CHIT1, chitinase 1, 1118

N. diseases: 142; N. variants: 8
Disease: Multiple Sclerosis ×
Source: ALL
Disease Score gda Association Type Type Original DB Sentence supporting the association PMID PMID Year
CUI: C0026769
Disease: Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple Sclerosis 		0.010 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE The experimental and the hystorical-epidemiological findings concur to indicate that whilst in Africa CHIT1 mutation is rare and MS incidence is very low due to unmodified parasitic influence and hygienic conditions, in Sardinia a relationships between CHIT1 mutation, plasma Chit activity and MS prevalence rate is detected, even to a higher extent compared to Sicily, area at former lower rate of malaria endemy. 17889443 2008