INTERNATIONAL NEUROLOGICAL JOURNAL,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
20(6), С. 265 - 270
Опубликована: Ноя. 7, 2024
Background.
This
study
focuses
on
analyzing
the
progression
of
multiple
sclerosis
(MS)
across
different
familial
and
age
cohorts
to
determine
gender-specific
trends
in
disease
onset,
progression,
severity.
Objective:
regularities
course
MS
based
analysis
mean
duration,
level
disability
(on
Expanded
Disability
Status
Scale
(EDSS))
family
clusters.
Materials
methods.
A
cohort
10
(20
individuals,
16
women
4
men)
was
studied.
Analysis
encompassed
older
(9
women,
1
man)
younger
members
(7
3
men).
In
addition,
a
comparative
conducted
by
according
World
Health
Organization
criteria:
young
patients
middle-aged
women).
Results.
The
confirmed
higher
prevalence
among
within
Specifically,
average
onset
34.67
years,
which
compared
men
(26
years).
EDSS
scores
revealed
significant
gender
differences,
with
having
an
score
6.0
indicating
levels
that
who
had
3.44.
Younger
(up
44
years
old)
exhibited
earlier
shorter
duration
(44
59
years),
tended
have
later
scores,
indicative
more
severe
disability.
Young
showed
reflecting
pronounced
than
but
lower
scores.
Conclusions.
findings
highlight
substantial
differences
MS,
should
be
taken
into
account
clinical
management
patients.
These
results
provide
foundation
for
further
research
development
personalized
approaches
treatment
prevention
MS.
Skin Research and Technology,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
30(2)
Опубликована: Фев. 1, 2024
Abstract
Background
Inflammatory
bowel
disease
(IBD)
and
psoriasis
(Ps)
are
common
immune‐mediated
diseases
that
exhibit
clinical
comorbidity,
possibly
due
to
a
genetic
structure.
However,
the
exact
mechanism
remains
unknown.
Methods
The
study
population
consisted
of
IBD
Ps
genome‐wide
association
(GWAS)
data.
Genetic
correlations
were
first
evaluated.
Then,
overall
evaluation
employed
LD
score
regression
(LDSC),
while
local
assessment
utilized
heritability
estimation
from
summary
statistics
(HESS).
Causality
was
conducted
through
two‐sample
Mendelian
randomization
(2SMR),
overlap
analysis
conditional
false
discovery
rate/conjunctional
FDR
(cond/conjFDR)
method.
Finally,
LDSC
applied
specifically
expressed
genes
(LDSC‐SEG)
performed
at
tissue
level.
For
Ps‐specific
genes,
correlation,
causality,
shared
genetics,
trait‐specific
associated
tissues
methodically
examined.
Results
At
genomic
level,
both
found
between
Ps.
MR
indicated
positive
causal
relationship
IBD.
conjFDR
with
threshold
<
0.01
identified
43
loci
Subsequent
investigations
into
disease‐associated
close
whole
blood,
lung,
spleen,
EBV‐transformed
lymphocytes.
Conclusion
current
research
offers
novel
perspective
on
It
contributes
an
enhanced
comprehension
structure
mechanisms
comorbidities
in
diseases.
Viruses,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
16(1), С. 133 - 133
Опубликована: Янв. 17, 2024
Alzheimer’s
disease
and
Parkinson’s
represent
the
most
common
forms
of
cognitive
impairment.
Multiple
sclerosis
is
a
chronic
inflammatory
central
nervous
system
responsible
for
severe
disability.
An
aberrant
immune
response
cause
myelin
destruction
that
covers
axons
in
brain,
spinal
cord,
optic
nerves.
Systemic
lupus
erythematosus
an
autoimmune
characterized
by
alteration
B
cell
activation,
while
Sjögren’s
syndrome
heterogeneous
altered
responses.
The
etiology
all
these
diseases
very
complex,
including
interrelationship
between
genetic
factors,
principally
associated
genes,
environmental
factors
such
as
infectious
agents.
However,
neurodegenerative
share
proinflammatory
signatures
perturbation
adaptive
immunity
might
be
influenced
herpesviruses.
Therefore,
they
play
critical
role
pathogenesis.
aim
this
review
was
to
summarize
principal
findings
link
herpesviruses
both
diseases;
moreover,
briefly
underlining
potential
therapeutic
approach
virus
vaccination
antivirals.
Frontiers in Immunology,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
15
Опубликована: Июнь 13, 2024
Background
The
comorbidity
rate
of
inflammatory
bowel
disease
(IBD)
and
rheumatoid
arthritis
(RA)
is
high;
nevertheless,
the
reasons
behind
this
high
remain
unclear.
Their
similar
genetic
makeup
probably
contributes
to
comorbidity.
Methods
Based
on
data
obtained
from
genome-wide
association
study
IBD
RA,
we
first
assessed
an
overall
by
performing
linkage
disequilibrium
score
regression
(LDSC)
analysis.
Further,
a
local
correlation
analysis
was
performed
estimating
heritability
in
summary
statistics.
Next,
causality
between
two
diseases
analyzed
two-sample
Mendelian
randomization
(MR).
A
overlap
conditional/conjoint
false
discovery
(cond/conjFDR)
method.LDSC
with
specific
expression
gene
identify
related
tissues
diseases.
Finally,
GWAS
multi-trait
(MTAG)
also
carried
out.
Results
RA
are
correlated
at
genomic
level,
both
locally.
MR
results
suggested
that
induced
RA.
We
identified
20
shared
loci
basis
conjFDR
<0.01.
Additionally,
tissues,
namely
spleen
small
intestine
terminal
ileum,
which
were
commonly
associated
Conclusion
Herein,
proved
presence
polygenic
provided
new
insights
into
architecture
mechanisms
underlying
these
Breast Cancer Research,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
26(1)
Опубликована: Ноя. 25, 2024
The
clinically
high
comorbidity
between
polycystic
ovary
syndrome
(PCOS)
and
breast
cancer
(BC)
has
been
extensively
reported.
However,
limited
knowledge
exists
regarding
their
shared
genetic
basis
underlying
mechanisms.
Leveraging
summary
statistics
from
the
largest
genome-wide
association
studies
(GWASs)
to
date,
we
conducted
a
comprehensive
cross-trait
analysis
of
PCOS
BC.
A
variety
statistical
methods
were
employed
uncover
potential
causes.
Our
revealed
overlap
three
trait
pairs.
After
partitioning
genome
into
2,495
independent
regions,
identified
two
loci,
chr8:
75,011,700–76,295,483
chr17:
6,305,079–7,264,458,
with
significant
localized
correlations.
Pleiotropic
under
composite
null
hypothesis
1,183
pleiotropic
single
nucleotide
polymorphisms
(SNPs)
across
FUMA
mapped
26
regions
16q12.2
6q25.1
duplicated
all
pairs,
while
COLOC
detected
loci
colocalization
evidence.
Gene-based
23
unique
candidate
genes,
including
FTO
by
as
well
SER1,
RALB,
others
in
Pathway
enrichment
further
highlighted
key
biological
pathways,
primarily
involving
pathways
metabolism
regulation
autophagy,
cellular
catabolic
process,
positive
process.
Latent
Heritable
Confounder
Mendelian
randomization
(LHC-MR)
supported
causal
relationship
both
BCALL
ERPBC
but
not
ERNBC.
In
conclusion,
our
BC,
specific
identical
mechanisms
causality
various
BC
subtypes,
which
could
better
explains
genetics
co-morbidity
rather
than
These
findings
provide
new
insights
these
complex
diseases,
have
important
implications
for
clinical
disease
intervention,
treatment,
improved
prognosis.
Journal of Alzheimer s Disease Reports,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
9
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025
Background:
Alzheimer's
disease
(AD)
and
multiple
sclerosis
(MS)
are
two
neurological
disorders
that
can
pose
enormous
burden
to
a
person's
quality
of
life.
Due
new
therapeutic
advancements
significantly
extend
the
lifespan,
there
may
be
an
increased
prevalence
AD
in
elderly
MS
patients.
Objective:
Building
on
previous
review
MS-AD
coexistence,
this
not
only
aimed
broaden
pool
literature
searched,
but
also
investigated
possible
mechanistic
links
between
clinical
markers
for
AD.
Methods:
We
searched
newly
reported
cases
coexisting
PubMed,
Clinical
Key,
BioMed
Central,
Europe
PubMed
Central
databases;
identified
101
addition
previously
24
by
Luczynski
et
al.
(2019).
The
resulting
125
comorbid
necessitated
evaluation
pathogenesis
Results:
This
highlights
many
overlaps
(for
instance,
immune
cell
dysfunction,
glymphatic
genetics,
environmental
factors,
others).
critically
evaluated
laboratory
metrics
used
identify
patients
(e.g.,
MRI,
amyloid-β
tau
protein
identification,
miRNA
biomarker
evaluation,
cerebrospinal
fluid
analysis,
vitamin
levels,
gut
microbiota
etc.).
Conclusions:
Future
research
should
refine
these
diagnostic
criteria
focus
enhancing
screening
detection
methods
Furthermore,
one
investigate
primary
causes
comorbidity
MS.
Translational Psychiatry,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
15(1)
Опубликована: Апрель 16, 2025
Both
schizophrenia
(SCZ)
and
Alzheimer's
disease
(AD)
are
highly
heritable
brain
disorders.
Despite
of
the
observed
comorbidity
shared
psychosis
cognitive
decline
between
two
disorders,
genetic
risk
architecture
by
SCZ
AD
remains
largely
unknown.
Based
on
summary
statistics
currently
available
largest
genome-wide
association
studies
for
(n
=
130,644)
455,258)
in
individuals
European
ancestry,
we
conducted
conditional/conjunctional
false
discovery
rate
(FDR)
analysis
to
enhance
statistical
power
discovering
more
associations
with
or
detect
common
variants
both
We
found
conditioned
vice
versa
across
different
levels
significance,
indicating
polygenic
overlap.
268
(78
novel)
SCZ-only
125
(55
AD-only
SNPs
at
conditional
FDR
<
0.01,
16
lead
conjunctional
0.05.
Only
half
showed
concordant
effect
direction,
which
was
consistent
modest
correlation
(r
0.097;
P
0.026)
This
study
provides
evidence
overlap
AD,
suggesting
existence
molecular
mechanisms,
may
inform
therapeutic
targets
that
applicable