Table 8 Association of HLA amino acid positions with multiple sclerosis

From: High resolution HLA analysis reveals independent class I haplotypes and amino-acid motifs protective for multiple sclerosis

A Association of variant DRB1 exon-2 encoded amino acid positions, HLA-B amino acid position 80, and HLA-C amino acid positions 73, 77, 80, and 90 with multiple sclerosis

Locus

Variant amino acid position

χ 2

d.f.

p-value

Significancea

DRB1

10

0.8016

2

6.70E−01

NS

DRB1

11

110.594

5

<2.22e−16

*

DRB1

12

0.6384

1

4.24E−01

NS

DRB1

13

113.1725

5

<2.22e−16

*

DRB1

14

11.6544

1

6.41E−04

*

DRB1

16

3.5177

1

6.07E−02

NS

DRB1

25

11.6544

1

6.41E−04

*

DRB1

26

24.945

2

3.83E−06

*

DRB1

30

35.0811

5

1.45E−06

*

DRB1

31

15.869

2

3.58E−04

*

DRB1

32

1.3433

1

2.46E−01

NS

DRB1

33

15.2457

1

9.44E−05

*

DRB1

37

63.6089

4

5.05E−13

*

DRB1

38

1.5824

2

4.53E−01

NS

DRB1

40

0

1

1.00E+00

NS

DRB1

47

70.1772

1

<2.22e−16

*

DRB1

57

18.4418

3

3.57E−04

*

DRB1

58

6.8992

1

8.62E−03

NS

DRB1

60

17.2657

2

1.78E−04

*

DRB1

67

30.5091

2

2.37E−07

*

DRB1

70

32.3764

2

9.32E−08

*

DRB1

71

121.9146

3

<2.22e−16

*

DRB1

73

0

1

1.00E+00

NS

DRB1

74

25.6389

4

3.74E−05

*

DRB1

77

10.5184

1

1.18E−03

*

DRB1

78

11.3048

1

7.73E−04

*

DRB1

85

2.17

1

1.41E−01

NS

DRB1

86

58.2623

1

2.29E−14

*

HLA-B

80

14.6302

2

6.65E−04

*

HLA-C

73

20.4422

1

6.15E−06

*

HLA-C

77

2.1921

1

1.39E−01

NS

HLA-C

80

2.1921

1

1.39E−01

NS

HLA-C

90

14.7985

1

1.20E−04

*

HLA-C

73~90

20.7641

2

3.10E−05

*

HLA-C

77~80

2.3061

1

1.29E−01

NS

HLA-C

73~77~80~90

33.3303

5

3.24E−06

*

B Association of DRB1 exon-2 encoded amino acid residues with multiple sclerosis

Locus

Position

Residue

Controls (N)

Cases (N)

OR

95% CI lower

95% CI upper

p-value

Significanceb

DRB1

11

L

108

57

0.5

0.35

0.71

5.41E−05

*

DRB1

11

S

339

315

0.92

0.75

1.12

0.39573

NS

DRB1

11

V

155

95

0.58

0.43

0.77

8.43E−05

*

DRB1

11

G

117

70

0.58

0.41

0.79

0.00048

*

DRB1

11

D

3

3

1.02

0.14

7.65

0.97874

NS

DRB1

11

P

116

280

3.23

2.51

4.15

<2.22e−16

*

DRB1

13

F

119

67

0.54

0.39

0.75

0.0001

*

DRB1

13

S

296

289

1

0.81

1.23

0.97339

NS

DRB1

13

H

147

88

0.57

0.42

0.76

7.04E−05

*

DRB1

13

Y

117

70

0.58

0.41

0.79

0.00048

*

DRB1

13

G

43

26

0.61

0.35

1.02

0.04566

*

DRB1

13

R

116

280

3.23

2.51

4.15

<2.22e−16

*

DRB1

14

E

721

750

1.74

1.26

2.41

0.00048

*

DRB1

14

K

117

70

0.58

0.41

0.79

0.00048

*

DRB1

25

R

721

750

1.74

1.26

2.41

0.00048

*

DRB1

25

Q

117

70

0.58

0.41

0.79

0.00048

*

DRB1

26

L

130

72

0.52

0.38

0.72

2.79E−05

*

DRB1

26

Y

83

125

1.64

1.21

2.23

0.001032

*

DRB1

26

F

625

623

1.08

0.86

1.36

0.5109

NS

DRB1

30

C

108

57

0.5

0.35

0.71

5.41E−05

*

DRB1

30

Y

588

675

1.98

1.56

2.52

6.39E−09

*

DRB1

30

L

117

70

0.58

0.41

0.79

0.00048

*

DRB1

30

G

3

3

1.02

0.14

7.65

0.97874

NS

DRB1

30

R

8

7

0.89

0.27

2.83

0.82809

NS

DRB1

30

H

14

8

0.58

0.21

1.49

0.21624

NS

DRB1

31

I

111

60

0.52

0.37

0.73

7.23E−05

*

DRB1

31

F

719

753

1.86

1.34

2.59

0.0001

*

DRB1

31

V

8

7

0.89

0.27

2.83

0.82809

NS

DRB1

33

N

691

732

1.77

1.32

2.38

7.04E−05

*

DRB1

33

H

147

88

0.57

0.42

0.76

7.04E−05

*

DRB1

37

S

224

337

1.91

1.55

2.37

6.34E−10

*

DRB1

37

N

167

201

1.3

1.03

1.66

0.024731

*

DRB1

37

Y

297

195

0.57

0.46

0.71

2.03E−07

*

DRB1

37

F

136

79

0.55

0.4

0.75

6.43E−05

*

DRB1

37

L

14

8

0.58

0.21

1.49

0.21624

NS

DRB1

47

Y

466

287

0.43

0.35

0.53

<2.22e−16

*

DRB1

47

F

372

533

2.33

1.9

2.85

<2.22e−16

*

DRB1

57

D

643

692

1.64

1.27

2.12

8.24E−05

*

DRB1

57

S

42

38

0.92

0.57

1.48

0.71967

NS

DRB1

57

V

134

81

0.58

0.42

0.78

0.000212

*

DRB1

57

A

19

9

0.48

0.19

1.12

0.06458

NS

DRB1

60

Y

685

729

1.79

1.34

2.39

3.88E−05

*

DRB1

60

S

134

82

0.58

0.43

0.79

0.000291

*

DRB1

60

H

19

9

0.48

0.19

1.12

0.06458

NS

DRB1

67

L

342

265

0.69

0.56

0.85

0.000331

*

DRB1

67

I

347

450

1.72

1.41

2.1

4.05E−08

*

DRB1

67

F

149

105

0.68

0.51

0.9

0.004919

*

DRB1

70

Q

404

509

1.76

1.44

2.15

1.4E−08

*

DRB1

70

D

404

292

0.59

0.49

0.73

2.02E−07

*

DRB1

70

R

30

19

0.64

0.34

1.18

0.12898

NS

DRB1

71

R

457

280

0.43

0.35

0.53

<2.22e−16

*

DRB1

71

E

113

99

0.88

0.65

1.19

0.38958

NS

DRB1

71

K

174

180

1.07

0.84

1.37

0.55523

NS

DRB1

71

A

94

261

3.7

2.83

4.85

<2.22e−16

*

DRB1

74

A

578

588

1.14

0.92

1.42

0.22315

NS

DRB1

74

R

80

122

1.66

1.21

2.27

0.000906

*

DRB1

74

E

33

22

0.67

0.37

1.2

0.15367

NS

DRB1

74

Q

117

70

0.58

0.41

0.79

0.00048

*

DRB1

74

L

30

18

0.6

0.31

1.13

0.092675

NS

DRB1

77

T

758

698

0.6

0.44

0.82

0.000906

*

DRB1

77

N

80

122

1.66

1.21

2.27

0.000906

*

DRB1

78

Y

718

747

1.71

1.24

2.36

0.000584

*

DRB1

78

V

120

73

0.58

0.42

0.8

0.000584

*

DRB1

86

G

483

318

0.47

0.38

0.57

1.56E−14

*

DRB1

86

V

355

502

2.15

1.76

2.63

1.56E−14

*

C. Association of HLA class I amino acids that form KIR ligand epitopes with multiple sclerosis

Locus

Position

Residue(s)

Controls (N)

Cases (N)

OR

95% CI lower

95% CI upper

p-value

Significancec

HLA-B

80

N

520

574

1.43

1.16

1.76

6.38E−04

*

HLA-B

80

T

190

129

0.64

0.49

0.82

3.37E−04

*

HLA-B

80

I

128

117

0.92

0.7

1.22

5.64E−01

NS

HLA-C

73

T

361

264

0.63

0.51

0.77

4.83E−06

*

HLA-C

73

A

477

556

1.59

1.3

1.96

4.83E−06

*

HLA-C

90

A

416

329

0.68

0.56

0.83

9.77E−05

*

HLA-C

90

D

422

491

1.47

1.21

1.8

9.77E−05

*

HLA-C

73~90

A~A

55

65

1.22

0.83

1.81

2.90E−01

NS

HLA-C

73~90

A~D

422

492

1.47

1.2

1.79

1.01E−04

*

HLA-C

73~90

T~A

361

265

0.63

0.51

0.77

5.21E−06

*

HLA-C

73~77~80~90

A~N~K~A

6

16

2.75

1.02

8.63

2.84E−02

*

HLA-C

73~77~80~90

A~N~K~D

179

163

0.91

0.71

1.16

4.41E−01

NS

HLA-C

73~77~80~90

A~S~N~A

49

49

1.02

0.66

1.57

9.22E−01

NS

HLA-C

73~77~80~90

A~S~N~D

243

329

1.63

1.33

2.02

2.28E−06

*

HLA-C

73~77~80~90

T~N~K~A

146

115

0.77

0.59

1.01

5.48E−02

NS

HLA-C

73~77~80~90

T~S~N~A

215

150

0.65

0.51

0.82

2.69E−04

*

  1. (A) χ2 chi-squared value, d.f. degrees of freedom, NS not significant
  2. Significant p-values are indicated with asterisks
  3. aAfter correcting for 28 comparisons, DRB1 significance was evaluated at the 1.79E−03 level. HLA-C significance was evaluated at the 7.14E−03 level (seven comparisons)
  4. (B) OR odds ratio, d.f. degrees of freedom
  5. bFor each amino acid residue, the evaluation of significance was informed by the significance of heterogeneity for that position, as shown in Table 8A Results are shown for positions that displayed significant heterogeneity
  6. (C) OR odds ratio, d.f. degrees of freedom
  7. cFor each amino acid residue or combination of residues, the evaluation of significance was informed by the significance of heterogeneity for that position or positions, as shown in Table 8A. Results are shown for positions that displayed significant heterogeneity