Genetic mapping across autoimmune diseases reveals shared associations and mechanisms

International Multiple Sclerosis Genetics Consortium, Matthew R Lincoln, Noah Connally, Pierre-Paul Axisa, Christiane Gasperi, Mitja Mitrovic, David van Heel, Cisca Wijmenga, Sebo Withoff, Iris H Jonkers, Leonid Padyukov, Stephen S Rich, Robert R Graham, Patrick M Gaffney, Carl D Langefeld, Timothy J Vyse, David A Hafler, Sung Chun, Shamil R Sunyaev, Chris Cotsapas*

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Autoimmune and inflammatory diseases are polygenic disorders of the immune system. Many genomic loci harbor risk alleles for several diseases, but the limited resolution of genetic mapping prevents determining whether the same allele is responsible, indicating a shared underlying mechanism. Here, using a collection of 129,058 cases and controls across 6 diseases, we show that ~40% of overlapping associations are due to the same allele. We improve fine-mapping resolution for shared alleles twofold by combining cases and controls across diseases, allowing us to identify more expression quantitative trait loci driven by the shared alleles. The patterns indicate widespread sharing of pathogenic mechanisms but not a single global autoimmune mechanism. Our approach can be applied to any set of traits and is particularly valuable as sample collections become depleted.

Originele taal-2English
Pagina's (van-tot)838-845
Aantal pagina's8
TijdschriftNature genetics
Volume56
Nummer van het tijdschrift5
Vroegere onlinedatum13-mei-2024
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StatusPublished - mei-2024

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