Oligoclonal band phenotypes in MS differ in their HLA class II association, while specific KIR ligands at HLA class I show association to MS in general

Marte W Gustavsen, Marte K Viken, Elisabeth G Celius, Tone Berge, Inger-Lise Mero, Pål Berg-Hansen, Jan H Aarseth, Kjell-Morten Myhr, Helle B Søndergaard, Finn Sellebjerg, Annette B Oturai, Jan Hillert, Lars Alfredsson, Tomas Olsson, Ingrid Kockum, Benedicte A Lie, Hanne F Harbo

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Abstract

Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients have been reported to have different HLA class II allele profiles depending on oligoclonal bands (OCBs) in the cerebrospinal fluid, but HLA class I alleles and killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) ligands have not been studied. We investigated the association of HLA alleles and KIR ligands according to OCB status in MS patients (n=3876). Specific KIR ligands were associated with patients when compared to controls (n=3148), supporting a role for NK cells in MS pathogenesis. HLA class I alleles and KIR ligands did not differ between OCB phenotypes, but HLA class II associations were convincingly replicated.

Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Neuroimmunology
Volume274
Issue number1-2
Pages (from-to)174-179
Number of pages6
ISSN0165-5728
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Sept 2014

Keywords

  • Adult
  • Female
  • HLA-DRB1 Chains
  • Haplotypes
  • Histocompatibility Antigens Class I
  • Histocompatibility Antigens Class II
  • Humans
  • Killer Cells, Natural
  • Ligands
  • Male
  • Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting
  • Oligoclonal Bands
  • Phenotype
  • Receptors, KIR2DL1
  • Receptors, KIR2DL2
  • Receptors, KIR2DL3
  • Registries

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