Month of birth, HLA-DRB1*15 locus and risk of multiple sclerosis in offspring

INTRODUCTION: A relationship among April births, HLA-DRB1*15:01 genotype and risk of multiple sclerosis (MS) has been described. We aim to determine this association in our cohort of Spanish MS patients.

SUBJECTS AND METHODS: We genotyped HLA-DRB1*15:01 allele in 326 MS patients and 226 controls (non-neurological disease patients) by SSP-PCR and compared month of birth with local births during the same period.

RESULTS: MS patients carrying HLA-DRB1*15 allele were more frequently born in December (10.3% HLA-DRB1*15+ vs. 3.8% HLA-DRB1*15-; p = 0.019). Controls carrying HLA-DRB1*15 allele were less frequently born in December than non-carrier controls (0% HLA-DRB1*15+ vs. 10.3% HLA-DRB1*15-; p = 0.028). Thus, December was confirmed as the common month of birth for HLA-DRB1*15-non-carrier controls and MS HLA-DRB1*15-carrier patients.

CONCLUSIONS: Month of birth, HLA-DRB1 genotype and risk of MS are associated. In Spain, this association was found in December, supporting the potential interaction of a seasonal risk factor in winter, inside/close to HLA-DRB1*15 locus, during pregnancy or after birth.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2016

Erschienen:

2016

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:63

Enthalten in:

Revista de neurologia - 63(2016), 5 vom: 01. Sept., Seite 201-5

Sprache:

Englisch

Weiterer Titel:

Mes de nacimiento, HLA-DRB1 y riesgo de esclerosis multiple en la descendencia

Beteiligte Personen:

Guijarro-Castro, C [VerfasserIn]
Sanchez-Zapardiel, E [VerfasserIn]
Munoz, D [VerfasserIn]
Fernandez, O [VerfasserIn]
Leyva, L [VerfasserIn]
Castro-Panete, M J [VerfasserIn]
Picon-Munoz, C [VerfasserIn]
Talise, M [VerfasserIn]
Martinez-Feito, A [VerfasserIn]
Paz-Artal, E [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

HLA-DRB1 Chains
Journal Article

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 09.03.2018

Date Revised 02.12.2018

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM263830268