Dissection of multiple sclerosis genetics identifies B and CD4+ T cells as driver cell subsets.

Michael H GuoPrashanth SamaBrenna A LaBarreHrishikesh LokhandeJohn BalibalosCi ChuXiaomi DuPouya KheradpourCharles C KimTaylor OniskeyThomas SnyderDamien Z SoghoianHoward L WeinerTanuja ChitnisNikolaos A Patsopoulos
Published in: Genome biology (2022)
Overall, our study finds that open chromatin regions in CD4 T cells and B cells independently drive MS genetic signals. Our study highlights how careful integration of genetics and epigenetics can provide fine-scale insights into causal cell types and nominate new genes and pathways for disease.