title: Molecular analysis of HLA class I (HLA-A and -B) and HLA class II (HLA-DRB1) genes in Japanese patients with multiple sclerosis (Western type and Asian type).
abstract: The types of HLA-A, -B and -DRB1 genes were studied in 146 Japanese patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) using polymerase chain reaction-sequence-specific oligonucleotide probe analysis. Fifty-seven patients who displayed selective clinical involvement of the optic nerve and spinal cord were classified as having Asian type MS. The other 89 patients had disseminated central nervous system involvement and were classified as having Western type MS. The frequency of HLA-B*5101 was increased in both types of MS patients compared with controls. The frequency of HLA-DRB1*1501 was increased in Western type MS and the frequency of HLA-DRB1*0802 was increased in Asian type MS compared to controls. After correction of P values, the association of Western type MS patients with HLA-DRB1*1501 was statistically significant (Pc=0.0003) whereas other HLA alleles showed no significant association. These results suggest that HLA class I (HLA-A and -B) alleles may not contribute to a strong susceptibility to MS in Japanese compared to HLA class II (HLA-DRB1) alleles.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ono
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Zambenedetti
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamasaki
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawano
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kamikawaji
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sakurai
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kira
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kanazawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sasazuki
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D015234:HLA-A Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D015235:HLA-B Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D059811:HLA-DRB1 Chains; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D015234:HLA-A Antigens; D015235:HLA-B Antigens; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens; D059811:HLA-DRB1 Chains