Genome-wide association analysis identifies genetic variations in subjects with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome

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Schlauch, K. A.
Khaiboullina, Svetlana F.
De Meirleir, Kenny L.
Rawat, Shanti
Petereit, Julia
Rizvanov, A. A.
Blatt, N.
Mijatovic, Tatjana
Kulick, Doina
Palm, Kathleen M.

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2016

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Myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome or ME/CFS, is a multifactorial and debilitating disease that has an impact on over 4 million people in the United States alone. The pathogenesis of ME/CFS remains largely unknown however, a genetic predisposition has been suggested. In the present study, we used a DNA single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) chip representing over 906,600 known SNPs to analyze DNA from ME/CFS subjects and healthy controls. To the best of our knowledge, this study represents the most comprehensive genome-wide association study (GWAS) of an ME/CFS cohort conducted to date. Here 442 SNPs were identified as candidates for association with ME/CFS (adjusted P-value < 0.05). Whereas the majority of these SNPs are represented in non-coding regions of the genome, 12 SNPs were identified in the coding region of their respective gene. Among these, two candidate SNPs resulted in missense substitutions, one in a pattern recognition receptor and the other in an uncharacterized coiled-coil domain-containing protein. We also identified five SNPs that cluster in the non-coding regions of T-cell receptor loci. Further examination of these polymorphisms may help identify contributing factors to the pathophysiology of ME/CFS, as well as categorize potential targets for medical intervention strategies.

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Schlauch, K. A., Khaiboullina, S. F., De Meirleir, K. L., Rawat, S., Petereit, J., Rizvanov, A. A., … Lombardi, V. C. (2016). Genome-wide association analysis identifies genetic variations in subjects with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome. Translational Psychiatry, 6(2), e730�"e730. doi:10.1038/tp.2015.208

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2158-3188

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