Table 1 DMRs that mediate genetic risk in multiple sclerosis

From: DNA methylation as a mediator of HLA-DRB1*15:01 and a protective variant in multiple sclerosis

Probe

DMR

Location

Nber SNPs

FWERa

Valuea

Gene

Description

TFb

Chromatin stateb

cg26981746

DMR 1

chr6:32490012-32490043

47

0.013

0.12

HLA-DRB5

Intron 1/2

EZH2, ZNF263

Weak transcribed

cg12015991

cg13910785

DMR 2

chr6:32549849-32549935

41

0

0.21

HLA-DRB1

Intron 2/3

POLR2A

Transcriptional elongation

cg23905789

cg11404906

DMR 3

chr6:32551749-32551949

41

0

−0.14

HLA-DRB1

Intron 2/3-Exon 2

POLR2A, ZNF263, SIN3A, CTCF

Weak/poised promoter, weak/poised enhancer

cg19575208

cg08845336

cg15568074

cg08578320

DMR 4

chr6:32552039-32552350

42

0

−0.16

HLA-DRB1

Exon 2-Intron 1/2

POLR2A, ZNF263, SIN3A, CTCF

Weak/poised promoter, weak/poised enhancer

cg09139047

cg15602423

cg15982117

cg16514085

cg14645244

cg00211215

cg09949906

cg24760581

DMR 5

chr6:32557970-32558175

27

0

0.18

HLA-DRB1

TSS1500

YY1

Strong enhancer

cg10385522

cg24470466

DMR 6

chr6:32608858-32608879

19

0.005

0.13

HLA-DQA1

Intron 1/2

POLR2A, CHD1

Weak promoter

cg17421046

cg13423887

DMR 7

chr6:32632694-32632715

43

0.004

−0.13

HLA-DQB1

Exon 2

POLR2A, EZH2, CHD1, CTCF

Active/poised promoter

cg05341252

  1. DMR: differentially methylated region, chr: chromosome, Nber: number, SNP: single nucleotide polymorphism, FWER: family wise error rate, TSS: transcription starting site, TF: transcription factor
  2. aMethylation vs. phenotype
  3. bFrom ENCODE