Abstract
Aim: Association analysis of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) identified multiple sclerosis (MS) risk genetic variants with glatiramer acetate (GA) treatment efficacy. Patients & methods: SNPs in 17 GWAS-identified immune response loci were analyzed in 296 Russian MS patients as possible markers of optimal GA treatment response for at least 2 years. Results: Alleles/genotypes of EOMES, CLEC16A, IL22RA2, PVT1 and HLA-DRB1 were associated by themselves with event-free phenotype during GA treatment for at least 2 years (p f = 0.032-0.00092). The biallelic combinations including EOMES, CLEC16A, IL22RA2, PVT1, TYK2, CD6, IL7RA and IRF8 genes were associated with response to GA with increased significance level (p f = 0.0060-1.1 × 10- 5). The epistasic interactions or additive effects were observed between the components of the identified biallelic combinations. Conclusion: We pinpointed the involvement of several GWAS-identified MS risk loci in GA therapy efficacy. These findings may be aggregated to predict the optimal GA response in MS patients.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1563-1574 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Pharmacogenomics |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 17 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2017 |
Keywords
- GWAS
- SNP
- biomarker
- copaxone
- epistasis
- glatiramer acetate
- multiple sclerosis
- pharmacogenomics
- polymorphism
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Molecular Medicine
- Genetics
- Pharmacology