Genome-wide Study Identifies Association between HLA-B∗55:01 and Self-Reported Penicillin Allergy
Kristi Krebs, Jonas Bovijn, Neil S. Zheng, Maarja Lepamets, Jenny C. Censin, Tuuli Jürgenson, Dage Särg, Erik Abner, Triin Laisk, Yang Luo, Line Skotte, Frank Geller, Bjarke Feenstra, Wei Wang, Adam Auton, Michelle Agee, Stella Aslibekyan, Robert K. Bell, Katarzyna Bryc, Sarah K. Clark, Sarah L. Elson, Kipper Fletez‐Brant, Pierre Fontanillas, Nicholas A. Furlotte, Pooja Gandhi, Karl Heilbron, Barry Hicks, David A. Hinds, Karen E. Huber, Ethan M. Jewett, Yunxuan Jiang, Aaron Kleinman, Keng‐Han Lin, Nadia K. Litterman, Marie K. Luff, Jennifer C. McCreight, Matthew H. McIntyre, Kimberly F. McManus, Joanna L. Mountain, Sahar V. Mozaffari, Priyanka Nandakumar, Elizabeth S. Noblin, Carrie A. M. Northover, Jared O’Connell, Aaron A. Petrakovitz, Steven J. Pitts, G. David Poznik, J. Fah Sathirapongsasuti, Anjali J. Shastri, Janie F. Shelton, Suyash Shringarpure, Chao Tian, Joyce Y. Tung, Robert J. Tunney, Vladimir Vacic, Xin Wang, Amir S. Zare, Soumya Raychaudhuri, Tõnu Esko, Andres Metspalu, Sven Laur, Dan M. Roden, Wei‐Qi Wei, Michael V. Holmes, Cecilia M. Lindgren, Elizabeth J. Phillips, Reedik Mägi, Lili Milani, João Fadista
Abstract
55:01. We also observed a significant hit in PTPN22 and the GWAS results correlated with the genetics of rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis. We present robust evidence for the role of an allele of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) I gene HLA-B in the occurrence of penicillin allergy.