A systems biology approach uncovers cell-specific gene regulatory effects of genetic associations in multiple sclerosis

L Madireddy, NA Patsopoulos, C Cotsapas, SD Bos, A Beecham, J McCauley, K Kim, XM Jia, A Santaniello, SJ Caillier, TFM Andlauer, LF Barcellos, T Berge, L Bernardinelli, F Martinelli-Boneschi, DR Booth, F Briggs, EG Celius, M Comabella, G ComiBAC Cree, Sandra D'ALFONSO, K Dedham, P Duquette, D Efthimios, F Esposito, B Fontaine, C Gasperi, A Goris, B Dubois, PA Gourraud, G Hadjigeorgiou, J Haines, C Hawkins, B Hemmer, R Hintzen, D Horakova, N Isobe, S Kalra, J Kira, M Khalil, I Kockum, CM Lill, MR Lincoln, F Luessi, R Martin, A Oturai, A Palotie, MA Pericak-Vance, R Henry, J Saarela, A Ivinson, T Olsson, BV Taylor, GJ Stewart, HF Harbo, A Compston, SL Hauser, DA Hafler, F Zipp, P De Jager, S Sawcer, JR Oksenberg, SE Baranzini

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Abstract

Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified more than 50,000 unique associations with common human traits. While this represents a substantial step forward, establishing the biology underlying these associations has proven extremely difficult. Even determining which cell types and which particular gene(s) are relevant continues to be a challenge. Here, we conduct a cell-specific pathway analysis of the latest GWAS in multiple sclerosis (MS), which had analyzed a total of 47,351 cases and 68,284 healthy controls and found more than 200 non-MHC genome-wide associations. Our analysis identifies pan immune cell as well as cell-specific susceptibility genes in T cells, B cells and monocytes. Finally, genotype-level data from 2,370 patients and 412 controls is used to compute intraindividual and cell-specific susceptibility pathways that offer a biological interpretation of the individual genetic risk to MS. This approach could be adopted in any other complex trait for which genome-wide data is available.
Lingua originaleInglese
pagine (da-a)2236
RivistaNature Communications
Volume10
Numero di pubblicazione1
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 1 gen 2019

Keywords

  • Gene Expression Regulation
  • Genes, Regulator
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease
  • Genome-Wide Association Study
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
  • Systems Biology

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