Table 2

Genes detected in the liquid association analysis shown in Figure 1

Gene ID
Location
Description

MBP
18q23*
Myelin basic protein
PRKCA
17q24.2*
Protein kinase C, alpha
SLC1A3
5p13.2†
Solute carrier family 1 (glial high affinity glutamate transporter), member 3
A2M
12p13.31*
α2-Macroglobulin
GRM3
7q21.12
Glutamate receptor, metabotropic 3
GFAP
17q21.31
Glial fibrillary acidic protein
CDR1
Xq27.1
Cerebellar degeneration-related protein 1, 34kDa
ROM1
11q12.3
Retinal outer segment membrane protein 1
CACNA1A
19p13.2
Calcium channel, voltage-dependent, P/Q type, alpha 1A subunit
GRIA3
Xq25
Glutamate receptor, ionotrophic, AMPA3
SOX21
13q32.1
SRY (sex determining region Y)-box 21
IL7R
5p13.2†
Interleukin 7 receptor
IGHG3
14q32.33*
Immunoglobulin heavy constant gamma 3 (G3m marker)
IGLJ3
22q11.1
Immunoglobulin lambda joining 3
HLA-A
6p21.33†
Major histocompatibility complex, class I, A
HLA-B
6p21.33†
Major histocompatibility complex, class I, B
HLA-C
6p21.33†
Major histocompatibility complex, class I, C
HLA-G
6p22.1†
HLA-G histocompatibility antigen, class I, G
B2M
15q21.1
β2-Microglobulin
PTPRC
1q31.3*
Protein tyrosine phosphatase, receptor type, C
EVI2A
17q11.2*
Ecotropic viral integration site 2A
TAP2
6p21.32*
Transporter 2, ATP-binding cassette, sub-family B (MDR/TAP)
TRIM10
6p21.33†
Tripartite motif-containing 10
SIAT1
3q27.3
Sialyltransferase 1 (beta-galactoside alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase)
MAG
19q13.12*
Myelin associated glycoprotein [M29273]
IRF1
5q23.3*
Interferon regulatory factor 1
APOE
19q13.31*
Apolipoprotein E
PDGFA
7p22*
Platelet-derived growth factor-α polypeptide [H89357]
SIAT8A
12p12.1
Sialyltransferase 8A
SOX4
6p22.3†
SRY (sex determining region Y)-box 4
SOX9
17q24.3†
SRY (sex determining region Y)-box 9
HLA-DQB1
6p21.32†
Major histocompatibility complex, class II, DQ beta 1
EPHA2
1p36.13
EphA2 [T74614]
GMFB
14q22.2
Glia maturation factor, beta
PDGFRA
4q12*
Platelet-derived growth factor receptor-α polypeptide [M21574]
PLP1
Xq22.2*
Proteolipid protein 1
KLK6
19q13.41
Kallikrein 6 (neurosin, zyme)
PMP2
8q21.13
Peripheral myelin protein 2
CTNND2
5p15.2*
Catenin delta 2 (neural plakophilin-related arm-repeat protein)
NTRK2
9q21.33
Neurotrophic tyrosine kinase, receptor type 2
PKP4
2q24.1
Plakophilin 4

*Genes previously reported associated with MS. †Genes located within the previously reported MS susceptibility loci.

Li et al. Genome Biology 2007 8:R205   doi:10.1186/gb-2007-8-10-r205