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Xiao L, Li Y, Hong C, Ma P, Zhu H, Cui H, Zou X, Wang J, Li R, He J, Liang S, Li Z, Zeng L, Liu L. Polygenic risk score of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease amplifies the health impact on severe liver disease and metabolism-related outcomes. J Transl Med 2024; 22:650. [PMID: 38997780 PMCID: PMC11241780 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-024-05478-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2023] [Accepted: 07/03/2024] [Indexed: 07/14/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Although the inherited risk factors associated with fatty liver disease are well understood, little is known about the genetic background of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) and its related health impacts. Compared to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), MASLD presents significantly distinct diagnostic criteria, and epidemiological and clinical features, but the related genetic variants are yet to be investigated. Therefore, we conducted this study to assess the genetic background of MASLD and interactions between MASLD-related genetic variants and metabolism-related outcomes. METHODS Participants from the UK Biobank were grouped into discovery and replication cohorts for an MASLD genome-wide association study (GWAS), and base and target cohorts for polygenic risk score (PRS) analysis. Autosomal genetic variants associated with NAFLD were compared with the MASLD GWAS results. Kaplan-Meier and Cox regression analyses were used to assess associations between MASLD and metabolism-related outcomes. RESULTS Sixteen single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were identified at genome-wide significance levels for MASLD and duplicated in the replication cohort. Differences were found after comparing these SNPs with the results of NAFLD-related genetic variants. MASLD cases with high PRS had a multivariate-adjusted hazard ratio of 3.15 (95% confidence interval, 2.54-3.90) for severe liver disease (SLD), and 2.81 (2.60-3.03) for type 2 diabetes mellitus. The high PRS amplified the impact of MASLD on SLD and extrahepatic outcomes. CONCLUSIONS High PRS of MASLD GWAS amplified the impact of MASLD on SLD and metabolism-related outcomes, thereby refining the process of identification of individuals at high risk of MASLD. Supplementation of this process with relevant genetic backgrounds may lead to more effective MASLD prevention and management.
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- Lushan Xiao
- Department of Health Management, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Viral Hepatitis Research, Department of Infectious Diseases, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Viral Hepatitis Research, Department of Infectious Diseases, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Viral Hepatitis Research, Department of Infectious Diseases, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Big Data Center, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, Hunan, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Viral Hepatitis Research, Department of Infectious Diseases, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Viral Hepatitis Research, Department of Infectious Diseases, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Viral Hepatitis Research, Department of Infectious Diseases, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Viral Hepatitis Research, Department of Infectious Diseases, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Viral Hepatitis Research, Department of Infectious Diseases, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- School of Health Management, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Viral Hepatitis Research, Department of Infectious Diseases, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China.
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- Department of Health Management, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China.
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Viral Hepatitis Research, Department of Infectious Diseases, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China.
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Abok JI, Garver WS, Edwards JS. Bioinformatic analysis of human ZPR1 gene pathogenic exome mutations. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.02.27.582196. [PMID: 38464185 PMCID: PMC10925172 DOI: 10.1101/2024.02.27.582196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/12/2024]
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Advanced sequencing technologies enable rapid detection of sequence variants, aiming to uncover the molecular foundations of human genetic disorders. The challenge lies in interpreting the influence of new exome variants that lead to diverse phenotypes. Our study introduces a detailed, multi-tiered method for assessing the impact of novel variants, particularly focusing on the zinc finger protein 1 (ZPR1) gene. Herein, we employed a combination of variant effect predictors, protein stability analyses, and the American College of Medical Genetics and Association of Molecular Pathology (ACMG/AMP) guidelines. Our structural analysis pinpoints specific amino acid residues in the ZPR1 zinc finger domains that are sensitive to changes, distinguishing between benign and disease-causing coding variants using rigorous in silico tools. We examined 223 germline ZPR1 exome variants, uncovering significant ethnic disparities in the frequency of heterozygous harmful ZPR1 variants, ranging from 0.04% in the Ashkenazi Jewish population to 0.34% in African/African Americans. Additionally, the discovery of three homozygous carriers in European and South Asian groups suggests a higher occurrence of ZPR1 variants in these demographics, meriting further exploration. This research provides insights into the prevalence and implications of amino acid substitutions in the ZPR1 protein.
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- Jeremiah I. Abok
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-0001, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-0001, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-0001, United States
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Aslam MM, Fan KH, Lawrence E, Bedison MA, Snitz BE, DeKosky ST, Lopez OL, Feingold E, Kamboh MI. Genome-wide analysis identifies novel loci influencing plasma apolipoprotein E concentration and Alzheimer's disease risk. Mol Psychiatry 2023; 28:4451-4462. [PMID: 37666928 PMCID: PMC10827653 DOI: 10.1038/s41380-023-02170-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2022] [Revised: 06/16/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 09/06/2023]
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The APOE 2/3/4 polymorphism is the greatest genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD). This polymorphism is also associated with variation in plasma ApoE level; while APOE*4 lowers, APOE*2 increases ApoE level. Lower plasma ApoE level has also been suggested to be a risk factor for incident dementia. To our knowledge, no large genome-wide association study (GWAS) has been reported on plasma ApoE level. This study aimed to identify new genetic variants affecting plasma ApoE level as well as to test if baseline ApoE level is associated with cognitive function and incident dementia in a longitudinally followed cohort of the Ginkgo Evaluation of Memory (GEM) study. Baseline plasma ApoE concentration was measured in 3031 participants (95.4% European Americans (EAs)). GWAS analysis was performed on 2580 self-identified EAs where both genotype and plasma ApoE data were available. Lower ApoE concentration was associated with worse cognitive function, but not with incident dementia. As expected, the risk for AD increased from E2/2 through to E4/4 genotypes (P for trend = 4.8E-75). In addition to confirming the expected and opposite associations of APOE*2 (P = 4.73E-79) and APOE*4 (P = 8.73E-12) with ApoE level, GWAS analysis revealed nine additional independent signals in the APOE region, and together they explained about 22% of the variance in plasma ApoE level. We also identified seven new loci on chromosomes 1, 4, 5, 7, 11, 12 and 20 (P range = 5.49E-08 to 5.36E-10) that explained about 9% of the variance in ApoE level. Plasma ApoE level-associated independent variants, especially in the APOE region, were also associated with AD risk and amyloid deposition in the brain, indicating that genetically determined ApoE level variation may be a risk factor for developing AD. These results improve our understanding of the genetic determinants of plasma ApoE level and their potential value in affecting AD risk.
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- M Muaaz Aslam
- Department of Human Genetics, School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- McKnight Brain Institute and Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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He L, Xie Y, Qiu Y, Zhang Y. Pan-Cancer Profiling and Digital Pathology Analysis Reveal Negative Prognostic Biomarker ZPR1 Associated with Immune Infiltration and Treatment Response in Hepatocellular Carcinoma. J Hepatocell Carcinoma 2023; 10:1309-1325. [PMID: 37581094 PMCID: PMC10423584 DOI: 10.2147/jhc.s415224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2023] [Accepted: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 08/16/2023] Open
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Purpose ZPR1 is a zinc finger-containing protein that plays a crucial role in neurodegenerative diseases, lipid metabolism disorders, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. However, the expression pattern, prognostic value, and treatment response of ZPR1 in pan-cancer and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remain unclear. Patients and Methods Pan-cancer expression profiles and relevant clinical data were acquired from UCSC Xena platform. Pan-cancer expression, epigenetic profile, and clinical correlation analysis for ZPR1 were performed. We next explored the prognostic significance and potential biological functions of ZPR1 in HCC. Furthermore, the relationship between ZPR1 and immune infiltration and treatment response was investigated. Finally, quantitative immunohistochemistry (IHC) analysis was applied to assess the correlation of ZPR1 expression and immune microenvironment in HCC tissues using Qupath software. Results ZPR1 was differentially expressed in most tumor types and significantly up-regulated in HCC. ZPR1 showed hypo-methylated status in most tumors. Pan-cancer correlation analysis indicated that ZPR1 was closely associated with clinicopathological factors and TMB, MSI, and stemness index in HCC. High ZPR1 expression could be an independent risk factor for adverse prognosis in HCC. ZPR1 correlated with immune cell infiltration and therapeutic response. Finally, IHC results suggested that ZPR1 correlated with CD4, CD56, CD68, and PD-L1 expression and is a promising pathological diagnostic marker in HCC. Conclusion Immune infiltrate-associated ZPR1 could be considered a novel negative prognostic biomarker for therapeutic response in HCC.
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- Lian He
- Department of Pathology, Cancer Hospital of Dalian University of Technology (Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute), Shenyang, Liaoning, 110042, People’s Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Basic Medicine, General Hospital of Northern Theatre Command, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110016, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, Cancer Hospital of Dalian University of Technology (Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute), Shenyang, Liaoning, 110042, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, Cancer Hospital of Dalian University of Technology (Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute), Shenyang, Liaoning, 110042, People’s Republic of China
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Risk prediction of the metabolic syndrome using TyG Index and SNPs: a 10-year longitudinal prospective cohort study. Mol Cell Biochem 2023; 478:39-45. [PMID: 35710684 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-022-04494-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2021] [Accepted: 06/01/2022] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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TyG (triglyceride and glucose) index using triglyceride and fasting blood glucose is recommended as a useful marker for insulin resistance. To clarify whether the TyG index is a marker for predicting metabolic syndrome (MetS) and to investigate the importance of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in MetS diagnosis. From 2001 to 2014, a longitudinal prospective cohort study of 3580 adults aged 40-70 years was conducted. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curves (AUROC) and Youden index (YI) was calculated to assess the diagnostic value. During the 14-year follow-up, 1270 subjects developed MetS. Five SNPs in four genes (BUD13 rs10790162, ZPR1 rs2075290, APOA5 rs2266788, APOA5 rs2075291, and MKL1 rs4507196) significantly correlated with susceptibility to MetS (p < 0.00005). The areas under the curve of TyG index and HOMA-IR were 0.854 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.841-0.867) and 0.702 (95% CI, 0.684-0.721), respectively. Despite no statistical significance, AUROC and YI were increased when MetS was diagnosed using TyG index and the five SNPs. TyG index might be useful for identifying individuals at high risk of developing MetS. The combination of TyG index and SNPs showed better diagnostic accuracy than TyG index alone, indicating the potential value of novel SNPs for MetS diagnosis.
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Wong SK, Ramli FF, Ali A, Ibrahim N‘I. Genetics of Cholesterol-Related Genes in Metabolic Syndrome: A Review of Current Evidence. Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10123239. [PMID: 36551995 PMCID: PMC9775320 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10123239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2022] [Revised: 12/06/2022] [Accepted: 12/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Metabolic syndrome (MetS) refers to a cluster of metabolic dysregulations, which include insulin resistance, obesity, atherogenic dyslipidemia and hypertension. The complex pathogenesis of MetS encompasses the interplay between environmental and genetic factors. Environmental factors such as excessive nutrients and sedentary lifestyle are modifiable and could be improved by lifestyle modification. However, genetic susceptibility to MetS, a non-modifiable factor, has attracted the attention of researchers, which could act as the basis for future diagnosis, prognosis, and therapy for MetS. Several cholesterol-related genes associated with each characteristic of MetS have been identified, such as apolipoprotein, lipoprotein lipase (LPL), cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) and adiponectin. This review aims to summarize the genetic information of cholesterol-related genes in MetS, which may potentially serve as biomarkers for early prevention and management of MetS.
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- Sok Kuan Wong
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Yaacob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak, Cheras 56000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Yaacob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak, Cheras 56000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Clinical Psychopharmacology Research Unit, Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Warneford Hospital, Oxford OX3 7JX, UK
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Yaacob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak, Cheras 56000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Yaacob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak, Cheras 56000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +60-39145-9545
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Alcala-Diaz JF, Arenas-de Larriva AP, Torres-Peña JD, Rodriguez-Cantalejo F, Rangel-Zuñiga OA, Yubero-Serrano EM, Gutierrez-Mariscal FM, Cardelo MP, Luque RM, Ordovas JM, Perez-Martinez P, Delgado-Lista J, Lopez-Miranda J. A Gene Variation at the ZPR1 Locus (rs964184) Interacts With the Type of Diet to Modulate Postprandial Triglycerides in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease: From the Coronary Diet Intervention With Olive Oil and Cardiovascular Prevention Study. Front Nutr 2022; 9:885256. [PMID: 35782928 PMCID: PMC9247506 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2022.885256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Background and Aims rs964184 variant in the ZPR1 gene has been associated with blood lipids levels both in fasting and postprandial state and with the risk of myocardial infarction in high-risk cardiovascular patients. However, whether this association is modulated by diet has not been studied. Objective To investigate whether the type of diet (low-fat or Mediterranean diets) interacts with genetic variability at this loci to modulate fasting and postprandial lipids in coronary patients. Materials and Methods The genotype of the rs964184 polymorphism was determined in the Cordioprev Study population (NCT00924937). Fasting and Postprandial triglycerides were assessed before and after 3 years of dietary intervention with either a Mediterranean or a low-fat diet. Postprandial lipid assessment was done by a 4-h oral fat tolerance test (OFTT). Differences in triglycerides levels were identified using repeated-measures ANCOVA. Results From 523 patients (85% males, mean age 59 years) that completed the OFTT at baseline and after 3 years of intervention and had complete genotype information, 125 of them were carriers of the risk allele G. At the start of the study, these patients showed a higher fasting and postprandial triglycerides (TG) plasma levels. After 3 years of dietary intervention, G-carriers following a Mediterranean Diet maintained higher fasting and postprandial triglycerides, while those on the low-fat diet reduced their postprandial triglycerides to similar values to the population without the G-allele. Conclusion After 3 years of dietary intervention, the altered postprandial triglyceride response induced by genetic variability in the rs964184 polymorphism of the ZPR1 gene can be modulated by a low-fat diet, better than by a Mediterranean diet, in patients with coronary artery disease.
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- Juan F. Alcala-Diaz
- Lipids and Atherosclerosis Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Córdoba (IMIBIC), Reina Sofía University Hospital, University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fisiología de la Obesidad y Nutricion (CIBERobn), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Lipids and Atherosclerosis Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Córdoba (IMIBIC), Reina Sofía University Hospital, University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fisiología de la Obesidad y Nutricion (CIBERobn), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Lipids and Atherosclerosis Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Córdoba (IMIBIC), Reina Sofía University Hospital, University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fisiología de la Obesidad y Nutricion (CIBERobn), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Lipids and Atherosclerosis Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Córdoba (IMIBIC), Reina Sofía University Hospital, University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fisiología de la Obesidad y Nutricion (CIBERobn), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Lipids and Atherosclerosis Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Córdoba (IMIBIC), Reina Sofía University Hospital, University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fisiología de la Obesidad y Nutricion (CIBERobn), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Lipids and Atherosclerosis Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Córdoba (IMIBIC), Reina Sofía University Hospital, University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fisiología de la Obesidad y Nutricion (CIBERobn), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Lipids and Atherosclerosis Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Córdoba (IMIBIC), Reina Sofía University Hospital, University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fisiología de la Obesidad y Nutricion (CIBERobn), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Cell Biology, Physiology, and Immunology, Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Córdoba (IMIBIC), Reina Sofía University Hospital, University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
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- Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, MA, United States
- Instituto Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados en Alimentación (IMDEA-Food), Madrid, Spain
- International Advisory Board, University Camilo José Cela, Madrid, Spain
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- Lipids and Atherosclerosis Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Córdoba (IMIBIC), Reina Sofía University Hospital, University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fisiología de la Obesidad y Nutricion (CIBERobn), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Lipids and Atherosclerosis Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Córdoba (IMIBIC), Reina Sofía University Hospital, University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fisiología de la Obesidad y Nutricion (CIBERobn), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Lipids and Atherosclerosis Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Córdoba (IMIBIC), Reina Sofía University Hospital, University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fisiología de la Obesidad y Nutricion (CIBERobn), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- *Correspondence: Jose Lopez-Miranda,
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Lim ZW, Chen WL. Polymorphism rs10105606 of LPL as a Novel Risk Factor for Microalbuminuria. J Inflamm Res 2021; 14:6833-6844. [PMID: 34934334 PMCID: PMC8684407 DOI: 10.2147/jir.s338010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2021] [Accepted: 12/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Introduction An important clinical feature of metabolic syndrome is abdominal obesity. Microalbuminuria is important in predicting the risk of cardiovascular and renal complications in abdominal obesity patients. However, the association between microalbuminuria polymorphism and abdominal obesity has not been conducted. The objective of this study is to analyze the genetic polymorphism of microalbuminuria in participants with metabolically unhealthy obesity (MUO). Methods Among 1325 MUO participants, we identified genomic loci underlying those with microalbuminuria, compared to those without microalbuminuria. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were selected with P < 1 × 10−5 from the Manhattan plot. Multivariable linear regression and analysis of variance were used to analyze the association between different SNP genotypes and microalbuminuria. Results The analysis showed homozygous participants for the risk allele A of rs10105606 and Affx-31885823 had 1.978-fold risk and 1.921-fold increased risk of microalbuminuria, respectively. Heterozygous distribution of rs117180252, rs10105606, and Affx-31885823 also increased the risk of microalbuminuria compared to the wild type. Further analysis showed Lipoprotein lipase (LPL), RN7SL87P, and RPL30P9 were the candidate genes associated with lipid metabolism and abdominal obesity. Conclusion In conclusion, LPL, RN7SL87P, and RPL30P9 minor allele carriers with abdominal obesity are more susceptible to microalbuminuria, explaining the inter-individual differences of microalbuminuria in MUO patients.
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- Zhu Wei Lim
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Division of Family Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital; and School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.,Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital; and School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.,Department of Biochemistry, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Chittilla M, Akimbekov NS, Razzaque MS. High-fat diet-associated cognitive decline: Is zinc finger protein 1 (ZPR1) the molecular connection? Curr Res Physiol 2021; 4:223-228. [PMID: 34746842 PMCID: PMC8562238 DOI: 10.1016/j.crphys.2021.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2021] [Revised: 09/25/2021] [Accepted: 09/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Zinc finger protein 1 (ZPR1) is required for cellular replication and viability. Recently, ZPR1 variant rs964184 has been repeatedly linked to high plasma triglyceride levels, metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), suggesting its involvement in lipid metabolism. This article attempts to explain how ZPR1 contributes to the mechanism of high-fat diet-associated cognitive decline through three premises: i) high-fat diet results in cognitive decline, ii) ZPR1 deficiency also results in cognitive decline, and iii) high-fat diet results in ZPR1 deficiency. Therefore, ZPR1 has the potential to be the connection between high-fat diet and cognitive decline. The two modalities of cognitive decline caused by low concentrations of ZPR1 are reduced brain-derived growth factor (BDNF) synthesis and neuron death, both occurring in the hippocampus. Downregulation of ZPR1 may lead to decreased synthesis of BDNF due to reduced concentrations of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPAR-γ), tropomyosin receptor kinase B (Trk B), and cAMP response element-binding protein (CREB), resulting in reduced ability to form and retain long-term memory as well as reduced neuroplasticity. Likewise, low concentrations of ZPR1 facilitate neuron death by producing lower amount of spinal motor neuron (SMN) protein, causing genomic instability, activating mixed-lineage protein kinase 3 (MLK3), mitogen-activated protein kinase 7 (MKK7), and c-Jun N-terminal kinase 3 (JNK3) signal cascade, and ultimately resulting in the activation of Caspase 3. ZPR1 plays an important role in cell division and viability. ZPR1 variant rs964184 has been linked to dysregulation of lipid metabolism. High-fat diet can reduce ZPR1 to induce hippocampal neuronal death. High-fat diet correlates with cognitive decline. ZPR1 may mediate high-fat diet-induced cognitive decline.
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- Mythri Chittilla
- Department of Pathology, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, PA, USA
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- Department of Biotechnology, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Pathology, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, PA, USA
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Li Z, Ye CY, Zhao TY, Yang L. Model of genetic and environmental factors associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a Chinese Han population. BMC Public Health 2020; 20:1024. [PMID: 32600448 PMCID: PMC7325035 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-09130-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2020] [Accepted: 06/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a metabolic disorder which accounts for high morbidity and mortality due to complications like renal failure, amputations, cardiovascular disease, and cerebrovascular events. METHODS We collected medical reports, lifestyle details, and blood samples of individuals and used the polymerase chain reaction-ligase detection reaction method to genotype the SNPs, and a visit was conducted in August 2016 to obtain the incidence of Type 2 diabetes in the 2113 eligible people. To explore which genes and environmental factors are associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a Chinese Han population, we used elastic net to build a model, which is to explain which variables are strongly associated with T2DM, rather than predict the occurrence of T2DM. RESULT The genotype of the additive of rs964184, together with the history of hypertension, regular intake of meat and waist circumference, increased the risk of T2DM (adjusted OR = 2.38, p = 0.042; adjusted OR = 3.31, p < 0.001; adjusted OR = 1.05, p < 0.001). The TT genotype of the additive and recessive models of rs12654264, the CC genotype of the additive and dominant models of rs2065412, the TT genotype of the additive and dominant models of rs4149336, together with the degree of education, regular exercise, reduced the risk of T2DM (adjusted OR = 0.46, p = 0.017; adjusted OR = 0.53, p = 0.021; adjusted OR = 0.59, p = 0.021; adjusted OR = 0.57, p = 0.01; adjusted OR = 0.59, p = 0.021; adjusted OR = 0.57, p = 0.01; adjusted OR = 0.50, p = 0.007; adjusted OR = 0.80, p = 0.032) . CONCLUSION Eventually we identified a set of SNPs and environmental factors: rs5805 in the SLC12A3, rs12654264 in the HMGCR, rs2065412 and rs414936 in the ABCA1, rs96418 in the ZPR1 gene, waistline, degree of education, exercise frequency, hypertension, and the intake of meat. Although there was no interaction between these variables, people with two risk factors had a higher risk of T2DM than those only having one factor. These results provide the theoretical basis for gene and other risk factors screening to prevent T2DM.
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- Zheng Li
- Medical School, Hangzhou Normal University, 2318 Yuhangtang Rd, Hangzhou, 310000 Zhejiang China
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- Medical School, Hangzhou Normal University, 2318 Yuhangtang Rd, Hangzhou, 310000 Zhejiang China
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- Medical School, Hangzhou Normal University, 2318 Yuhangtang Rd, Hangzhou, 310000 Zhejiang China
- Medical School, Shihezi University, Shihezi, 832000 China
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- Medical School, Hangzhou Normal University, 2318 Yuhangtang Rd, Hangzhou, 310000 Zhejiang China
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Takematsu E, Spencer A, Auster J, Chen PC, Graham A, Martin P, Baker AB. Genome wide analysis of gene expression changes in skin from patients with type 2 diabetes. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0225267. [PMID: 32084158 PMCID: PMC7034863 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0225267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2019] [Accepted: 10/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Non-healing chronic ulcers are a serious complication of diabetes and are a major healthcare problem. While a host of treatments have been explored to heal or prevent these ulcers from forming, these treatments have not been found to be consistently effective in clinical trials. An understanding of the changes in gene expression in the skin of diabetic patients may provide insight into the processes and mechanisms that precede the formation of non-healing ulcers. In this study, we investigated genome wide changes in gene expression in skin between patients with type 2 diabetes and non-diabetic patients using next generation sequencing. We compared the gene expression in skin samples taken from 27 patients (13 with type 2 diabetes and 14 non-diabetic). This information may be useful in identifying the causal factors and potential therapeutic targets for the prevention and treatment of diabetic related diseases.
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- Eri Takematsu
- University of Texas at Austin, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Austin, TX
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- University of Texas at Austin, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Austin, TX
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- University of Texas at Austin, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Austin, TX
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- University of Texas at Austin, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Austin, TX
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- Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, School of Health and Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, School of Health and Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- University of Texas at Austin, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Austin, TX
- Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
- The Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
- Institute for Biomaterials, Drug Delivery and Regenerative Medicine, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
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Kang X, Tian B, Zhang L, Ge Z, Zhao Y, Zhang Y. Relationship of common variants in MPP7, TIMP2 and CASP8 genes with the risk of chronic achilles tendinopathy. Sci Rep 2019; 9:17627. [PMID: 31772230 PMCID: PMC6879592 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-54097-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2019] [Accepted: 11/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Previous etiologic studies have indicated that both environmental and genetic factors play important roles in the occurrence and development of chronic Achilles tendinopathy (AT). A recent study documented the results of the largest genome-wide association study for chronic AT to date, indicating that MPP7, TIMP2 and CASP8 may be involved in the occurrence and development of chronic AT. In this study, we aimed to investigate whether MPP7, TIMP2 and CASP8 were associated with susceptibility to chronic AP in a Han Chinese population. A total of 3,680 study subjects comprised 1,288 chronic AT cases, and 2,392 healthy controls were recruited. Forty-four tag SNPs (7 from CASP8, 20 from MPP7, and 17 from TIMP2) were genotyped in the study. Genetic association analyses were performed at both single marker and haplotype levels. Functional consequences of significant SNPs were examined in the RegulomeDB and GTEx databases. Two SNPs, SNP rs1937810 (OR [95%CI] = 1.20 [1.09-1.32], χ2 = 13.50, P = 0.0002) in MPP7 and rs4789932 (OR [95%CI] = 1.24 [1.12-1.37], χ2 = 17.98, P = 2.23 × 10-5) in TIMP2, were significantly associated with chronic AT. Significant eQTL signals for SNP rs4789932 on TIMP2 were identified in human heart and artery tissues. Our results provide further supportive evidence for the association of the TIMP2 and MPP7 genes with chronic AT, which supports important roles for TIMP2 and MPP7 in the etiology of chronic AT, adding to the current understanding of the susceptibility of chronic AT.
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- Xin Kang
- Department of Orthopedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
- Department of Sports Medicine, Honghui Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Sports Medicine, Honghui Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Sports Medicine, Honghui Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Sports Medicine, Honghui Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Sports Medicine, Honghui Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
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Xu M, Liu Y, Li X, Cheng C, Liu Y, Dong W, Du S, Xiao S. Evaluation of genetic susceptibility between systemic lupus erythematosus and GRB2 gene. Sci Rep 2019; 9:10335. [PMID: 31316132 PMCID: PMC6637148 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-46827-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2018] [Accepted: 07/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Multiple lines of evidence have shown that systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is attributable to both genetic and environmental factors. The product of GRB2 is a key factor in the activation of B cells and has been reported to be significantly associated with SLE in European populations. In the study, we aimed to investigate the relationship between GRB2 and SLE. A total of 1,710 Han Chinese women comprising 567 SLE patients and 1,143 controls were recruited to genotype 20 selected tagging SNPs. We tested the potential association between 13 clinical variables of SLE and the significant polymorphisms related to SLE. The eQTL data were extracted from the GTEx database to examine the functional consequences of the targeted SNPs. A significant association signal was identified between rs36023980 and SLE in both genotypic and allelic analyses (OR = 0.61, P = 0.0003). Complement inhibition was shown to be significantly associated with the genotypes of SNP rs36023980 in SLE patients (Pgenotype = 0.003). Further stratification analyses showed that the genetic association signal of SNP rs36023980 on SLE could only be identified in cases with complement inhibition. SNP rs36023980 was also identified to be significantly associated with the expression of GRB2 in whole blood and sun-exposed skin. In conclusion, our findings confirm the results from the previous GWAS and are the first to report the association of GRB2 with SLE in Han Chinese population.
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- Meifeng Xu
- Department of Dermatology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Dermatology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Dermatology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Dermatology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Dermatology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Dermatology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Institute of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
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- Department of Dermatology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
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IRAK2 and TLR10 confer risk of Hashimoto’s disease: a genetic association study based on the Han Chinese population. J Hum Genet 2019; 64:617-623. [DOI: 10.1038/s10038-019-0613-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2019] [Revised: 04/03/2019] [Accepted: 04/15/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Yi X, Xu E, Xiao Y, Cai X. Evaluation of the Relationship Between Common Variants in the TLR-9 Gene and Hip Osteoarthritis Susceptibility. Genet Test Mol Biomarkers 2019; 23:373-379. [PMID: 31066581 DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2019.0010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Objective: Hip osteoarthritis (HOA) is one of the most common types of osteoarthritis and affects nearly 10% of men and 18% of women who are >60 years of age worldwide. It has been demonstrated to be a genetic disease with a 50% heritability risk. Recently, the TLR-9 gene has been associated with knee OA in both Turkish and Chinese populations, but the relationship between the TLR-9 gene and HOA has not been evaluated. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the relationship between the common genetic variants in the TLR-9 gene and the predisposition of Han Chinese individuals to HOA. Methods: A total of 730 HOA patients and 1220 healthy controls were recruited in a hospital-based case-control study. Six common single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the TLR-9 gene were selected for genotyping, and genetic association analyses were performed using both single-marker and haplotype-based methods. Results: The SNP rs187084 was found to be significantly associated with the risk of HOA after a Bonferroni correction (adjusted allelic p-values with age, gender, and body mass index [BMI] = 0.0008). The results indicated that the A allele of rs187084 is a risk allele for HOA and is likely to be a predisposing factor leading to an increased risk of HOA (adjusted odds ratio with age, gender, and BMI = 1.26, 95% confidence interval = 1.10-1.43). The results of the haplotype analyses confirmed a similar pattern to the SNP analyses. Conclusions: Our study provides strong evidence that variations in the TLR-9 gene are closely linked with genetic susceptibility to HOA in the Han Chinese population. This finding furthers the role of TLR-9 in the development and occurrence of OA in general.
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- Xiaoqing Yi
- 1 Department of Pediatrics, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- 1 Department of Pediatrics, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- 1 Department of Pediatrics, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- 2 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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Yang J, Wang J, Liang X, Zhao H, Lu J, Ma Q, Tian F. Relationship Between Genetic Polymorphisms of the TNF Gene and Hallux Valgus Susceptibility. Genet Test Mol Biomarkers 2019; 23:380-386. [PMID: 31063409 DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2018.0269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Background: Hallux valgus (HV) is a type of forefoot deformity affecting ∼23% of adults. Previous studies have shown that HV is highly heritable. Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) is an important proinflammatory cytokine involved in bone remodeling and plays essential roles in osteoarthritis and chronic inflammatory bone diseases, including HV. Methods: A total of 1,788 Chinese women comprising 637 HV subjects and 1,151 controls were recruited. Twelve single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) located in TNF and its promoter regions were selected and genotyped. Genetic association analyses were performed to investigate potential susceptibility SNPs. Bioinformatic and expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) analyses were conducted to examine the functional consequences of the SNPs identified as being significantly associated with HV. Results: SNP rs1800629, which is located at the 5' end of the promoter region of TNF, was identified as significantly associated with HV status in Chinese women (OR = 0.56, p = 2.12 × 10-6). Bioinformatic analyses using RegulomeDB indicated that this SNP has important functional significance, but subsequent eQTL analyses did not identify a significant association between rs1800629 and TNF gene expression. In addition, 26 genes with cis-eQTL for rs1800629 were identified. Conclusions: This study identified a susceptibility SNP for HV located within the promoter region of the TNF gene. Bioinformatic and eQTL analyses linked this SNP to 26 genes but not to TNF. Functional studies are needed to more fully characterize the effects of this SNP.
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- Jie Yang
- Department of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Honghui Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Honghui Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Honghui Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Honghui Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Honghui Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Honghui Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Honghui Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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Kang C, Zhao J, Wang Y, Yang C, Chen J, Zhi L. Relationship of common variants in Interleukin 33 gene with susceptibility and prognosis of osteosarcoma in Han Chinese population. J Cancer 2019; 10:1138-1144. [PMID: 30854122 PMCID: PMC6400670 DOI: 10.7150/jca.29086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2018] [Accepted: 01/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Osteosarcoma (OS) is one of the most common malignant bone tumors. Many previous studies have indicated that OS is a complex disease and that its development may be affected by multiple genetic factors, which may contribute to its carcinogenesis. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the relationship of IL-33 with susceptibility and prognosis of OS in Han Chinese individuals. A total of 1,605 study subjects including 507 OS patients and 1,098 controls were recruited. Eighteen SNPs mapped to IL-33 were selected for genotyping. Genetic associations between selected SNPs and OS disease status were evaluated. Survival analyses, including Kaplan-Meier analysis and Cox model fitting for significant SNPs, were performed. The functional consequences of significant SNPs were analyzed using a publicly available database. SNP rs1048274 was identified to be significantly associated with OS disease status (OR=0.75, P=1.53×10-4). Compared to the GA and GG groups, OS patients with the AA genotype of rs1048274 had better survival rate. The hazard ratio of SNP rs1048274 (AA group compared to GG+GA group) was 0.35 (95% confidence interval of 0.25-0.5) following adjustment for several clinical variables. In conclusion, our results suggested that IL-33 may play a key role in the etiology of OS, indicating IL-33 as a potential genetic risk factor of the development and prognosis of OS.
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- Chao Kang
- Department of Oncology, Shaanxi Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Hand & Foot Microsurgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Yanan University, Yulin, China
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- The First Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Shaanxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, China
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- Department of Oncology, Shaanxi Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Oncology, Shaanxi Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Joint Surgery, Honghui Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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Bai W, Kou C, Zhang L, You Y, Yu W, Hua W, Li Y, Yu Y, Zhao T, Wu Y. Functional polymorphisms of the APOA1/C3/A4/A5-ZPR1-BUD13 gene cluster are associated with dyslipidemia in a sex-specific pattern. PeerJ 2019; 6:e6175. [PMID: 30631647 PMCID: PMC6322487 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.6175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2018] [Accepted: 11/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Dyslipidemia contributes to the risk of many diseases, including stroke, cardiovascular disease and metabolic-related diseases. Previous studies have indicated that single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are associated with different levels of serum lipid. Therefore, this study explored the relationship between the APOA1/C3/A4/A5-ZPR1-BUD13 gene cluster gene polymorphisms and dyslipidemia in the total sample population and stratified by genders in a northeast Chinese population. METHODS A total of 3,850 participants from Jilin Province, China, were enrolled in our study, and their serum lipid levels were measured. Six functional SNPs (APOA1 rs5072, APOC3 rs5128, APOA4 rs5104, APOA5 rs651821, ZPR1 rs2075294 and BUD13 rs10488698) were genotyped using polymerase chain reaction and MALDI-TOF-MS. Logistic regression analysis was performed to explore the relationship of APOA1/C3/A4/A5-ZPR1-BUD13 gene cluster gene polymorphisms with dyslipidemia. Linkage disequilibrium and haplotype analyses were performed with the SNPStats program and Haploview software. RESULTS All SNPs conformed to Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. Logistic regression analysis revealed that rs5072, rs5128 and rs651821 were associated with hypertriglyceridemia, rs5104 and rs651821 were associated with low-HDL cholesterolemia in overall group. rs651821 was associated with hypertriglyceridemia and low-HDL cholesterolemia in both the male and female group. However, among females, rs5072 was observed to be associated with hypertriglyceridemia. Haplotype analysis showed that haplotypes TGCCGC and CAGCGC were associated with dyslipidemia in the overall, male and female groups. CONCLUSION SNPs in the APOA1/C3/A4/A5-ZPR1-BUD13 gene cluster were associated with dyslipidemia. Furthermore, the association of APOA1 rs5072 in this gene cluster with dyslipidemia differed between genders; thus, additional studies are needed to confirm this conclusion, and the mechanisms underlying these results warrant further exploration.
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- Wei Bai
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Endoscopy Center, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China
- Division of Clinical Research, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China
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Genetic effects of BDKRB2 and KNG1 on deep venous thrombosis after orthopedic surgery and the potential mediator. Sci Rep 2018; 8:17332. [PMID: 30478260 PMCID: PMC6255904 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-34868-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2018] [Accepted: 10/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) is a common complication of orthopedic surgery. Genetic risk factors and high heritability carried a substantial risk of DVT. In this study, we aimed to investigate the potential association in the Han Chinese population between the polymorphisms of BDKRB2 and KNG1 and DVT after orthopedic surgery (DVTAOS). A total of 3,010 study subjects comprising 892 DVT cases and 2,118 controls were included in the study, and 39 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in total (30 for BDKRB2 and 9 for KNG1) were chosen for genotyping. Two SNPs, rs710446 (OR = 1.27, P = 0.00016) and rs2069588 (OR = 1.29, P = 0.00056), were identified as significantly associated with DVTAOS. After adjusting for BMI, the significance of rs2069588 decreased (P = 0.0013). Haplotype analyses showed that an LD block containing rs2069588 significantly correlated with the DVTAOS risk. Moreover, bioinformatics analysis indicated that hsa-miR-758-5p and BDKRB2 formed miRNA/SNP target duplexes if the rs2069588 allele was in the T form, suggesting that rs2069588 may alter BDKRB2 expression by affecting hsa-miR-758-5p/single-nucleotide polymorphism target duplexes. Our results demonstrate additional evidence supporting that there is an important role for the KNG1 and BDKRB2 genes in the increased susceptibility of DVTAOS.
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Zhang J, Zhang P, Shen Y, Yang M, Zou H, Liu H. Relationship of WNT4 Gene with the Risk of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer: A Han Chinese Population-Based Association Study. Genet Test Mol Biomarkers 2018; 22:686-692. [PMID: 30457351 DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2018.0157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE In China, epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) patients account for the majority of ovarian cancer patients. The pathogenesis of EOC, one of the most lethal gynecological malignancies, remains unclear. Recently, the role of WNT4 in gynecological disease and tumor development was reported, and a suspicious association of WNT4 with EOC was identified in Europeans. However, the contributions of the WNT4 gene to EOC and the underlying molecular mechanisms remains largely unknown. To determine whether the WNT4 gene is associated with EOC, this study investigated polymorphisms of the WNT4 gene in Han Chinese individuals. MATERIALS AND METHODS We designed a case/control study with 707 EOC patients and 1563 unrelated healthy controls of Han Chinese descent. A total of eight tag single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were genotyped successfully, and both single SNP and haplotype analyses were performed to detect the potential association of variations in the WNT4 gene with EOC. RESULTS The SNP rs56318008 was found to be strongly associated with EOC risk. In the serous EOC subgroup, individuals harboring the T allele of rs56318008 exhibited a higher risk of EOC than individuals harboring the C allele. Moreover, the odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals revealed an increased risk of EOC in individuals with the T allele of the SNP, and haplotypic analyses confirmed the results, showing a similar pattern. CONCLUSION Our results show that the WNT4 gene is associated with EOC risk, indicating that this gene may be a potential genetic risk factor for developing EOC.
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- Juanjuan Zhang
- 1 Department of Gynecology, Northwest Women and Children's Hospital, Xi'an, China
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- 2 Ultrasonic Medical Center, Northwest Women and Children's Hospital, Xi'an, China
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- 1 Department of Gynecology, Northwest Women and Children's Hospital, Xi'an, China
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- 3 Department of Gynecology, Women and Children's Hospital, ChongQing, China
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- 4 Department of Obstetrics, Northwest Women and Children's Hospital, Xi'an, China
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- 5 Department of Trauma, Honghui Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, China
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Ma W, Xin K, Chen K, Tang H, Chen H, Zhi L, Liu H. Relationship of common variants in VEGFA gene with osteonecrosis of the femoral head: A Han Chinese population based association study. Sci Rep 2018; 8:16221. [PMID: 30385772 PMCID: PMC6212426 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-34352-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2018] [Accepted: 10/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The pathology of non-traumatic osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) is complex. Several studies have linked some polymorphisms of vascular endothelial growth factors A (VEGFA) with ONFH, but the results are not consistent and are even conflicting. In the study, 22 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in VEGFA were genotyped in 1,762 subjects (489 cases and 1,273 controls). Genetic association analyses were performed in single markers and haplotype levels. Stratification analysis was conducted for ONFH patients. Gene by environment interactions were tested between VEGFA and the smoking status of the subjects. Gene expression and eQTL data of significant SNPs were extracted from GTEx to examine their potential biological function. The SNP, rs2010963, was identified to be significantly associated with ONFH (χ2 = 11.66, P = 0.0006, OR = 1.29). Haplotypes including rs2010963 were also identified to be correlated with ONFH in the haplotype-based analyses. After stratifying by the causes of ONFH, a significant signal from rs2010963 could only be identified in alcohol-induced patients (Pallelic = 0.0009) but not in steroid-induced patients (Pallelic = 0.055). No significant results were obtained from the gene by environmental interaction analyses. Significant expression differences of VEGFA were identified in multiple human tissues for different genotypes of rs2010963. Our findings indicate that SNP rs2010963 is significantly associated with ONFH.
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- Wenlong Ma
- Department of Hip Injury and Disease, Luoyang Orthopedic Hospital of Henan Province, Luoyang, Henan, China
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- Department of orthopedics, Taihe Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Taihe, Anhui, China
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- Department of Hip Injury and Disease, Luoyang Orthopedic Hospital of Henan Province, Luoyang, Henan, China
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- Department of Hip Injury and Disease, Luoyang Orthopedic Hospital of Henan Province, Luoyang, Henan, China
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- Department of Hip Injury and Disease, Luoyang Orthopedic Hospital of Henan Province, Luoyang, Henan, China
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- Department of Joint Surgery, Honghui Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
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- Department of Trauma, Honghui Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
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Jing R, Liu Y, Guo P, Ni T, Gao X, Mei R, He X, Zhang J. Evaluation of Common Variants in Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Gene with Lumbar Disc Herniation in Han Chinese Population. Genet Test Mol Biomarkers 2018; 22:622-629. [PMID: 30289281 DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2018.0080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Lumbar disc herniation (LDH) is a common and frequent orthopedic disease with strong genetic determinants. The disruption of the intervertebral disc extracellular matrix has been found to play a key role in the development of LDH, suggesting that abnormal matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) may promote the degradation of the disc matrix. MMP-9, an important member of the MMP family, is a good candidate for the LDH susceptibility gene. The present study aimed to investigate the association of common variants in the MMP-9 gene with the risk, severity, and clinical characteristic variables of LDH. MATERIALS AND METHODS Fourteen tag single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) entirely covering the region of the MMP-9 gene were analyzed in a sample of 845 patients and 1751 healthy controls. RESULTS The SNP rs17576 was found to be significantly associated with susceptibility to LDH (OR = 0.77, p = 0.0002), which was also confirmed by haplotype-based analyses (rs79845319-rs17576-rs45437897, global p < 0.001). Our results indicated that the A allele of rs17576 reduced the risk of LDH by ∼23% on average. Furthermore, the G allele of rs17576 was found to correlate with more severe grades of disc degeneration. CONCLUSION Our results provide additional evidence supporting an important role of the MMP-9 gene in the pathogenesis of LDH.
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- Rong Jing
- 1 Department of Orthopedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University , Xi'an, China
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- 2 Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Yan'an University , Yan' an, China
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- 3 Department of Joint Surgery, Yan'an People's Hospital , Yan'an, China
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- 4 Key Laboratory of National Ministry of Health for Forensic Sciences, School of Medicine and Forensics, Xi'an Jiaotong University , Xi'an, China
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- 5 Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Yan'an University , Yan' an, China
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- 5 Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Yan'an University , Yan' an, China
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- 1 Department of Orthopedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University , Xi'an, China
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- 3 Department of Joint Surgery, Yan'an People's Hospital , Yan'an, China
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Cai X, Yi X, Zhang Y, Zhang D, Zhi L, Liu H. Genetic susceptibility of postmenopausal osteoporosis on sulfide quinone reductase-like gene. Osteoporos Int 2018; 29:2041-2047. [PMID: 29855663 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-018-4575-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2018] [Accepted: 05/14/2018] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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UNLABELLED Postmenopausal osteoporosis is a major health problem with important genetic factors in postmenopausal women. We explored the relationship between SQRDL and osteoporosis in a cohort of 1006 patients and 2027 controls from Han Chinese postmenopausal women. Our evidence supported the significant role of SQRDL in the etiology of postmenopausal osteoporosis. INTRODUCTION Postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMOP) is a metabolic bone disease leading to progressive bone loss and the deterioration of the bone microarchitecture. The sulfide-quinone reductase-like protein is an important enzyme regulating the cellular hydrogen sulfide levels, and it can regulate bone metabolism balance in postmenopausal women. In this study, we aimed to investigate whether SQRDL is associated with susceptibility to PMOP in the Han Chinese population. METHODS A total of 3033 postmenopausal women, comprised of 1006 cases and 2027 controls, were recruited in the study. Twenty-two SNPs were selected for genotyping to evaluate the association of SQRDL gene with BMD and PMOP. Association analyses in both single marker and haplotype levels were performed for PMOP. Bone mineral density (BMD) was also utilized as a quantitative phenotype in further analyses. Bioinformatics tools were applied to predict the functional consequences of targeted polymorphisms in SQRDL. RESULTS The SNP rs1044032 (P = 6.42 × 10-5, OR = 0.80) was identified as significantly associated with PMOP. Three SNPs (rs1044032, rs2028589, and rs12913151) were found to be significantly associated with BMD. Although limited functional significance can be obtained for these polymorphisms, significant hits for association with PMOP were found. Moreover, further association analyses with BMD identified three SNPs with significantly independent effects. CONCLUSIONS Our evidence supported the significant role of SQRDL in the etiology of PMOP and suggest that it may be a genetic risk factor for BMD and osteoporosis in Han Chinese postmenopausal women.
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- X Cai
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, No.157, Xiwu Road, Xi'an, 710004, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, No.157, Xiwu Road, Xi'an, 710004, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, No.157, Xiwu Road, Xi'an, 710004, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Orthopedic, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, No.277, Yanta West Road, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Joint Surgery, Honghui Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, No.555, Youyi East Road, Xi'an, 710054, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Trauma, Honghui Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, No.555, Youyi East Road, Xi'an, 710054, Shaanxi, China.
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Xu M, Liu Y, Liu Y, Li X, Chen G, Dong W, Xiao S. Genetic polymorphisms of GZMB and vitiligo: A genetic association study based on Chinese Han population. Sci Rep 2018; 8:13001. [PMID: 30158536 PMCID: PMC6115438 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-31233-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2018] [Accepted: 08/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Vitiligo is a skin disease that affects 1% of the population worldwide. Both environmental and genetic factors contribute to the risk of vitiligo. GZMB encodes the enzyme Granzyme B, which plays an important role in cytotoxic T cell-induced apoptosis, and it has been considered one of the candidate genes for vitiligo because of its connections with human immune system. Overall, 3,120 study subjects with Chinese Han ancestry were recruited, and 15 pre-selected SNPs of GZMB were genotyped. Genetic association analyses were performed to evaluate the genetic risk of these SNPs to vitiligo. Further bioinformatic analyses were conducted to examine the potential biological function of targeted SNPs. The SNP rs8192917, a non-synonymous coding SNP, was identified to be significantly associated with the disease status of vitiligo, with OR = 1.39 and P = 1.92 × 10-8. Differences in the association signal can be observed in the stratification analyses of multiple clinical variables. Our positive results provide additional supportive evidence that GZMB gene is an important locus for vitiligo in Han Chinese population.
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- Meifeng Xu
- Department of Dermatology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Dermatology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Dermatology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Dermatology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Key Laboratory of National Ministry of Health for Forensic Sciences, School of Medicine & Forensics, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Dermatology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
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A common polymorphism of COMT was associated with symptomatic lumbar disc herniation based on a large sample with Chinese Han ancestry. Sci Rep 2018; 8:13000. [PMID: 30158547 PMCID: PMC6115408 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-31240-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2018] [Accepted: 08/14/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Lumbar disc herniation (LDH) is a common spine disease characterized by a tear in the disc ring and bulges out at the soft portion. COMT is a protein coding gene located at 22q11.21, and its gene product is a major mammalian enzyme involved in the degradation of catecholamines. A total of 2,678 study subjects with Chinese Han ancestry were recruited and 15 SNPs were selected for genotyping in our study subjects. A synonymous coding SNP, rs4633, was identified to be significantly associated with the disease status of LDH after adjusting for BMI (OR = 0.76, P = 4.83 × 10−5). This SNP was also identified to be significantly associated with COMT gene expression in three types of human tissues. Minor alleles of rs4633 (T) increased the expression of COMT in these 3 tissues. We have identified a significant SNP of COMT, rs4633, which is associated with symptomatic LDH in a large Chinese Han-based sample of the study subjects. This significant finding is further replicated by haplotypic analysis. Evidence from bioinformatics analyses have shown that rs4633 is also significantly associated with the gene expression of COMT. Our findings provide additional supportive evidence for an important role of COMT gene in the symptomatic LDH susceptibility.
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MDM4 contributes to the increased risk of glioma susceptibility in Han Chinese population. Sci Rep 2018; 8:11093. [PMID: 30038284 PMCID: PMC6056491 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-29468-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2018] [Accepted: 07/12/2018] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Recently, MDM4 gene has been reported to be a susceptibility gene for glioma in Europeans, but the molecular mechanism of glioma pathogenesis remains unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate whether common variants of MDM4 contribute to the risk of glioma in Han Chinese individuals. A total of 24 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the MDM4 gene were assessed in a dataset of 562 glioma patients (non-glioblastoma) and 1,192 cancer-free controls. The SNP rs4252707 was found to be strongly associated with the risk of non-GBM (P = 0.000101, adjusted odds ratio (OR) = 1.34, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.16–1.55). Further analyses indicated that there was a significant association between A allele of rs4252707 associated with the increased non-GBM risk. Haplotype analysis also confirmed a result similar to that of the single-SNP analysis. Using stratification analyses, we found the association of rs4252707 with an increased non-GBM risk in adults (≥18 years, P = 0.0016) and individuals without IR exposure history (P = 0.0013). Our results provide strong evidence that the MDM4 gene is tightly linked to genetic susceptibility for non-GBM risk in Han Chinese population, indicating a important role for MDM4 gene in the etiology of glioma.
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TLR10 and NFKBIA contributed to the risk of hip osteoarthritis: systematic evaluation based on Han Chinese population. Sci Rep 2018; 8:10243. [PMID: 29980729 PMCID: PMC6035240 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-28597-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2018] [Accepted: 06/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Multiple lines of evidence have confirmed the importance of genetic factors for hip osteoarthritis (HOA). Our study aimed to investigate the associations of TLR10 and NFKBIA with respect to the HOA risk in Han Chinese individuals. A total of 1,043 HOA patients and 2,664 controls were recruited. Then, 23 tag single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the TLR10 and NFKBIA genes were selected for genotyping. Genetic association analyses were conducted in both single-marker and haplotype-based ways. Gene by gene, two-way interactions were analysed using a case-only method. Multiple bioinformatics tools were utilised to examine the potential functional significance of the SNPs. Two significant SNPs, rs11096957 (OR = 1.26, P = 1.35 × 10−5) and rs2273650 (OR = 1.2, P = 1.57 × 10−3), were significantly associated with HOA risk. Rs11096957 was also associated with the severity of the HOA. Bioinformatics analysis indicated that the allele T of rs2273650 would create new miRNA/SNP target duplexes, which suggests that rs2273650 could alter the NFKBIA expression by affecting the miRNA/SNP target duplexes. Our study identified significant association signals from NFKBIA with HOA for the first time, and it also confirmed the contribution of TLR10 to the HOA risk. These findings would provide clues for identifying individuals at high risk of HOA.
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Liu B, Cheng H, Ma W, Gong F, Wang X, Duan N, Dang X. Common variants in the GNL3 contribute to the increasing risk of knee osteoarthritis in Han Chinese population. Sci Rep 2018; 8:9610. [PMID: 29942097 PMCID: PMC6018215 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-27971-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2018] [Accepted: 06/08/2018] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is a complex degenerative joint disorder, which is caused by both environmental and genetic factors. Previous studies have indicated that the GNL3 gene is associated with knee osteoarthritis (KOA) susceptibility in Europeans; however, the exact molecular mechanism is still unclear. In the present study, we investigated the potential genetic association of GNL3 with KOA in a two-stage sample of 6,704 individuals from the Han Chinese population. Subjects containing 1,052 KOA patients and 2,117 controls were considered the discovery dataset, while subjects consisting of 1,173 KOA patients and 2,362 controls were utilized as the replication dataset. Single-SNP association, imputation, and haplotypic association analyses were performed. The SNP of rs11177 in GNL3 was identified to be significantly associated with KOA after accounting for age, gender and BMI in both stages. The imputed SNP of rs6617 in SPCS1 was found to be strongly associated with KOA risk, and the significant association signal was confirmed in the replication stage. Moreover, a haplotype-based analysis also indicated a positive genetic effect of GNL3 on KOA susceptibility. In summary, our results proved that GNL3 plays an important role in the etiology of KOA, suggesting that GNL3 is a potential genetic modifier for KOA development.
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- Bo Liu
- The First Department of Orthopaedics, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.,Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Xi'an Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Hip Joint, Honghui Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Hip Injury and Disease, Luoyang Orthopedic Hospital of Henan Province, Luoyang, Henan, China
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- Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Xi'an Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Xi'an Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Traumatic Orthopaedics, Honghui Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
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- The First Department of Orthopaedics, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
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Yan F, Sun P, Zhao H, Zhao C, Zhang N, Dai Y. Genetic association and functional analysis of rs7903456 in FAM35A gene and hyperuricemia: a population based study. Sci Rep 2018; 8:9579. [PMID: 29942023 PMCID: PMC6018507 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-27956-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2018] [Accepted: 06/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Recent studies have identified SNP rs7903456 of FAM35A to be associated with gout. Because of the close connections between hyperuricemia and gout, we hypothesized that the effect of rs7903456 on gout might be mediated by hyperuricemia or its related quantitative trait, uric acid level. We investigated the association between 31 SNPs of FAM35A, including rs7903456, and hyperuricemia based on 2,773 hyperuricemia patients and controls. We fitted a simple model for each of these 31 SNPs to screen the candidate SNP for further analyses. Moreover, we selected potential confounders and fitted a multivariate model to investigate the adjusted effects of the targeted SNPs. Both disease status of hyperuricemia and blood uric acid level were considered as the main phenotype. We have identified rs7903456 to be associated with hyperuricemia and uric acid level. The significant signal was identified between rs7903456 and uric acid level after adjusted by several potential confounders. Our findings showed that the T allele of rs7903456 could increase the uric acid level by ~10 mmol/L on average after adjusting several biochemical and clinical variables. Our findings indicated that the previously identified effects of rs7903456 on gout might partly be mediated by its effect on uric acid levels.
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- Feng Yan
- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Xijing Hospital, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tangdu Hospital, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Xijing Hospital, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Xijing Hospital, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Xijing Hospital, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Xijing Hospital, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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Association of BET1L and TNRC6B with uterine leiomyoma risk and its relevant clinical features in Han Chinese population. Sci Rep 2018; 8:7401. [PMID: 29743541 PMCID: PMC5943279 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-25792-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2018] [Accepted: 04/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Previous studies have shown that uterine leiomyomas (UL) are benign tumours with contributions from environmental and genetic factors. We aimed to replicate two initial significant genetic factors, TNRC6B and BET1L, in a Han Chinese population. A total of 2,055 study subjects were recruited, and 55 SNPs mapped to TNRC6B and BET1L were selected and genotyped in samples from these subjects. Genetic associations were analysed at both the single marker and haplotype levels. Associations between targeted SNPs and relevant clinical features of UL were analysed in case only samples. Functional consequences of significant SNPs were analysed by bioinformatics tools. Two SNPs, rs2280543 from BET1L (χ2 = 18.3, OR = 0.64, P = 1.87 × 10−5) and rs12484776 from TNRC6B (χ2 = 19.7, OR = 1.40, P = 8.91 × 10−6), were identified as significantly associated with the disease status of UL. Rs2280543 was significantly associated with the number of fibroid nodes (P = 0.0007), while rs12484776 was significantly associated with node size (χ2 = 54.88, P = 3.44 × 10−11). Both SNPs were a significant eQTL for their genes. In this study, we have shown that both BET1L and TNRC6B contributed to the risk of UL in Chinese women. Significant SNPs from BET1L and TNRC6B were also identified as significantly associated with the number of fibroid nodes and the size of the node, respectively.
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Jin X, Zhou B, Zhang D. Replication Study Confirms the Association of the Common rs1800629 Variant of the TNFα Gene with Postmenopausal Osteoporosis Susceptibility in the Han Chinese Population. Genet Test Mol Biomarkers 2018; 22:246-251. [PMID: 29481288 DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2017.0204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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- Xiaona Jin
- Department of Nursing, Xi'an International University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Nursing, Xi'an International University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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Huang W, Zhang K, Zhu Y, Wang Z, Li Z, Zhang J. Genetic polymorphisms of NOS2 and predisposition to fracture non-union: A case control study based on Han Chinese population. PLoS One 2018. [PMID: 29518099 PMCID: PMC5843262 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0193673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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A non-union, especially atrophic non-unions, is a permanent failure of healing following a fracture and can be difficult to treat. Approximately 5–10% of fractures will result in a non-union during the healing process. non-unions can be classified into two types: atrophic non-union which is often due to impaired bone healing with a potential biological mechanism, and hypertrophic non-union which is due to inadequate fixation after fracture. Genetic variations also play an important role in the fracture healing response. Previous studies based on animal models have indicated that NOS2 might be greatly involved in the bone fracture healing process. In this case-control study, 346 nonunion patients were compared to 883 patients with normal fracture healing to investigate the potential genetic association between NOS2 and the fracture healing process using study subjects of Chinese Han ancestry. Twenty-seven single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) covering NOS2 were genotyped in our study subjects and analyzed. In addition to the single marker-based analysis, we performed a gene-by-environment analysis to examine the potential interactions between genetic polymorphisms and some environmental factors. SNP rs2297514 showed significant association with the fracture healing process after adjusting for age and gender (OR = 1.38, P = 0.0005). Our results indicated that the T allele of rs2297514 significantly increased the risk of a non-union during the fracture healing process by 38% compared to the C allele. Further stratification analyses conducted for this SNP using data from subgroups classified by different sites of fracture indicated that significance could only be observed in the tibial diaphysis subgroup (N = 428, OR = 1.77, P = 0.0007) but not other groups including femur diaphysis, humeral shaft, ulnar shaft, and femur neck. Gene-by-environment interaction analyses of the three environmental factors showed no significant results. In this study, rs2297514 was significantly associated with the non-union status of fracture healing using a large Chinese population-based study sample. Our findings replicated those of a previous preliminary study and offered strong evidence linking NOS2 and fracture healing.
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- Wei Huang
- Department of Trauma Surgery, Honghui Hospital, Xi’an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, Honghui Hospital, Xi’an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, Honghui Hospital, Xi’an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, Honghui Hospital, Xi’an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, Honghui Hospital, Xi’an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, Honghui Hospital, Xi’an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
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Li X, Dang X, Cheng Y, Zhang D, Zhang X, Zou T, Xing J. Common Variants in ALPL Gene Contribute to the Risk of Kidney Stones in the Han Chinese Population. Genet Test Mol Biomarkers 2018; 22:187-192. [PMID: 29489416 DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2017.0208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Kidney stone formation is a complex disorder that likely results from both dietary and genetic factors. A recent study identified an association between the risk of kidney stones and polymorphisms in the ALPL gene, but the study needs replication. To confirm whether the ALPL gene is universally associated with kidney stones, the present study further investigated polymorphisms of the ALPL gene in a Han Chinese population. METHODS A total of 331 kidney stone patients and 553 unrelated healthy controls were included in the present case-control study. We conducted genetic analyses to detect the association of 19 tagging single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with kidney stones. In addition, we examined the relations between targeted SNP(s) and several clinical characteristics of kidney stones in the patients. RESULTS Genetic association analyses using logistic regression models identified one ALPL SNP, rs1256328, which was significantly associated with the kidney stone disease status (OR = 1.52, p = 0.0009). No significant results were obtained through association tests between genotypes of this SNP and the various clinical characteristics of kidney stone patients. CONCLUSION The ALPL SNP, rs1256328, was identified as being significantly associated with kidney stone disease status in a large Chinese Han cohort. Our study replicated a previous genome-wide association study that was conducted in an Icelandic population.
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- Xiaoming Li
- 1 Department of Emergency Surgery, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital , Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- 1 Department of Emergency Surgery, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital , Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- 2 Department of Urology Surgery, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital , Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- 3 Department of Urology Surgery, Weapons Industry of 521 Hospital , Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- 4 Department of Emergency, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Military Medical University , Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- 2 Department of Urology Surgery, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital , Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- 5 Department of Urology Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University , Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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Genetic association study identified a 20 kb regulatory element in WLS associated with osteoporosis and bone mineral density in Han Chinese. Sci Rep 2017; 7:13668. [PMID: 29057911 PMCID: PMC5651806 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-13932-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2017] [Accepted: 10/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Previous studies have linked the WNT pathway and human skeleton formation; therefore, genes related to WNT might contribute to the onset and development of osteoporosis. In this study, we investigated the potential genetic association of WLS, which encodes an important mediator in the WNT pathway, with osteoporosis and its related quantitative traits in a sample of 6,620 individuals from Han Chinese population. A two-stage approach, with a discovery stage with 859 cases and 1,690 controls and a validation stage with 1,039 cases and 3,032 controls, was applied in the study. Forty SNPs were genotyped in the discovery stage. The intronic SNP rs2566752 was identified to be significantly associated with osteoporosis (ORdiscovery = 0.78, Pdiscovery = 3.73 × 10−5; ORvalidation = 0.80, Pvalidation = 1.96 × 10−5). Two SNPs surrounding rs2566752 (in addition to this SNP itself) were identified to be associated with bone mineral density. In addition, we have identified a 20 kb peak region of H3K27Ac histone mark enrichment between rs2772304 and rs2566752. Our study suggested that WLS is an important locus for osteoporosis and its related quantitative phenotypes in Han Chinese population. Additional sequencing-based studies are needed to investigate the genetic architecture of this regulatory region and its relationship with osteoporosis-related phenotypes.
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Liu D, Liu J, Cui G, Yang H, Cao T, Wang L. Evaluation of the association of UBASH3A and SYNGR1 with rheumatoid arthritis and disease activity and severity in Han Chinese. Oncotarget 2017; 8:103385-103392. [PMID: 29262569 PMCID: PMC5732735 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.21875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2017] [Accepted: 10/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common complex autoimmune disorder. UBASH3A and SYNGR1 were identified recently as susceptibility genes for RA risk in Korean and European populations, but the genetic aetiology and pathogenesis of RA have not been fully elucidated. We designed a two-stage case-control study including 916 RA patients and 2,266 unrelated healthy controls to identify common genetic variants in UBASH3A and SYNGR1 that predispose Han Chinese individuals to RA. We also evaluated the role of associated variants in clinical manifestations of RA, which may provide clues to the mechanisms involved in the aetiology of RA. We successfully identified two SNPs, rs1893592 in UBASH3A and rs909685 in SYNGR1, as significantly associated with the disease status of RA using our two-stage strategy. The rs1893592 SNP in UBASH3A was related with DAS28, CRP level and bone erosion. In summary, our results indicate that genetic variants in UBASH3A and SYNGR1 may modify individual susceptibility to RA in the Han Chinese population and support the role of the UBASH3A gene in RA disease activity and severity.
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- Dan Liu
- Departement of Rheumatology and Immunology, Xi'an No.5 Hospital, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Departement of Rheumatology and Immunology, Xi'an No.5 Hospital, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Luoyang Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Luoyang, Henan, China
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- Department of Prevention and Health Care, Xi'an Jiaotong University Hospital, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Departement of Rheumatology and Immunology, Xi'an No.5 Hospital, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Departement of Rheumatology and Immunology, Xi'an No.5 Hospital, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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Cui G, Wei R, Liu D, Yang H, Wu J, Fan L, Wang K. Association of Common Variants in TGFA with Increased Risk of Knee Osteoarthritis Susceptibility. Genet Test Mol Biomarkers 2017; 21:586-591. [PMID: 28777012 DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2017.0045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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- Guofeng Cui
- Department of Orthopedics, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
- Department of Orthopedics, Luoyang Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Luoyang, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Luoyang Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Luoyang, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Xi'an No.5 Hospital, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Prevention and Health Care, Xi'an Jiaotong University Hospital, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Luoyang Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Luoyang, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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Genetic association study of common variants in TGFB1 and IL-6 with developmental dysplasia of the hip in Han Chinese population. Sci Rep 2017; 7:10287. [PMID: 28860542 PMCID: PMC5579245 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-11185-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2017] [Accepted: 07/31/2017] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) is a congenital or developmental deformation or misalignment of the hip joint that is affected by environmental and genetic factors. Recently, polymorphisms in both TGFB1 and IL-6 have been identified as being significantly associated with hip osteoarthritis in Caucasians. In this study, we conducted a case-control study involving 4,206 Han Chinese individuals to investigate the effects of TGFB1 and IL-6 on the disease status and severity of DDH. A total of 32 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were selected to ensure coverage of the two genetic loci. We found SNP rs1800470 in TGFB1 (OR = 1.255, P = 0.0004) and rs1800796 (OR = 0.84, P = 0.0228) in IL-6 to be significantly associated with DDH in this cohort. Further haplotype-based analysis replicated this significant result. Another SNP in IL-6, rs1800796, showed a marginally significant association with DDH. As a non-synonymous SNP, rs1800470 alters the amino acid sequence of the polypeptide encoded by TGFB1; however, bioinformatics analyses revealed that this SNP has limited functional significance. No significant results were obtained in an association study focusing on the severity of DDH and epistasis analysis. Our findings support an important role for TGFB1 in the risk of DDH. Further research is needed to validate the weak association between rs1800796 in IL-6 and DDH.
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Wu J, Cheng Y, Zhang R, Shen H, Ma L, Yang J, Zhang Y, Zhang J. Evaluating the Association of Common Variants of the SLC44A4 Gene with Ulcerative Colitis Susceptibility in the Han Chinese Population. Genet Test Mol Biomarkers 2017; 21:555-559. [PMID: 28753073 DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2017.0010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The SLC44A4 gene was recently reported to be associated with ulcerative colitis (UC) susceptibility in the Indian and Japanese populations. The aim of our study was to investigate the association of common variants within the SLC44A4 gene and the susceptibility to UC among the Han Chinese. METHODS We examined 16 tag single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within the SLC44A4 gene in a Han Chinese population that consisted of 311 UC patients and 675 healthy controls; both SNP and haplotypic association analyses were performed. RESULTS We found that rs2736428 was significantly associated with UC risk (allelic p = 0.0004), and the CT and TT genotypes of rs2736428 had a higher distribution compared with the CC genotypes (genotypic p = 0.001), suggesting that the T allele was a risk allele (odds ratio = 1.45, 95% confidence interval = 1.18-1.78). Moreover, one haplotype block that included rs2736428 was found to be strongly associated with UC risk as well (global p < 0.001). CONCLUSION Our results provide further supportive evidence for an important role of the SLC44A4 gene in the pathogenesis of UC.
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- Jie Wu
- 1 Department of Digestive Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University , Xi'an, China
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- 1 Department of Digestive Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University , Xi'an, China
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- 2 Department of Digestive Diseases, Shaanxi People's Hospital , Xi'an, China
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- 3 Department of Digestive Diseases, Xi'an Central Hospital , Xi'an, China
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- 4 Department of Pathology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University , Xi'an, China
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- 4 Department of Pathology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University , Xi'an, China
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- 3 Department of Digestive Diseases, Xi'an Central Hospital , Xi'an, China
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- 1 Department of Digestive Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University , Xi'an, China
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Liu B, Wei J, Li M, Jiang J, Zhang H, Yang L, Wu H, Zhou Q. Association of common genetic variants in VEGFA with biliary atresia susceptibility in Northwestern Han Chinese. Gene 2017; 628:87-92. [PMID: 28710035 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2017.07.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2017] [Revised: 07/05/2017] [Accepted: 07/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Biliary atresia (BA) is a major neonatal obliterative cholangiopathy, resulting in progressive cirrhosis. The gene VEGFA encodes a heparin-binding protein that is a regulator of angiogenesis and a mediator of inflammatory reactions, and accumulating evidence have indicated that VEGFA may play a possible role in the pathogenesis of BA. Our study aim was to evaluate the association of common variants within the VEGFA gene with BA susceptibility in Northwestern Han Chinese population. Forty tag SNPs within the VEGFA gene were selected in the study, and then subsequently genotyped in 1336 Northwestern Han Chinese individuals, consisting of 311 BA patients and 1025 healthy controls. The SNP rs3025039 was found to be strongly associated with BA risk (additive P=0.000264) in our sample, and the CC genotype of rs3025039 had higher prevalence than the other two genotypes, indicating the C allele is a risk allele with an odds ratio (OR) of 1.56 and 95% confidence interval (CI) of 1.23-1.99. Haplotype analyses showed that a LD block containing rs3025039 significantly correlated with BA risk (global P<0.001). Moreover, bioinformatics analysis indicated that hsa-mir-591 and VEGFA formed miRNA/SNP target duplexes if the rs3025039 allele was in the T form, suggesting that rs3025039 may alter VEGFA expression by affecting hsa-miR-591/single-nucleotide polymorphism target duplexes. Our results indicate additional evidence supporting that there is an important role of the VEGFA gene in the increased susceptibility of BA. ABBREVIATIONS
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- Bailing Liu
- Department of Ultrasound, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710004, China; Department of Ultrasound, Children's Hospital of Xi'an, Xi'an 710010, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Children's Hospital of Xi'an, Xi'an 710010, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710004, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710004, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Children's Hospital of Xi'an, Xi'an 710010, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Children's Hospital of Xi'an, Xi'an 710010, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Children's Hospital of Xi'an, Xi'an 710010, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710004, China.
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Wang N, Deng Z, Wang M, Li R, Xu G, Bao G. Additional evidence supports association of common genetic variants in VTI1A and ETFA with increased risk of glioma susceptibility. J Neurol Sci 2017; 375:282-288. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2016] [Revised: 01/22/2017] [Accepted: 02/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Zhi L, Yao S, Ma W, Zhang W, Chen H, Li M, Ma J. Polymorphisms of RAD51B are associated with rheumatoid arthritis and erosion in rheumatoid arthritis patients. Sci Rep 2017; 7:45876. [PMID: 28361912 PMCID: PMC5374468 DOI: 10.1038/srep45876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2017] [Accepted: 03/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common, chronic autoimmune disease affecting 0.5–1.0% of adults worldwide, including approximately 4.5–5.0 million patients in China. The genetic etiology and pathogenesis of RA have not yet been fully elucidated. Recently, one new RA susceptibility gene (RAD51B) has been identified in Korean and European populations. In this study, we designed a two-stage case-control study to further assess the relationship of common variants in the RAD51B gene with increased risk of RA in a total of 965 RA patients and 2,511 unrelated healthy controls of Han Chinese ancestry. We successfully identified a common variant, rs911263, as being significantly associated with the disease status of RA (P = 4.8 × 10−5, OR = 0.64). In addition, this SNP was shown to be related to erosion, a clinical assessment of disease severity in RA (P = 2.89 × 10−5, OR = 0.52). These findings shed light on the role of RAD51B in the onset and severity of RA. More research in the future is needed to clarify the underlying functional link between rs911263 and the disease.
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- Liqiang Zhi
- Department of Joint Surgery, Honghui Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Joint Surgery, Honghui Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Hip Injury and Disease, Orthopedic Hospital of Henan Province, Qiming South Road No.82, Luoyang, Henan, China
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- Department of Joint Surgery, Honghui Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Hip Injury and Disease, Orthopedic Hospital of Henan Province, Qiming South Road No.82, Luoyang, Henan, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, the First Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Joint Surgery, Honghui Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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Wang J, Zhang C, Wu SG, Shang C, Huang L, Zhang T, Zhang W, Zhang Y, Zhang L. Additional Evidence Supports Association of Common Variants in COL11A1 with Increased Risk of Hip Osteoarthritis Susceptibility. Genet Test Mol Biomarkers 2017; 21:86-91. [PMID: 27936936 DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2016.0308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE In a recent study single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the COL11A1 gene were found to be associated with hip osteoarthritis (OA) among European populations. In this study, our aim was to identify common genetic variants in COL11A1 predisposing to primary hip OA in Han Chinese individuals. METHODS We designed a case-control study that included 313 hip OA patients and 911 unrelated healthy controls. Fourteen tagging single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were genotyped, and single SNP and haplotypic association analyses were performed. RESULTS Two SNPs (rs1241164 and rs4907986) were found to be significantly associated with hip OA risk (adjusted p = 0.000731 and 0.000477). An increased risk of OA was associated with possession of the C allele of rs1241164 (adjusted odds ratio [OR] = 1.73, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.27-2.36) and the T allele of rs4907986 (adjusted OR = 1.72, 95% CI = 1.24-2.35). Similar results were confirmed via genotypic association analyses. Moreover, two different haplotype blocks, including rs1241164 and rs4907986, respectively, were found to be strongly associated with hip OA risk as well. CONCLUSION Variants in the COL11A1 gene modify individual susceptibility to hip OA in the Han Chinese population.
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- Jinhua Wang
- 1 Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University , Xi'an, China
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- 2 The First Department of Orthopedic, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University , Xi'an, China
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- 3 Department of Energy, Environment and Chemical Engineering, Washington University , Saint Louis, Missouri
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- 4 Department of Hand Surgery, Honghui Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University , Xi'an, China
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- 1 Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University , Xi'an, China
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- 1 Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University , Xi'an, China
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- 1 Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University , Xi'an, China
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- 1 Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University , Xi'an, China
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- 1 Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University , Xi'an, China
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Ma L, Zhang W, Ding Z, Wu SG, Jin Y, Jiang N, Du H, Cai D, Miao L, Chen X. Association of a common variant of SYNPO2 gene with increased risk of serous epithelial ovarian cancer. Tumour Biol 2017; 39:1010428317691185. [PMID: 28231729 DOI: 10.1177/1010428317691185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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In China, the majority of ovarian cancer patients (80%–90%) are women who are diagnosed with epithelial ovarian cancer. The SYNPO2 gene has recently been reported to be associated with epithelial ovarian cancer in Europeans. To investigate the association of common variants of SYNPO2 gene with epithelial ovarian cancer in Han Chinese individuals, we designed a case–control study with 719 epithelial ovarian cancer patients and 1568 unrelated healthy controls of Han Chinese descent. A total of 49 tagging single-nucleotide polymorphisms were genotyped; single-single-nucleotide polymorphism association, imputation, and haplotypic association analyses were performed. The single-nucleotide polymorphism rs17329882 was found to be strongly associated with serous epithelial ovarian cancer and with ages ≤49 years, consistent with the pre-menopausal status of analyzed epithelial ovarian cancer cases. Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals provided evidence of the risk effects of the C allele of the single-nucleotide polymorphism on epithelial ovarian cancer. Imputation analyses also confirmed the results with a similar pattern. Additionally, haplotype analyses indicated that the haplotype block that contained rs17329882 was significantly associated with epithelial ovarian cancer risk, specifically with the serous epithelial ovarian cancer subtype. In conclusion, our results show that SYNPO2 gene plays an important role in the etiology of epithelial ovarian cancer, suggesting that this gene may be a potential genetic modifier for developing epithelial ovarian cancer.
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- Department of Pathology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Scientific Research, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Oncology, Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Pathology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Pathology, Maternity and Children Hospital of Shaanxi Province, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Pathology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Pathology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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Zhi L, Liu D, Wu SG, Li T, Zhao G, Zhao B, Li M. Association of common variants in MTAP with susceptibility and overall survival of osteosarcoma: a two-stage population-based study in Han Chinese. J Cancer 2016; 7:2179-2186. [PMID: 27994653 PMCID: PMC5166526 DOI: 10.7150/jca.16609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2016] [Accepted: 09/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Osteosarcoma (OS) is a common malignant tumor, which exists widely in the bone of children and adolescents, and genetic factors may influence its susceptibility. Recently, the gene MTAP has been reported to be associated with OS in a Caucasian population. To investigate the association of common variants in MTAP with OS risk in Han Chinese individuals, we designed a two-stage case-control study with 392 OS patients and 1,578 unrelated healthy controls of Han Chinese individuals. A total of 17 tagging single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were firstly genotyped in the discovery stage, and single-SNP association and haplotypic association analyses have been performed. The SNP rs7023329 was found to be strongly associated with the OS risk (adjusted P = 0.002908), and the results of odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) revealed increased risks from A allele of the SNP on OS (OR=1.33, 95% CI=1.13-1.62). The results were confirmed with a similar pattern in the validation stage (adjusted P = 0.006737, OR=1.49, 95% CI=1.11-2.00). Moreover, haplotypic analyses indicated that one haplotype block containing rs7023329 was significantly associated with OS risk in both stages (both global P<0.0001). The statistically significant association between the rs7023329 genotype and poor survival in OS patients was also observed. To sum up, our results prove that MTAP plays an important role in the etiology of OS, suggesting this gene as a potential genetic modifier for OS development.
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- Liqiang Zhi
- Department of Orthopedic, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, the Fifth Hospital of Xi'an, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Energy, Environment and Chemical Engineering, Washington University, Saint Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic, Xijing Orthopedic Hospital, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Orthopedic, Hong-hui Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University College of Medicine, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Orthopedic, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Orthopedic, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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