title: Antigen processing gene polymorphisms in HLA-DR2 multiple sclerosis.
abstract: The association between multiple sclerosis (MS) and alleles of the HLA class II genes indicates that at least one MS susceptibility gene is linked to the HLA class II region. However, the actual locus responsible has not been precisely identified. The recent cloning of new genes involved in antigen processing that map within the HLA class II region led us to investigate--using the restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) technique and sequence-specific oligonucleotide analysis--whether these genes might play a role in conferring susceptibility to MS. We studied large multifunctional protease (LMP) 2 and 7 and transporter associated with antigen processing (TAP) 1 and 2 gene polymorphisms in 60 HLA-DR2 MS patients and 60 HLA-DR2 healthy subjects and found no specific or preferential RFLP patterns or coding sequence variants in the patient group. Our data do not support a role for these genes in MS susceptibility.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine, CA 94305.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Liblau
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: van Endert
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sandberg-Wollheim
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Lopez
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Land
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fugger
authors.forename: H O
authors.initials: HO
authors.lastname: McDevitt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000483:Alleles; D017951:Antigen Presentation / Q000235:genetics*; D001483:Base Sequence; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D005260:Female; D015802:HLA-DR2 Antigen / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
chemical_list: D015802:HLA-DR2 Antigen