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Sudmantaitė V, Čelutkienė J, Glaveckaite S, Katkus R. Difficult diagnosis of cardiac haemochromatosis: a case report. Eur Heart J Case Rep 2020; 4:1-6. [PMID: 32128489 PMCID: PMC7047056 DOI: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytaa012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2019] [Revised: 08/29/2019] [Accepted: 01/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Background Primary iron overload cardiomyopathy is an important and potentially preventable cause of heart failure (HF), usually manifesting in the 4–5th decade of life. Patients may be asymptomatic early in the disease with hidden progression of cardiac dysfunction. The challenge of timely detection is an awareness of this systemic disorder and an adequate degree of clinical vigilance. Case summary A 48-year-old man was referred to the university clinic due to the episode of atrial fibrillation. The specific features of bronze skin and yellow eyes together with a combination of syndromes (cardiomyopathy, cirrhosis, ascites and portal hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and chronic kidney disease) stimulated the testing of iron metabolism markers, which were far above the normal range. Echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) showed the dilatation of all cardiac cavities and biventricular systolic dysfunction. CMR T2* mapping was consistent with the diagnosis of myocardial and hepatic siderosis. Hereditary Type I haemochromatosis was confirmed by a genetic test. After 6 months of standard HF treatment, chelation therapy with deferiprone and regular phlebotomies imaging tests showed a reduction of ventricular and atrial volumes, an improvement in the cardiac systolic function and a decrease of iron accumulation. Discussion In this case, complicating syndromes were detected earlier than underlying disease of primary haemochromatosis. Cardiac haemochromatosis should be considered in any patient with unexplained HF, especially in the case of a positive family history, abnormal liver enzymes, endocrinopathies, or evidence of involvement of other organ systems. Screening for systemic iron overload with transferrin saturation and serum ferritin is the first step. Further non-invasive imaging tests should be done to confirm organ involvement.
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- Vaida Sudmantaitė
- Clinic of Cardiac and Vascular Diseases, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Santariškių 2, LT-08661 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Clinic of Cardiac and Vascular Diseases, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Santariškių 2, LT-08661 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Clinic of Cardiac and Vascular Diseases, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Santariškių 2, LT-08661 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Clinic of Cardiac and Vascular Diseases, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Santariškių 2, LT-08661 Vilnius, Lithuania
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Basyte-Bacevice V, Skieceviciene J, Valantiene I, Sumskiene J, Petrenkiene V, Kondrackiene J, Petrauskas D, Lammert F, Kupcinskas J. TM6SF2 and MBOAT7 Gene Variants in Liver Fibrosis and Cirrhosis. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20061277. [PMID: 30875804 PMCID: PMC6470827 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20061277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2019] [Revised: 03/06/2019] [Accepted: 03/09/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Previous large-scale genetic studies identified single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the TM6SF2 and MBOAT7 genes as risk factors for alcoholic liver cirrhosis and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. In this study, we tried to evaluate the association between TM6SF2 variant rs58542926 and MBOAT7 variant rs641738 and the risk of hepatic fibrosis or liver cirrhosis of different etiology. In parallel, we also aimed to evaluate whether these two SNPs modify the effects of the PNPLA3 rs738409 risk variant for the development of hepatic fibrosis and liver cirrhosis. The study was conducted at the Department of Gastroenterology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Hospital, and included 334 patients with liver cirrhosis, 128 patients with liver fibrosis, and 550 controls. SNPs were genotyped by quantitative PCR, using TaqMan allelic discrimination assays. Overall, TM6SF2 rs58542926 as well as MBOAT7rs641738 were not linked to hepatic fibrosis, alcohol or hepatitis C virus induced liver cirrhosis in an Eastern European population. These genetic variations also did not mediate the effect of PNPLA3 rs738409 SNP for liver developing liver fibrosis or liver cirrhosis.
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- Viktorija Basyte-Bacevice
- Department of Gastroenterology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-50009 Kaunas, Lithuania.
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- Institute for Digestive Research, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-50009 Kaunas, Lithuania.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-50009 Kaunas, Lithuania.
- Institute for Digestive Research, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-50009 Kaunas, Lithuania.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-50009 Kaunas, Lithuania.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-50009 Kaunas, Lithuania.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-50009 Kaunas, Lithuania.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-50009 Kaunas, Lithuania.
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- Department of Medicine II, Saarland University Medical Center, Saarland University, 66421 Homburg, Germany.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-50009 Kaunas, Lithuania.
- Institute for Digestive Research, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-50009 Kaunas, Lithuania.
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Juzėnas S, Kupčinskas J, Valantienė I, Šumskienė J, Petrenkienė V, Kondrackienė J, Kučinskas L, Kiudelis G, Skiecevičienė J, Kupčinskas L. Association of HFE gene C282Y and H63D mutations with liver cirrhosis in the Lithuanian population. MEDICINA-LITHUANIA 2016; 52:269-275. [PMID: 27816425 DOI: 10.1016/j.medici.2016.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2015] [Revised: 07/27/2016] [Accepted: 09/13/2016] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Liver cirrhosis is the end-stage disease of chronic liver injury. Due to differences in the natural course of chronic liver diseases, identification of genetic factors that influence individual outcomes is warranted. HFE-linked hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) predisposes disease progression to cirrhosis; however, the role of heterozygous C282Y or H63D mutations in the development of cirrhosis in the presence of other etiological factors is still debated. The aim of this study was to determine the association between heterozygous C282Y and H63D mutations and non-HH liver cirrhosis in Lithuanian population. MATERIALS AND METHODS The patient cohort consisted of 209 individuals. Diagnosis of cirrhosis was confirmed by clinical, laboratory parameters, liver biopsy, and radiological imaging. Control samples were obtained from 1005 randomly selected unrelated healthy individuals. HFE gene mutations were determined using the PCR-RFLP method. RESULTS The most common causes of cirrhosis were hepatitis C (33.9%), hepatitis B (13.6%), and alcohol (25.8%). C282Y allele was associated with the presence of cirrhosis (OR=2.07; P=0.005); this was also observed under recessive model for C282Y (OR=2.06, P=0.008). The prevalence of C282Y allele was higher in cirrhotic men than in controls (7.0% vs. 2.8%, P=0.002). The carriage of H63D risk allele (OR=1.54; P=0.02), heterozygous C282Y/wt and homozygous H63D/H63D genotypes were associated with liver cirrhosis in males (OR=2.48, P=0.008, and OR=4.13, P=0.005, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Heterozygous C282Y mutation of the HFE gene was associated with liver cirrhosis in the Lithuanian population. In gender-related analysis, heterozygous C282Y and homozygous H63D mutations were linked to liver cirrhosis in men, not in women.
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- Simonas Juzėnas
- Institute for Digestive Research, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Institute for Digestive Research, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania; Department of Gastroenterology, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Institute for Digestive Research, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania; Department of Gastroenterology, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Institute for Digestive Research, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Institute for Digestive Research, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania; Department of Gastroenterology, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania.
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- Institute for Digestive Research, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Institute for Digestive Research, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania; Department of Gastroenterology, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
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Bustami J, Sukiasyan A, Kupcinskas J, Skieceviciene J, Iakoubov L, Szwed M, Kleinle C, Schumann RR, Puzianowska-Kuznicka M, Hamann L. Cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) I405V polymorphism and cardiovascular disease in eastern European Caucasians - a cross-sectional study. BMC Geriatr 2016; 16:144. [PMID: 27439317 PMCID: PMC4955243 DOI: 10.1186/s12877-016-0318-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2016] [Accepted: 07/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background The cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) polymorphism I405V has been suggested to be involved in longevity and susceptibility to cardiovascular diseases. An enhanced reverse cholesterol transport due to enhanced HDL levels has been hypothesized to be the underlying mechanism. However, clinical trials with HDL-enhancing drugs failed to show beneficial effects. Consequently, it has been postulated that genetic variations enhancing HDL levels are cardioprotective only if they also decrease LDL levels. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted to genotype 1028 healthy blood donors and 1517 clinically well characterized elderly for CETP I405V. Results We could not find any association of this polymorphism with age for both, males or females, in any of these cohorts (P = 0.71 and P = 0.57, respectively, for males and P = 0.55 and P = 0.88, respectively, for females). In addition, no association with cardiovascular diseases could be observed in the elderly cohort (males OR = 1.12 and females OR = 0.88). In the same cohort, the CETP V405V genotype was associated with significantly enhanced HDL levels (P = 0.03), mostly owing to the female sex (P = 0.46 for males, P = 0.02 for females), whereas LDL and triglyceride levels were unchanged (P = 0.62 and P = 0.18, respectively). Conclusion Our data support the recent hypothesis that variations enhancing HDL levels without affecting LDL levels are not associated with the risk for cardiovascular diseases.
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- Jasmin Bustami
- Institute of Microbiology and Hygiene, Charité University Medical Center Berlin, Rahel-Hirsch-Weg 3, 10117, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology and Hygiene, Charité University Medical Center Berlin, Rahel-Hirsch-Weg 3, 10117, Berlin, Germany.,Research Institute of Epidemiology, MOH, Yerevan, Armenia
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- Department of Gastro-enterology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania.,Institute for Digestive Research, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Institute for Digestive Research, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Department of Human Epigenetics, Mossakowski Medical Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Microbiology and Hygiene, Charité University Medical Center Berlin, Rahel-Hirsch-Weg 3, 10117, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology and Hygiene, Charité University Medical Center Berlin, Rahel-Hirsch-Weg 3, 10117, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Human Epigenetics, Mossakowski Medical Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.,Department of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Medical Centre of Postgraduate Education, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Microbiology and Hygiene, Charité University Medical Center Berlin, Rahel-Hirsch-Weg 3, 10117, Berlin, Germany.
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Heath KM, Axton JH, McCullough JM, Harris N. The evolutionary adaptation of the C282Y mutation to culture and climate during the European Neolithic. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 2016; 160:86-101. [PMID: 26799452 PMCID: PMC5066702 DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.22937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2015] [Revised: 12/20/2015] [Accepted: 12/20/2015] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The C282Y allele is the major cause of hemochromatosis as a result of excessive iron absorption. The mutation arose in continental Europe no earlier than 6,000 years ago, coinciding with the arrival of the Neolithic agricultural revolution. Here we hypothesize that this new Neolithic diet, which originated in the sunny warm and dry climates of the Middle East, was carried by migrating farmers into the chilly and damp environments of Europe where iron is a critical micronutrient for effective thermoregulation. We argue that the C282Y allele was an adaptation to this novel environment. MATERIALS AND METHODS To address our hypothesis, we compiled C282Y allele frequencies, known Neolithic sites in Europe and climatic data on temperature and rainfall for statistical analysis. RESULTS Our findings indicate that the geographic cline for C282Y frequency in Europe increases as average temperatures decrease below 16°C, a critical threshold for thermoregulation, with rainy days intensifying the trend. DISCUSSION The results indicate that the deleterious C282Y allele, responsible for most cases of hemochromatosis, may have evolved as a selective advantage to culture and climate during the European Neolithic.
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- Kathleen M. Heath
- Department of Earth and Environmental SystemsIndiana State UniversityTerre HauteIN47809
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- Department of BiologyIndiana State UniversityTerre HauteIN47809
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- Department of AnthropologyUniversity of UtahSalt Lake CityUT84112
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Porto G, Brissot P, Swinkels DW, Zoller H, Kamarainen O, Patton S, Alonso I, Morris M, Keeney S. EMQN best practice guidelines for the molecular genetic diagnosis of hereditary hemochromatosis (HH). Eur J Hum Genet 2016; 24:479-95. [PMID: 26153218 PMCID: PMC4929861 DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2015.128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2014] [Revised: 04/29/2015] [Accepted: 05/06/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Molecular genetic testing for hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) is recognized as a reference test to confirm the diagnosis of suspected HH or to predict its risk. The vast majority (typically >90%) of patients with clinically characterized HH are homozygous for the p.C282Y variant in the HFE gene, referred to as HFE-related HH. Since 1996, HFE genotyping was implemented in diagnostic algorithms for suspected HH, allowing its early diagnosis and prevention. However, the penetrance of disease in p.C282Y homozygotes is incomplete. Hence, homozygosity for p.C282Y is not sufficient to diagnose HH. Neither is p.C282Y homozygosity required for diagnosis as other rare forms of HH exist, generally referred to as non-HFE-related HH. These pose significant challenges when defining criteria for referral, testing protocols, interpretation of test results and reporting practices. We present best practice guidelines for the molecular genetic diagnosis of HH where recommendations are classified, as far as possible, according to the level and strength of evidence. For clarification, the guidelines' recommendations are preceded by a detailed description of the methodology and results obtained with a series of actions taken in order to achieve a wide expert consensus, namely: (i) a survey on the current practices followed by laboratories offering molecular diagnosis of HH; (ii) a systematic literature search focused on some identified controversial topics; (iii) an expert Best Practice Workshop convened to achieve consensus on the practical recommendations included in the guidelines.
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- Graça Porto
- Center for Predictive and Preventive Genetics (CGPP), Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology (IBMC), Porto, Portugal
- Clinical Haematology, Hospital Santo António (CHP-HAS) and Department of Molecular Pathology and Immunology, Abel Salazar Institute for Biomedical Sciences (ICBAS), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Liver Disease Unit, Pontchaillou University Hospital, University of Rennes, and National Reference Centre for Rare Iron Overload Diseases of Genetic Origin, Rennes, France
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medicine II, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- European Molecular Quality Network (EMQN), Manchester, UK
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- Center for Predictive and Preventive Genetics (CGPP), Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology (IBMC), Porto, Portugal
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- European Molecular Quality Network (EMQN), Manchester, UK
- Synlab, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- European Molecular Quality Network (EMQN), Manchester, UK
- Molecular Diagnostics Centre (Haematology), Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK
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Barton JC, Edwards CQ, Acton RT. HFE gene: Structure, function, mutations, and associated iron abnormalities. Gene 2015; 574:179-92. [PMID: 26456104 PMCID: PMC6660136 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2015.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2015] [Revised: 10/04/2015] [Accepted: 10/06/2015] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The hemochromatosis gene HFE was discovered in 1996, more than a century after clinical and pathologic manifestations of hemochromatosis were reported. Linked to the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) on chromosome 6p, HFE encodes the MHC class I-like protein HFE that binds beta-2 microglobulin. HFE influences iron absorption by modulating the expression of hepcidin, the main controller of iron metabolism. Common HFE mutations account for ~90% of hemochromatosis phenotypes in whites of western European descent. We review HFE mapping and cloning, structure, promoters and controllers, and coding region mutations, HFE protein structure, cell and tissue expression and function, mouse Hfe knockouts and knockins, and HFE mutations in other mammals with iron overload. We describe the pertinence of HFE and HFE to mechanisms of iron homeostasis, the origin and fixation of HFE polymorphisms in European and other populations, and the genetic and biochemical basis of HFE hemochromatosis and iron overload.
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- James C Barton
- Southern Iron Disorders Center, Birmingham, AL, USA and Department of Medicine; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
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- Department of Medicine, Intermountain Medical Center and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
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- Southern Iron Disorders Center, Birmingham, AL, USA and Department of Medicine; Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
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Hamann L, Kupcinskas J, Berrocal Almanza LC, Almanza B, Skieceviciene J, Franke A, Nöthlings U, Schumann RR. Less functional variants of TLR-1/-6/-10 genes are associated with age. IMMUNITY & AGEING 2015; 12:7. [PMID: 26157469 PMCID: PMC4495943 DOI: 10.1186/s12979-015-0034-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2015] [Accepted: 06/28/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Determining the prerequisites for healthy aging is a major task in the modern world characterized by a longer lifespan of the individuals. Besides lifestyle and environmental influences genetic factors are involved as shown by several genome-wide association studies. Older individuals are known to have an impaired immune response, a condition recently termed "inflamm-aging". We hypothesize that the induction of this condition in the elderly is influenced by the sensitivity of the innate immune system. Therefore, we investigated genetic variants of the Toll-like receptor (TLR) family, one of the major family of innate immune receptors, for association with age in two cohorts of healthy, disease-free subjects. RESULTS According to sex we found a positive association of loss-of-function variants of TLR-1 and -6 with healthy aging with odds ratios of 1.54 in males for TLR-6 (249 S/S), and 1.41, 1.66, and 1.64 in females for TLR-1 prom., TLR-1 (248 S/S), and TLR-1 (602 S/S), respectively. Thus, the presence of these variants increases the probability of achieving healthy old age and indicates that a reduced TLR activity may be beneficial in the elderly. CONCLUSIONS This is the first report showing an association of TLR variants with age. While a loss of function of an important immune receptor may be a risk factor for acute infections as has been shown previously, in the setting of healthy ageing it appears to be protective, which may relate to "inflamm-aging". These first results should be reproduced in larger trials to confirm this hypothesis.
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- Lutz Hamann
- Institute of Microbiology and Hygiene, Charité University Medical Center Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania ; Institute for Digestive Research, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Institute of Microbiology and Hygiene, Charité University Medical Center Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Digestive Research, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- University Hospital Schleswig Holstein, Campus Kiel, Schittenhelmstr. 12, Kiel, Germany
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- Popgen Biobank, Institute for Experimental Medicine, Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel, Niemansweg 11, Kiel, Germany ; Present address: Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University Bonn, Endenicher Allee 11-13, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology and Hygiene, Charité University Medical Center Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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Peculis R, Lace B, Putnina A, Nikitina-Zake L, Klovins J. HFE-related hemochromatosis risk mutations in Latvian population. Ann Hematol 2015; 94:343-4. [PMID: 25015053 DOI: 10.1007/s00277-014-2157-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2014] [Accepted: 06/26/2014] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Excess body iron and the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus: a nested case–control in the PREDIMED (PREvention with MEDiterranean Diet) study. Br J Nutr 2014; 112:1896-904. [PMID: 25322842 DOI: 10.1017/s0007114514002852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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A prospective nested case–control study within the PREvention with MEDiterranean Diet (PREDIMED) was conducted to evaluate the relationship between excess body Fe (measured as serum ferritin (SF), soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR) and sTfR:ferritin ratio) and the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in a Mediterranean population at a high risk of CVD, without T2DM at the start of the study. The study contained 459 subjects, 153 with incident T2DM (cases) and 306 without incident T2DM (controls). The follow-up period was for 6·0 (interquartile range 3·9–6·5) years. For each incident diabetic subject, two subjects were selected as controls who were matched broadly for age as well as for sex, intervention group and BMI. We observed a relationship between SF values >257 μg/l in males and >139 μg/l in females and the risk of T2DM, following adjustment in the conditional logistic regression model for high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, fasting glucose and other components of the metabolic syndrome (OR 3·62, 95 % CI 1·32, 19·95; P= 0·022). We also found an association between low sTfR:ferritin ratio levels and the incidence of T2DM (OR 3·02, 95 % CI 1·09, 8·39; P= 0·042), but no association with sTfR (OR 1·29, 95 % CI 0·51, 3·23; P= 0·722). Oxidative stress has been hypothesised to contribute to the development of insulin resistance and β-cell dysfunction, the two key events in the clinical development of T2DM. Following adjustment for other risk factors for T2DM, excess body Fe (measured as SF and sTfR:ferritin ratio) was associated with an increased risk of developing T2DM in a Mediterranean population at a high risk of CVD.
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Comprehensive BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutational profile in Lithuania. Cancer Genet 2014; 207:195-205. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cancergen.2014.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2013] [Revised: 04/30/2014] [Accepted: 05/01/2014] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Piekuse L, Kreile M, Zarina A, Steinberga Z, Sondore V, Keiss J, Lace B, Krumina A. Association between inherited monogenic liver disorders and chronic hepatitis C. World J Hepatol 2014; 6:92-97. [PMID: 24575168 PMCID: PMC3935058 DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v6.i2.92] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2013] [Revised: 12/16/2013] [Accepted: 01/16/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To determine the frequencies of mutations that cause inherited monogenic liver disorders in patients with chronic hepatitis C.
METHODS: This study included 86 patients with chronic hepatitis C (55 men, 31 women; mean age at diagnosis, 38.36 ± 14.52 years) who had undergone antiviral therapy comprising pegylated interferon and ribavirin. Viral load, biochemical parameter changes, and liver biopsy morphological data were evaluated in all patients. The control group comprised 271 unrelated individuals representing the general population of Latvia for mutation frequency calculations. The most frequent mutations that cause inherited liver disorders [gene (mutation): ATP7B (H1069Q), HFE (C282Y, H63D), UGT1A1 (TA)7, and SERPINA1 (PiZ)] were detected by polymerase chain reaction (PCR), bidirectional PCR allele-specific amplification, restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis, and sequencing.
RESULTS: The viral genotype was detected in 80 of the 86 patients. Viral genotypes 1, 2, and 3 were present in 61 (76%), 7 (9%), and 12 (15%) patients, respectively. Among all 86 patients, 50 (58%) reached an early viral response and 70 (81%) reached a sustained viral response. All 16 patients who did not reach a sustained viral response had viral genotype 1. Case-control analysis revealed a statistically significant difference in only the H1069Q mutation between patients and controls (patients, 0.057; controls, 0.012; odds ratio, 5.514; 95%CI: 1.119-29.827, P = 0.022). However, the H1069Q mutation was not associated with antiviral treatment outcomes or biochemical indices. The (TA) 7 mutation of the UGT1A1 gene was associated with decreased ferritin levels (beta regression coefficient = -295.7, P = 0.0087).
CONCLUSION: Genetic mutations that cause inherited liver diseases in patients with hepatitis C should be studied in detail.
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Khusainova RI, Khusnutdinova NN, Litvinov SS, Khusnutdinova EK. Analysis of H63D mutation in hemochromatosis (HFE) gene in populations of Central Eurasia. RUSS J GENET+ 2013. [DOI: 10.1134/s1022795412120046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Li SH, Zhao H, Ren YY, Liu YZ, Song G, Ding P, Ding YP, Wang GQ. The H63D mutation of the hemochromatosis gene is associated with sustained virological response in chronic hepatitis C patients treated with interferon-based therapy: a meta-analysis. TOHOKU J EXP MED 2012; 226:293-9. [PMID: 22499121 DOI: 10.1620/tjem.226.293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
Abstract
The hemochromatosis (HFE) gene encodes the HFE protein that regulates iron absorption. HFE mutations lead to the hemochromatosis disease of excessive iron absorption. HFE mutations may also influence the sustained virologic response (SVR, long-term virus suppression) in chronic hepatitis C patients treated with interferon-based antiviral therapy. We performed a meta-analysis of all English and Chinese language studies of HFE mutations and SVR in interferon-treated chronic hepatitis C patients indexed in the Medline, PubMed, Embase, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure databases to November 2011. Seven studies involving 605 patients with HFE mutations (homozygous or heterozygous mutation of C282Y, H63D or S65C) and 1279 with wild-type HFE (no mutation of C282Y, H63D or S65C for both alleles) were analyzed. Odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated with the fixed- or random-effect models. HFE mutations were associated with significantly higher SVR rate (vs. wild-type: OR = 1.56, 95% CI: 1.23-1.97, P < 0.001), indicating that mutation carriers were likely to achieve SVR in response to interferon-based antiviral therapy. Stratification analysis by HFE mutation type revealed that the H63D mutation was associated with a significantly higher SVR rate (OR = 1.60, 95% CI: 1.09-2.34, P = 0.020), while the C282Y mutation was not (OR = 1.19, 95% CI: 0.71-1.98, P = 0.510). Our meta-analysis results indicate that the H63D mutation in HFE is associated with a higher SVR rate in chronic hepatitis C patients treated with interferon-based antiviral therapy.
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Affiliation(s)
- Shi-Hong Li
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, P.R. China
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