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  • Genetics
  • Epidemiology
  • Immunology

Background:

  • Epidemiological studies suggest telomere length influences multiple sclerosis (MS) severity and phenotype.
  • Previous research lacked evidence to establish causality between telomere length and MS susceptibility.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the causal relationship between telomere length and MS susceptibility using two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR).

Main Methods:

  • Utilized genetic variants associated with leukocyte telomere length from UK Biobank (472,174 participants) as instrumental variables.
  • Employed two-sample MR analyses, with inverse-variance weighted method as primary, and various sensitivity analyses (MR-Egger, weighted median, CAUSE) for robustness.
  • Obtained MS summary data from the International Multiple Sclerosis Genetics Consortium.

Main Results:

  • Genetic predisposition to longer telomere length was significantly associated with increased MS susceptibility.
  • An odds ratio of 1.91 (95% CI, 1.48-2.47; P = 8.04 × 10-7) per one-SD increase in telomere length indicated a higher risk.
  • Results were consistent across multiple sensitivity analyses, confirming robustness.

Conclusions:

  • This study provides evidence supporting a causal link between longer telomere length and an elevated risk of MS susceptibility.
  • The findings reinforce the role of telomere biology in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis.