Chickenpox and multiple sclerosis: A Mendelian randomization study

Autor: Gaizhi Zhu, Shan Zhou, Yaqi Xu, Ran Gao, Min Zhang, Qi Zeng, Wenting Su, Renxi Wang
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Journal of Medical Virology. 95
ISSN: 1096-9071
0146-6615
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.28315
Popis: Observational studies have suggested a suspected association between varicella-zoster virus (VZV) infection and multiple sclerosis (MS), but the connection has remained unclear. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the causal relationship between chickenpox which is caused by VZV infection and MS. We performed a two-sample Mendelian randomization analysis to investigate the association of chickenpox with MS using summary statistics from genome-wide association studies (GWAS). The GWAS summary statistics data for chickenpox was from the 23andMe cohort including 107 769 cases and 15 982 controls. A large summary of statistical data from the International Multiple Sclerosis Genetics Consortium (IMSGC) was used as the outcome GWAS data set, including 14 802 MS cases and 26 703 controls. We found evidence of a significant association between genetically predicted chickenpox and risk of MS (odds ratio [OR] = 35.27, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 22.97-54.17, p = 1.46E-59). Our findings provided evidence indicating a causal effect of chickenpox on MS. Further elucidations of this association and underlying mechanisms are needed for identifying feasible interventions to promote MS prevention.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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