Family studies of multiple sclerosis
department or school: Medicine, Faculty of
department or school: Medical Genetics, Department of
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degree campus: UBCV
creator: Dyment, David Alexandre
issued: 2009-03-09T20:10:48Z
issued: 1997
related degree: Master of Science - MSc
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: The overall objective of the Canadian Collaborative Project on the Genetic Susceptibility to Multiple Sclerosis (CCPGSMS) is to elucidate the pathogenesis of Multiple Sclerosis (MS). The aims of this thesis, as part of the CCPGSMS, were to 1) confirm the involvement of genetics in the susceptibility to MS 2) to examine the effects of the shared familial environment on MS risk and 3) to determine if a maternal effect can increase the risk to MS. Fourteen thousand nine hundred and ninety active Multiple Sclerosis (MS) clinic patients were screened as part of the CCPGSMS between the dates of Sept., 1994 and May,1996. From this group, 203 twin pairs, (80 monozygotic and 123 dizygotic), were identified. The proband-wise monozygotic twin concordance rate was 28.25% (SE. 5.84%) and the dizygotic twin concordance rate was 5.61% (S.E. 2.45%). The risk to the non-twin sibs of an index case was estimated at 2.49% (S.E. 0.74%) which was not significantly different than the dizygotic twin risk estimate, 0.05<p<0.10. This confirms the results of previous studies, and supports a strong genetic contribution to MS susceptibility. Five hundred and forty-five MS patients were identified with adoptive parents, and/or adopted sibs, and/or adopted children. The total adoptive first degree relatives of MS patients was 1185. Only one of these individuals had clinically definite MS. This was significantly different than the 25.2 affected individuals expected if the shared familial environment was important to the familial aggregation of MS, p=2.98 X 10"10. This supports the hypothesis that familial aggregation of M S is due primarily to genetics and not to the sharing of the familial environment. Nine hundred and thirty-six index cases were identified that had at least one half-sibling. There was no significant difference in the risk estimate between maternal half-siblings, 1.47% (S.E. 0.42%) and paternal half-siblings, 1.31% (S.E. 0.46%), 0.75<p<0.90. This argues against the contribution o…
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note: F A M I L Y STUDIES O F M U L T I P L E SCLEROSIS by D A V I D A L E X A N D R E D Y M E N T B . S c , The University of British Columbia, 1992 A THESIS S U B M I T T E D IN P A R T I A L F U L F I L M E N T O F T H E R E Q U I R E M E N T S F O R T H E D E G R E E O F M A S T E R OF S C I E N C E in T H E F A C U L T Y O F G R A D U A T E STUDIES (Department of Medical Genetics) We accept this thesis as conforming to the required standard : T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F BRITISH C O L U M B I A March 1997 © David Alexandre Dyment, 1997 In presenting this thesis in partial fulfilment of the requirements for an advanced degree at the University of British Columbia, I agree that the Library shall make it freely available for reference and study. I further agree that permission for extensive copying of this thesis for scholarly purposes may be granted by the head of my department or by his or her representatives. It is understood that copying or publication of this thesis for financial gain shall not be allowed without my written permission. Department of f W i f a l GtTxWtS The University of British Columbia Vancouver, Canada Date tlnrcM 4 1 ^ 7 DE-6 (2/88) Abstract The overall objective of the Canadian Collaborative Project on the Genetic Susceptibility to Multiple Sclerosis (CCPGSMS) is to elucidate the pathogenesis of Multiple Sclerosis (MS). The aims of this thesis, as part of the CCPGSMS, were to 1) confirm the involvement of genetics in the susceptibility to M S 2) to examine the effects of the shared familial environment on MS risk and 3) to determine i f a maternal effect can increase the risk to MS. Fourteen thousand nine hundred and ninety active Multiple Sclerosis (MS) clinic patients were screened as part of the CCPGSMS between the dates of Sept., 1994 and May,1996. From this group, 203 twin pairs, (80 monozygotic and 123 dizygotic), were identified. The proband-wise monozygotic twin concordance rate was 28.25% (SE . 5.84%) and the dizygotic twin concordanc…
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 1997-05
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0087627
language: eng
degree discipline: Medical Genetics
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scholar level: Graduate
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identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/5782