan Hillert, Anne Spurkland, Hanne F. Harbo,