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Cao R, Su Y, Li J, Ao R, Xu X, Liang Y, Liu Z, Yu Q, Xie J. Exploring research hotspots and future directions in neural tube defects field by bibliometric and bioinformatics analysis. Front Neurosci 2024; 18:1293400. [PMID: 38650623 PMCID: PMC11033379 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2024.1293400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024] Open
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Background Neural tube defects (NTDs) is the most common birth defect of the central nervous system (CNS) which causes the death of almost 88,000 people every year around the world. Much efforts have been made to investigate the reasons that contribute to NTD and explore new ways to for prevention. We trawl the past decade (2013-2022) published records in order to get a worldwide view about NTDs research field. Methods 7,437 records about NTDs were retrieved from the Web of Science (WOS) database. Tools such as shell scripts, VOSviewer, SCImago Graphica, CiteSpace and PubTator were used for data analysis and visualization. Results Over the past decade, the number of publications has maintained an upward trend, except for 2022. The United States is the country with the highest number of publications and also with the closest collaboration with other countries. Baylor College of Medicine has the closest collaboration with other institutions worldwide and also was the most prolific institution. In the field of NTDs, research focuses on molecular mechanisms such as genes and signaling pathways related to folate metabolism, neurogenic diseases caused by neural tube closure disorders such as myelomeningocele and spina bifida, and prevention and treatment such as folate supplementation and surgical procedures. Most NTDs related genes are related to development, cell projection parts, and molecular binding. These genes are mainly concentrated in cancer, Wnt, MAPK, PI3K-Akt and other signaling pathways. The distribution of NTDs related SNPs on chromosomes 1, 3, 5, 11, 14, and 17 are relatively concentrated, which may be associated with high-risk of NTDs. Conclusion Bibliometric analysis of the literature on NTDs field provided the current status, hotspots and future directions to some extant. Further bioinformatics analysis expanded our understanding of NTDs-related genes function and revealed some important SNP clusters and loci. This study provided some guidance for further studies. More extensive cooperation and further research are needed to overcome the ongoing challenge in pathogenesis, prevention and treatment of NTDs.
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- Rui Cao
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shanxi Key Laboratory of Birth Defect and Cell Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Coal Environmental Pathogenicity and Prevention of Ministry of Education, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
- Translational Medicine Research Centre, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
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- Shanxi Bethune Hospital, Shanxi Academy of Medical Sciences, Tongji Shanxi Hospital, Third Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shanxi Key Laboratory of Birth Defect and Cell Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Coal Environmental Pathogenicity and Prevention of Ministry of Education, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shanxi Key Laboratory of Birth Defect and Cell Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Coal Environmental Pathogenicity and Prevention of Ministry of Education, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
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- Sci-Tech Information and Strategic Research Center of Shanxi Province, Taiyuan, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shanxi Key Laboratory of Birth Defect and Cell Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Coal Environmental Pathogenicity and Prevention of Ministry of Education, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shanxi Key Laboratory of Birth Defect and Cell Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Coal Environmental Pathogenicity and Prevention of Ministry of Education, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shanxi Key Laboratory of Birth Defect and Cell Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Coal Environmental Pathogenicity and Prevention of Ministry of Education, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shanxi Key Laboratory of Birth Defect and Cell Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Coal Environmental Pathogenicity and Prevention of Ministry of Education, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
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Sánchez-Ramírez E, Ung TPL, Stringari C, Aguilar-Arnal L. Emerging Functional Connections Between Metabolism and Epigenetic Remodeling in Neural Differentiation. Mol Neurobiol 2024:10.1007/s12035-024-04006-w. [PMID: 38340204 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-024-04006-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2023] [Accepted: 01/30/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
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Stem cells possess extraordinary capacities for self-renewal and differentiation, making them highly valuable in regenerative medicine. Among these, neural stem cells (NSCs) play a fundamental role in neural development and repair processes. NSC characteristics and fate are intricately regulated by the microenvironment and intracellular signaling. Interestingly, metabolism plays a pivotal role in orchestrating the epigenome dynamics during neural differentiation, facilitating the transition from undifferentiated NSC to specialized neuronal and glial cell types. This intricate interplay between metabolism and the epigenome is essential for precisely regulating gene expression patterns and ensuring proper neural development. This review highlights the mechanisms behind metabolic regulation of NSC fate and their connections with epigenetic regulation to shape transcriptional programs of stemness and neural differentiation. A comprehensive understanding of these molecular gears appears fundamental for translational applications in regenerative medicine and personalized therapies for neurological conditions.
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- Edgar Sánchez-Ramírez
- Departamento de Biología Celular y Fisiología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratory for Optics and Biosciences, Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS, INSERM, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Palaiseau, France
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- Laboratory for Optics and Biosciences, Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS, INSERM, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Palaiseau, France
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- Departamento de Biología Celular y Fisiología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico.
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Marc S, Savici J, Sicoe B, Boldura OM, Paul C, Otavă G. Exencephaly-Anencephaly Sequence Associated with Maxillary Brachygnathia, Spinal Defects, and Palatoschisis in a Male Domestic Cat. Animals (Basel) 2023; 13:3882. [PMID: 38136919 PMCID: PMC10741185 DOI: 10.3390/ani13243882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2023] [Revised: 12/08/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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Anencephaly, a severe neural tube defect characterized by the absence of major parts of the brain and skull, is a rare congenital disorder that has been observed in various species, including cats. Considering the uncommon appearance of anencephaly, this paper aims to present anencephaly in a stillborn male kitten from an accidental inbreeding using various paraclinical methods. Histological examination of tissue samples from the cranial region, where parts of the skull were absent, revealed the presence of atypical nerve tissue with neurons and glial cells organized in clusters, surrounded by an extracellular matrix and with an abundance of blood vessels, which are large, dilated, and filled with blood, not characteristic of nerve tissue structure. In CT scans, the caudal part of the frontal bone, the fronto-temporal limits, and the parietal bone were observed to be missing. CT also revealed that the dorsal tubercle of the atlas, the dorsal neural arch, and the spinal process of the C2-C7 bones were missing. In conclusion, the kitten was affected by multiple congenital malformations, a combination of exencephaly-anencephaly, maxillary brachygnathism, closed cranial spina bifida at the level of cervical vertebrae, kyphoscoliosis, palatoschisis, and partial intestinal atresia. The importance of employing imaging techniques cannot be overstated when it comes to the accurate diagnosis of neural tube defects.
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- Simona Marc
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Life Sciences “King Mihai I” from Timisoara, Calea Aradului 119, 300645 Timisoara, Romania; (S.M.); (J.S.); (B.S.); (O.M.B.); (G.O.)
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Life Sciences “King Mihai I” from Timisoara, Calea Aradului 119, 300645 Timisoara, Romania; (S.M.); (J.S.); (B.S.); (O.M.B.); (G.O.)
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Life Sciences “King Mihai I” from Timisoara, Calea Aradului 119, 300645 Timisoara, Romania; (S.M.); (J.S.); (B.S.); (O.M.B.); (G.O.)
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Life Sciences “King Mihai I” from Timisoara, Calea Aradului 119, 300645 Timisoara, Romania; (S.M.); (J.S.); (B.S.); (O.M.B.); (G.O.)
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and Engineering of Organic and Natural Compounds, Faculty of Industrial Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Politehnica University Timisoara, Carol Telbisz 6, 300001 Timisoara, Romania
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Life Sciences “King Mihai I” from Timisoara, Calea Aradului 119, 300645 Timisoara, Romania; (S.M.); (J.S.); (B.S.); (O.M.B.); (G.O.)
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Wei J, Wang T, Song X, Liu Y, Shu J, Sun M, Diao J, Li J, Li Y, Chen L, Zhang S, Huang P, Qin J. Association of maternal methionine synthase reductase gene polymorphisms with the risk of congenital heart disease in offspring: a hospital-based case-control study. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2023; 36:2211201. [PMID: 37183022 DOI: 10.1080/14767058.2023.2211201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND Evidence suggests that periconceptional folic acid supplementation may prevent congenital heart disease (CHD). Methionine synthase reductase (MTRR) is one of the key regulatory enzymes in the folate metabolic pathway. This study aimed to comprehensively evaluate the association of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the maternal MTRR gene with CHD risk in offspring. METHODS A hospital-based case-control study involving 740 mothers of CHD cases and 683 health controls was conducted. RESULTS The study showed that maternal MTRR gene polymorphisms at rs1532268 (C/T vs. C/C: aOR = 1.524; T/T vs. C/C: aOR = 3.178), rs1802059 (G/A vs. G/G: aOR = 1.410; A/A vs. G/G: aOR = 3.953), rs2287779 (G/A vs. G/G: aOR = 0.540), rs16879334 (C/G vs. C/C: aOR = 0.454), and rs2303080 (T/A vs. T/T: aOR = 0.546) were associated with the risk of CHD. And seven haplotypes were observed to be associated with the risk of CHD, T-G-A haplotype (OR = 1.298), C-A-C-C (OR = 4.824) and A-G haplotype (OR = 1.751) were associated with increased risk of CHD in offspring; A-A-A (OR = 0.773), T-A-A (OR = 0.557), G-A-C-C (OR = 0.598) and G-C (OR = 0.740) were associated with decreased risk of CHD in offspring. CONCLUSIONS Maternal MTRR gene polymorphisms were associated with CHD in offspring, and its haplotypes have affected the occurrence of CHD. Furthermore, given the complexity and heterogeneity of CHD, the mechanisms by which these factors influence offspring cardiac development remain unknown, and studies in larger samples in an ethnically diverse population are needed.
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- Jianhui Wei
- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Hunan Provincial Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Changsha, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Children's Hospital, Changsha, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Hunan Provincial Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Changsha, China
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Epidemiology, Changsha, China
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Liu H, Ou J, Chen Y, Chen Q, Luo M, Wang T, Qin J. Association of Maternal Folate Intake and Offspring MTHFD1 and MTHFD2 Genes with Congenital Heart Disease. Nutrients 2023; 15:3502. [PMID: 37630697 PMCID: PMC10458540 DOI: 10.3390/nu15163502] [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: 06/30/2023] [Revised: 07/27/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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Existing evidence supported that congenital heart defect (CHD) was associated with a combination of environmental and genetic factors. Based on this, this study aimed at assessing the association of maternal folic acid supplementation (FAS), genetic variations in offspring methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase (MTHFD)1 and MTHFD2 genes, and their interactions with CHD and its subtypes. A hospital-based case-control study, including 620 cases with CHD and 620 healthy children, was conducted. This study showed that the absence of FAS was significantly associated with an increased risk of total CHD and its subtypes, such as atrial septal defect (ASD). FAS during the first and second trimesters was associated with a significantly higher risk of CHD in offspring compared to FAS during the three months prior to conception. The polymorphisms of offspring MTHFD1 and MTHFD2 genes at rs2236222, rs11849530, and rs828858 were significantly associated with the risk of CHD. Additionally, a significantly positive interaction between maternal FAS and genetic variation at rs828858 was observed for the risk of CHD. These findings suggested that pregnant women should carefully consider the timing of FAS, and individuals with higher genetic risk may benefit from targeted folic acid supplementation as a preventive measure against CHD.
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- Hanjun Liu
- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha 410078, China; (H.L.); (J.O.); (Y.C.); (Q.C.); (M.L.)
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha 410078, China; (H.L.); (J.O.); (Y.C.); (Q.C.); (M.L.)
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha 410078, China; (H.L.); (J.O.); (Y.C.); (Q.C.); (M.L.)
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha 410078, China; (H.L.); (J.O.); (Y.C.); (Q.C.); (M.L.)
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha 410078, China; (H.L.); (J.O.); (Y.C.); (Q.C.); (M.L.)
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha 410078, China; (H.L.); (J.O.); (Y.C.); (Q.C.); (M.L.)
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha 410078, China; (H.L.); (J.O.); (Y.C.); (Q.C.); (M.L.)
- National Health Committee Key Laboratory of Birth Defect for Research and Prevention, Hunan Provincial Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Changsha 410028, China
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Liu Y, Zhong T, Song X, Zhang S, Sun M, Wei J, Shu J, Yang T, Wang T, Qin J. Association of MTR gene polymorphisms with the occurrence of non-syndromic congenital heart disease: a case-control study. Sci Rep 2023; 13:9424. [PMID: 37296303 PMCID: PMC10256807 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-36330-x] [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: 06/01/2022] [Accepted: 06/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023] Open
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To exhaustively explore the association of infant genetic polymorphisms of methionine synthase (MTR) gene with the risk of non-syndromic congenital heart disease (CHD). A hospital-based case-control study involving 620 CHD cases and 620 health controls was conducted from November 2017 to March 2020. Eighteen SNPs were detected and analyzed. Our date suggested that the genetic polymorphisms of MTR gene at rs1805087 (GG vs. AA: aOR = 6.85, 95% CI 2.94-15.96; the dominant model: aOR = 1.77, 95% CI 1.35-2.32; the recessive model: aOR = 6.26, 95% CI 2.69-14.54; the addictive model: aOR = 1.81, 95% CI 1.44-2.29) and rs2275565 (GT vs. GG: aOR = 1.52, 95% CI 1.15-1.20; TT vs. GG: aOR = 4.93, 95% CI 1.93-12.58; the dominant model: aOR = 1.66, 95% CI 1.27-2.17; the recessive model: aOR = 4.41, 95% CI 1.73-11.22; the addictive model: aOR = 1.68, 95% CI 1.32-2.13) were significantly associated with the higher risk of CHD. And three haplotypes of G-A-T (involving rs4659724, rs95516 and rs4077829; OR = 5.48, 95% CI 2.58-11.66), G-C-A-T-T-G (involving rs2275565, rs1266164, rs2229276, rs4659743, rs3820571 and rs1050993; OR = 0.78, 95% CI 0.63-0.97) and T-C-A-T-T-G (involving rs2275565, rs1266164, rs2229276, rs4659743, rs3820571 and rs1050993; OR = 1.60, 95% CI 1.26-2.04) were observed to be significantly associated with risk of CHD. Our study found that genetic polymorphisms of MTR gene at rs1805087 and rs2275565 were significantly associated with higher risk of CHD. Additionally, our study revealed a significant association of three haplotypes with risk of CHD. However, the limitations in this study should be carefully taken into account. In the future, more specific studies in different ethnic populations are required to refine and confirm our findings.Trial registration: Registration number: ChiCTR1800016635; Date of first registration: 14/06/2018.
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- Yiping Liu
- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, 110 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410078, Hunan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, 110 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410078, Hunan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, 110 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410078, Hunan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, 110 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410078, Hunan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, 110 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410078, Hunan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, 110 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410078, Hunan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, 110 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410078, Hunan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, 110 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410078, Hunan, China
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Epidemiology, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, 110 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410078, Hunan, China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Birth Defect for Research and Prevention, Hunan Provincial Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, 53 Xiangchun Road, Changsha, 410028, Hunan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, 110 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410078, Hunan, China.
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Epidemiology, Changsha, Hunan, China.
- NHC Key Laboratory of Birth Defect for Research and Prevention, Hunan Provincial Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, 53 Xiangchun Road, Changsha, 410028, Hunan, China.
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Luo M, Wang T, Huang P, Zhang S, Song X, Sun M, Liu Y, Wei J, Shu J, Zhong T, Chen Q, Zhu P, Qin J. Association of Maternal Betaine-Homocysteine Methyltransferase (BHMT) and BHMT2 Genes Polymorphisms with Congenital Heart Disease in Offspring. Reprod Sci 2023; 30:309-325. [PMID: 35835902 DOI: 10.1007/s43032-022-01029-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2022] [Accepted: 06/25/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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To systematically explore the association of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of maternal BHMT and BHMT2 genes with the risk of congenital heart disease (CHD) and its three subtypes including atrial septal defect (ASD), ventricular septal defect (VSD), and patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in offspring. A hospital-based case-control study involving 683 mothers of CHD children and 740 controls was performed. Necessary exposure information was captured through epidemiological investigation. Totally twelve SNPs of maternal BHMT and BHMT2 genes were detected and analyzed systematically. The study showed that maternal BHMT gene polymorphisms at rs1316753 (CG vs. CC: OR = 1.96 [95% CI 1.41-2.71]; GG vs. CC: OR = 1.99 [95% CI 1.32-3.00]; dominant model: OR = 1.97 [95% CI 1.44-2.68]) and rs1915706 (TC vs. TT: OR = 1.93 [95% CI 1.44-2.59]; CC vs. TT: OR = 2.55 [95% CI 1.38-4.72]; additive model: OR = 1.77 [95% CI 1.40-2.24]) were significantly associated with increased risk of total CHD in offspring. And two haplotypes were observed to be significantly associated with risk of total CHD, including C-C haplotype involving rs1915706 and rs3829809 in BHMT gene (OR = 1.30 [95% CI 1.07-1.58]) and C-A-A-C haplotype involving rs642431, rs592052, rs626105, and rs682985 in BHMT2 gene (OR = 0.71 [95% CI 0.58-0.88]). Besides, a three-locus model involving rs1316753 (BHMT), rs1915706 (BHMT), and rs642431 (BHMT2) was identified through gene-gene interaction analyses (P < 0.01). As for three subtypes including ASD, VSD, and PDA, significant SNPs and haplotypes were also identified. The results indicated that maternal BHMT gene polymorphisms at rs1316753 and rs1915706 are significantly associated with increased risk of total CHD and its three subtypes in offspring. Besides, significant interactions between different SNPs do exist on risk of CHD. Nevertheless, studies with larger sample size in different ethnic populations and involving more SNPs in more genes are expected to further define the genetic contribution underlying CHD and its subtypes.
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- Manjun Luo
- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China.
- NHC Key Laboratory of Birth Defect for Research and Prevention, Hunan Provincial Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Changsha, China.
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hunan Children's Hospital, Changsha, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China.
- NHC Key Laboratory of Birth Defect for Research and Prevention, Hunan Provincial Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Changsha, China.
- Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China.
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Epidemiology, Changsha, China.
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Do methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase, cyclohydrolase, and formyltetrahydrofolate synthetase 1 polymorphisms modify changes in intelligence of school-age children in areas of endemic fluorosis? Chin Med J (Engl) 2022; 135:1846-1854. [PMID: 35838408 PMCID: PMC9521762 DOI: 10.1097/cm9.0000000000002062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Excessive exposure to fluoride can reduce intelligence. Methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase, cyclohydrolase, and formyltetrahydrofolate synthetase 1 ( MTHFD1 ) polymorphisms have important roles in neurodevelopment. However, the association of MTHFD1 polymorphisms with children's intelligence changes in endemic fluorosis areas has been rarely explored. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted in four randomly selected primary schools in Tongxu County, Henan Province, from April to May in 2017. A total of 694 children aged 8 to 12 years were included in the study with the recruitment by the cluster sampling method. Urinary fluoride (UF) and urinary creatinine were separately determined using the fluoride ion-selective electrode and creatinine assay kit. Children were classified as the high fluoride group and control group according to the median of urinary creatinine-adjusted urinary fluoride (UF Cr ) level. Four loci of MTHFD1 were genotyped, and the Combined Raven's Test was used to evaluate children's intelligence quotient (IQ). Generalized linear model and multinomial logistic regression model were performed to analyze the associations between children's UF Cr level, MTHFD1 polymorphisms, and intelligence. The general linear model was used to explore the effects of gene-environment and gene-gene interaction on intelligence. RESULTS In the high fluoride group, children's IQ scores decreased by 2.502 when the UF Cr level increased by 1.0 mg/L (β = -2.502, 95% confidence interval [CI]:-4.411, -0.593), and the possibility for having "excellent" intelligence decreased by 46.3% (odds ratio = 0.537, 95% CI: 0.290, 0.994). Children with the GG genotype showed increased IQ scores than those with the AA genotype of rs11627387 locus in the high fluoride group ( P < 0.05). Interactions between fluoride exposure and MTHFD1 polymorphisms on intelligence were observed (Pinteraction < 0.05). CONCLUSION Our findings suggest that excessive fluoride exposure may have adverse effects on children's intelligence, and changes in children's intelligence may be associated with the interaction between fluoride and MTHFD1 polymorphisms.
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Association and Interaction Effect of BHMT Gene Polymorphisms and Maternal Dietary Habits with Ventricular Septal Defect in Offspring. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14153094. [PMID: 35956270 PMCID: PMC9370527 DOI: 10.3390/nu14153094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2022] [Revised: 07/18/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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This study attempted to learn the association between maternal betaine-homocysteine methyltransferase (BHMT) gene polymorphisms, maternal dietary habits, and their interactions with the risk of ventricular septal defects (VSD) in offspring. A total of 426 mothers of VSD children and 740 control mothers were included in the study. Logistic regression was used to evaluate the level of associations and interaction effects. Our study suggested that mothers reporting excessive intake of smoked foods (aOR = 2.44, 95%CI: 1.89–3.13), barbecued foods (aOR = 1.86, 95%CI: 1.39–2.48), fried foods (aOR = 1.93, 95%CI: 1.51–2.46), and pickled vegetables (aOR = 2.50, 95%CI: 1.92–3.25) were at a significantly higher risk of VSD in offspring, instead, mothers reporting regular intake of fresh fruits (aOR = 0.47, 95%CI: 0.36–0.62), fish and shrimp (aOR = 0.35, 95%CI: 0.28–0.44), fresh eggs, (aOR = 0.56, 95%CI: 0.45–0.71), beans (aOR = 0.68, 95%CI: 0.56–0.83), and milk products (aOR = 0.67, 95%CI: 0.56–0.80) were at a lower risk of VSD in offspring. In addition, maternal BHMT gene polymorphisms at rs1316753 (CG vs. CC: aOR = 2.01, 95%CI: 1.43–2.83) and rs1915706 (CT vs. TT: (aOR = 1.81, 95%CI: 1.33–2.46) were significantly associated with increased risk of VSD in offspring. Furthermore, a significant interaction between BHMT polymorphisms and maternal bean intake was identified in the study. In conclusion, Maternal BHMT polymorphisms at rs1316753 and rs1915706, dietary habits as well as their interaction were observed to be significantly associated with the risk of VSD in offspring.
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陈 倩, 黄 鹏, 宋 欣, 刘 亦, 孙 梦, 王 婷, 张 森, 秦 家. [Association of maternal MTHFD1 and MTHFD2 gene polymorphisms with congenital heart disease in offspring]. ZHONGGUO DANG DAI ER KE ZA ZHI = CHINESE JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY PEDIATRICS 2022; 24:797-805. [PMID: 35894196 PMCID: PMC9336623 DOI: 10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2203002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2022] [Accepted: 05/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To study the association of maternal methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase 1 (MTHFD1) and methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase 2 (MTHFD2) gene polymorphisms with congenital heart disease (CHD) in offspring. METHODS A hospital-based case-control study was conducted. The mothers of 683 children with CHD alone who attended Hunan Children's Hospital, from November 2017 to March 2020 were enrolled as the case group, and the mothers of 740 healthy children who attended the same hospital during the same period and did not have any deformity were enrolled as the control group. A questionnaire survey was performed to collect related exposure data, and then venous blood samples (5 mL) were collected from the mothers to detect MTHFD1 and MTHFD2 gene polymorphisms. A multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate the association of MTHFD1 and MTHFD2 gene polymorphisms with CHD. The four-gamete test in Haploview 4.2 software was used to construct haplotypes and evaluate the association between haplotypes and CHD. The generalized multifactor dimensionality reduction method and logistic regression analysis were used to examine gene-gene interaction and its association with CHD. RESULTS The multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that maternal MTHFD1 gene polymorphisms at rs11849530 (GA vs AA: OR=1.49; GG vs AA: OR=2.04) andat rs1256142 (GA vs GG: OR=2.34; AA vs GG: OR=3.25) significantly increased the risk of CHD in offspring (P<0.05), while maternal MTHFD1 gene polymorphisms at rs1950902 (AA vs GG: OR=0.57) and MTHFD2 gene polymorphisms at rs1095966 (CA vs CC: OR=0.68) significantly reduced the risk of CHD in offspring (P<0.05). The haplotypes of G-G-G (OR=1.86) and G-A-G (OR=1.35) in mothers significantly increased the risk of CHD in offspring (P<0.05). The gene-gene interaction analyses showed that the first-order interaction between MTHFD1 rs1950902 and MTHFD1 rs2236222 and the second-order interaction involving MTHFD1 rs1950902, MTHFD1 rs1256142, and MTHFD2 rs1095966 might be associated with risk of CHD (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS Maternal MTHFD1 and MTHFD2 gene polymorphisms and their haplotypes, as well as the interaction between MTHFD1 rs1950902 and MTHFD1 rs2236222 and between MTHFD1 rs1950902, MTHFD1 rs1256142, and MTHFD2 rs1095966, are associated with the risk of CHD in offspring.
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Liu W, Wang J, Chen LJ. Association between MTR A2756G polymorphism and susceptibility to congenital heart disease: A meta-analysis. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0270828. [PMID: 35802641 PMCID: PMC9269412 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0270828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2021] [Accepted: 06/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The association between methionine synthase (MTR) A2756G (rs1805087) polymorphism and the susceptibility to congenital heart disease (CHD) has not been fully determined. A meta-analysis of case-control studies was performed to systematically evaluate the above association. Studies were identified by searching the PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, and WanFang databases from inception to June 20, 2021. Two authors independently performed literature search, data extraction, and quality assessment. Predefined subgroup analyses were carried out to evaluate the impact of the population ethnicity, source of healthy controls (community or hospital-based), and methods used for genotyping on the outcomes. A random-effects model was used to combine the results, and 12 studies were included. Results showed that MTR A2756G polymorphism was not associated with CHD susceptibility under the allele model (odds ratio [OR]: 0.96, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.86 to 1.07, P = 0.43, I2 = 4%), heterozygote model (OR: 0.95, 95% CI: 0.84 to 1.07, P = 0.41, I2 = 0%), homozygote model (OR: 1.00, 95% CI: 0.64 to 1.55, P = 0.99, I2 = 17%), dominant genetic model (OR: 0.95, 95% CI: 0.84 to 1.07, P = 0.41, I2 = 0%), or recessive genetic model (OR: 0.94, 95% CI: 0.62 to 1.43, P = 0.32, I2 = 13%). Consistent results were found in subgroup analyses between Asian and Caucasian populations in studies with community and hospital-derived controls as well as in studies with PCR-RFLP and direct sequencing (all P values for subgroup differences > 0.05). In conclusion, current evidence does not support an association between MTR A2756G polymorphism and CHD susceptibility.
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- Wanru Liu
- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Center for Prenatal Genetics, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Center for Prenatal Genetics, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Center for Prenatal Genetics, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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A Common Polymorphism in the MTHFD1 Gene Is a Modulator of Risk of Congenital Heart Disease. J Cardiovasc Dev Dis 2022; 9:jcdd9060166. [PMID: 35735795 PMCID: PMC9224796 DOI: 10.3390/jcdd9060166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2022] [Revised: 05/19/2022] [Accepted: 05/20/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Several environmental and genetic factors may influence the risk of congenital heart defects (CHDs), which can have a substantial impact on pediatric morbidity and mortality. We investigated the association of polymorphisms in the genes of the folate and methionine pathways with CHDs using different strategies: a case–control, mother–child pair design, and a family-based association study. The polymorphism rs2236225 in the MTHFD1 was confirmed as an important modulator of CHD risk in both, whereas polymorphisms in MTRR, FPGS, and SLC19A1 were identified as risk factors in only one of the models. A strong synergistic effect on the development of CHDs was detected for MTHFD1 polymorphism and a lack of maternal folate supplementation during early pregnancy. A common polymorphism in the MTHFD1 is a genetic risk factor for the development of CHD, especially in the absence of folate supplementation in early pregnancy.
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Cheng TYD, Ilozumba MN, Balavarca Y, Neuhouser ML, Miller JW, Beresford SAA, Zheng Y, Song X, Duggan DJ, Toriola AT, Bailey LB, Green R, Caudill MA, Ulrich CM. Associations between Genetic Variants and Blood Biomarkers of One-Carbon Metabolism in Postmenopausal Women from the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study. J Nutr 2022; 152:1099-1106. [PMID: 34967850 PMCID: PMC8971010 DOI: 10.1093/jn/nxab444] [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: 08/06/2021] [Revised: 09/17/2021] [Accepted: 12/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Genetic variation in one-carbon metabolism may affect nutrient concentrations and biological functions. However, data on genetic variants associated with blood biomarkers of one-carbon metabolism in US postmenopausal women are limited, and whether these associations were affected by the nationwide folic acid (FA) fortification program is unclear. OBJECTIVES We investigated associations between genetic variants and biomarkers of one-carbon metabolism using data from the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study. METHODS In 1573 non-Hispanic White (NHW) and 282 Black/African American, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian/Pacific Islander, and Hispanic/Latino women aged 50-79 y, 288 nonsynonymous and tagging single-nucleotide variants (SNVs) were genotyped. RBC folate, plasma folate, pyridoxal-5'-phosphate (PLP), vitamin B-12, homocysteine, and cysteine concentrations were determined in 12-h fasting blood. Multivariable linear regression tested associations per variant allele and for an aggregated genetic risk score. Effect modifications before, during, and after nationwide FA fortification were examined. RESULTS After correction for multiple comparisons, among NHW women, 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) rs1801133 (677C→T) variant T was associated with lower plasma folate (-13.0%; 95% CI: -17.3%, -8.6%) and higher plasma homocysteine (3.5%; 95% CI: 1.7%, 5.3%) concentrations. Other associations for nonsynonymous SNVs included DNMT3A rs11695471 (T→A) with plasma PLP; EHMT2 rs535586 (G→A), TCN2 rs1131603 (L349S A→G), and TCN2 rs35838082 (R188W G→A) with plasma vitamin B-12; CBS rs2851391 (G→A) with plasma homocysteine; and MTHFD1 rs2236224 (G→A) and rs2236225 (R653Q G→A) with plasma cysteine. The influence of FA fortification on the associations was limited. Highest compared with lowest quartiles of aggregated genetic risk scores from SNVs in MTHFR and MTRR were associated with 14.8% to 18.9% lower RBC folate concentrations. Gene-biomarker associations were similar in women of other races/ethnicities. CONCLUSIONS Our findings on genetic variants associated with several one-carbon metabolism biomarkers may help elucidate mechanisms of maintaining B vitamin status in postmenopausal women.
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- Department of Preventive Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases and German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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- Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Translational Genomics Research Institute, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Public Health Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Foods and Nutrition, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
- Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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Song X, Wei J, Shu J, Liu Y, Sun M, Zhu P, Qin J. Association of polymorphisms of FOLR1 gene and FOLR2 gene and maternal folic acid supplementation with risk of ventricular septal defect: a case-control study. Eur J Clin Nutr 2022; 76:1273-1280. [PMID: 35273364 DOI: 10.1038/s41430-022-01110-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2021] [Revised: 02/18/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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OBJECTIVES It was the first time to examine the role of maternal polymorphisms of FOLR1 gene and FOLR2 gene, as well as their interactions with maternal folic acid supplementation (FAS), in the risk of ventricular septal defect (VSD). METHODS A case-control study was conducted with 385 mothers of VSD infants and 652 controls. The exposures of interest were FAS and FOLR1 gene and FOLR2 gene polymorphisms. The logistic regression model was used for accessing the strength of association. RESULTS After controlling for the potential confounders, women who did not utilize folic acid had a substantially higher risk of VSD (aOR = 2.25; 95% CI: 1.48 to 3.43), compared to those who did. We also observed genetic polymorphisms of FOLR1 gene at rs2071010 (GA vs. GG: aOR = 0.63, 95%CI: 0.45 to 0.88) and rs11235462 (AA vs. TT: aOR = 0.53, 95%CI: 0.33 to 0.84), as well as FOLR2 gene at rs651646 (AA vs. TT: aOR = 0.46, 95%CI: 0.30 to 0.70), rs2298444 (CC vs. TT: aOR = 0.58, 95%CI: 0.36 to 0.91) and rs514933 (TC vs. TT: aOR = 0.57, 95%CI: 0.41 to 0.78) were associated with a lower risk of VSD. Furthermore, there was a statistically significant interaction between maternal FAS and genetic polymorphisms at rs514933 on the risk of VSD (FDR_P = 0.015). CONCLUSIONS The maternal genetic polymorphisms of the FOLR1 gene and FOLR2 gene, as well as FAS and their interactions, were shown to be significantly associated with the risk of VSD in offspring.
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- Xinli Song
- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China. .,Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. .,NHC Key Laboratory of Birth Defect for Research and Prevention, Hunan Provincial Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Changsha, Hunan, China. .,Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of clinical epidemiology, Changsha, Hunan, China.
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Song X, Li Q, Diao J, Li J, Li Y, Zhang S, Zhao L, Chen L, Wei J, Shu J, Liu Y, Sun M, Huang P, Wang T, Qin J. Association of MTHFD1 gene polymorphisms and maternal smoking with risk of congenital heart disease: a hospital-based case-control study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2022; 22:88. [PMID: 35100977 PMCID: PMC8805321 DOI: 10.1186/s12884-022-04419-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2021] [Accepted: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background MTHFD1 gene may affect the embryonic development by elevated homocysteine levels, DNA synthesis and DNA methylation, but limited number of genetic variants of MTHFD1 gene was focused on the association with congenital heart disease (CHD). This study examined the role of MTHFD1 gene and maternal smoking on infant CHD risk, and investigated their interaction effects in Chinese populations. Methods A case-control study of 464 mothers of CHD infants and 504 mothers of health controls was performed. The exposures of interest were maternal tobacco exposure, single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of maternal MTHFD1 gene. The logistic regression model was used for accessing the strength of association. Results Mothers exposed to secondhand smoke during 3 months before pregnancy (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 1.56; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.13–2.15) and in the first trimester of pregnancy (aOR = 2.24; 95%CI: 1.57–3.20) were observed an increased risk of CHD. Our study also found that polymorphisms of maternal MTHFD1 gene at rs1950902 (AA vs. GG: aOR = 1.73, 95% CI: 1.01–2.97), rs2236222 (GG vs. AA: aOR = 2.38, 95% CI: 1.38–4.12), rs1256142 (GA vs.GG: aOR = 1.57, 95% CI: 1.01–2.45) and rs11849530 (GG vs. AA: aOR = 1.68, 95% CI: 1.02–2.77) were significantly associated with higher risk of CHD. However, we did not observe a significant association between maternal MTHFD1 rs2236225 and offspring CHD risk. Furthermore, we found the different degrees of interaction effects between polymorphisms of the MTHFD1 gene including rs1950902, rs2236222, rs1256142, rs11849530 and rs2236225, and maternal tobacco exposure. Conclusions Maternal polymorphisms of MTHFD1 gene, maternal tobacco exposure and their interactions are significantly associated with the risk of CHD in offspring in Han Chinese populations. However, more studies in different ethnic populations with a larger sample and prospective designs are required to confirm our findings. Trial registration Registration number: ChiCTR1800016635. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12884-022-04419-2.
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- Xinli Song
- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, 110 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410078, Hunan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, 110 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410078, Hunan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, 110 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410078, Hunan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, 110 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410078, Hunan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, 110 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410078, Hunan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, 110 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410078, Hunan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, 110 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410078, Hunan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, 110 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410078, Hunan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, 110 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410078, Hunan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, 110 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410078, Hunan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, 110 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410078, Hunan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, 110 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410078, Hunan, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hunan Children's Hospital, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Birth Defect for Research and Prevention, Hunan Provincial Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, 53 Xiangchun Road, Changsha, 410028, Hunan, China.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, 110 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410078, Hunan, China. .,Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. .,NHC Key Laboratory of Birth Defect for Research and Prevention, Hunan Provincial Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, 53 Xiangchun Road, Changsha, 410028, Hunan, China. .,Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of clinical epidemiology, Changsha, Hunan, China.
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Song X, Huang P, Wang T, Zhang S, Chen L, Qin J. Association of periconceptional folate supplements and FOLR1 and FOLR2 gene polymorphisms with risk of congenital heart disease in offspring: A hospital -based case -control study. ZHONG NAN DA XUE XUE BAO. YI XUE BAN = JOURNAL OF CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY. MEDICAL SCIENCES 2022; 47:52-62. [PMID: 35545363 PMCID: PMC10930486 DOI: 10.11817/j.issn.1672-7347.2022.200992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2020] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Maternal periconceptional folic acid supplement is by far the most effective primary prevention strategy to reduce the incidence of congenital heart disease (CHD) in offspring. It was revealed that the underlying mechanisms are complex, including a combination of genetic and environmental factors. The purpose of this study is to investigate the association between periconceptional folic acid supplement, the genetic polymorphisms of maternal folic acid receptor 1 gene (FOLR1) and folic acid receptor 2 gene (FOLR2) and the impact of their interaction on the risk of CHD in offspring, and to provide epidemiological evidence for individualized folic acid dosing in hygienic counseling. METHODS A case-control study on 569 mothers of CHD infants and 652 mothers of health controls was performed. The interesting points were periconceptional folate supplements, single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of maternal FOLR1 gene and FOLR2 gene. RESULTS Mothers who took folate in the periconceptional period were observed a decreased risk of CHD [adjusted odds ratio (aOR)=0.58, 95% CI 0.35 to 0.95]. Our study also found that polymorphisms of maternal FOLR1 gene at rs2071010 (G/A vs G/G: aOR=0.67, 95% CI 0.47 to 0.96) and FOLR2 gene at rs514933 (T/C vs T/T: aOR=0.60, 95% CI 0.43 to 0.84; C/C vs T/T: aOR=0.55, 95% CI 0.33 to 0.90; the dominant model: T/C+ C/C vs T/T: aOR=0.59, 95% CI 0.43 to 0.81; and the addictive model: C/C vs T/C vs T/T: aOR=0.70, 95% CI 0.56 to 0.88) were significantly associated with lower risk of CHD [all P<0.05, false discovery rate P value (FDR_P)<0.1]. Besides, significant interaction between periconceptional folate supplements and rs2071010 G→A (aOR=0.59, 95% CI 0.41-0.86) and rs514933 T→C (aOR=0.52, 95% CI 0.37 to 0.74) on CHD risk were observed (all P<0.05, FDR_P<0.1). CONCLUSIONS Periconceptional folate supplements, polymorphisms of FOLR1 gene and FOLR2 gene and their interactions are significantly associated with risk of CHD. However, more studies in different ethnic populations with a larger sample and prospective designs are required to confirm our findings.
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- Xinli Song
- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha 410078.
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hunan Children's Hospital, Changsha 410007, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha 410078
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha 410078
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha 410078
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha 410078.
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Zhong T, Song X, Liu Y, Sun M, Zhang S, Chen L, Diao J, Li J, Li Y, Shu J, Wei J, Zhu P, Wang T, Qin J. Association of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene polymorphisms and maternal folic acid use with the risk of congenital heart disease. Front Pediatr 2022; 10:939119. [PMID: 36160803 PMCID: PMC9492935 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2022.939119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2022] [Accepted: 08/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND To systematically evaluate the association of MTHFR genetic polymorphisms, maternal folic acid intake, and the time when folic acid intake was started with the risk of congenital heart disease (CHD) and investigated the role of their interaction on infant CHD risk in Chinese populations. METHODS A case-control study involving 592 CHD cases, 617 health controls, and their mothers was performed. The exposures of interest were single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the MTHFR gene, maternal folic acid use, and the time when folic acid use was started. We applied the logistic regression model to explore the strength of association. RESULTS Our findings showed that mothers lacking folic acid intake had a significantly higher risk of CHD in offspring (aOR = 2.00; 95%CI: 1.34-2.98). Mothers who started to use folic acid from the first trimester of the fetation (aOR = 1.65; 95% CI: 1.22-2.23) or from the second trimester of the fetation (aOR = 7.77; 95% CI: 2.52-23.96), compared with those starting to use folic acid from 3 months previous to the conception, were at a significantly higher risk of CHD in offspring. Genetic variants at rs2066470 (AA vs. GG: aOR = 5.09, 95%CI: 1.99-13.03), rs1801133 (AA vs. GG: aOR = 2.49, 95%CI: 1.58-3.93), and rs1801131 (TG vs. TT: aOR = 1.84, 95%CI: 1.36-2.50; GG vs. TT: aOR = 3.58, 95%CI: 1.68-7.63) were significantly associated with the risk of CHD based on the multivariate analysis. Additionally, statistically significant interactions between maternal folic acid intake and genetic variants of the MTHFR gene at rs1801133 and rs1801131 were observed. CONCLUSION An association of maternal folic acid intake and the time when intake was started with the risk of CHD in offspring was found. What's more, maternal folic acid fortification may help counteract partial of the risks of CHD in offspring attributable to MTHFR genetic mutations. REGISTRATION NUMBER http://www.chictr.org.cn/edit.aspx?pid=28300&htm=4, identifier: ChiCTR1800016635.
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- Taowei Zhong
- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China.,National Health Council (NHC) Key Laboratory of Birth Defect for Research and Prevention, Hunan Provincial Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Changsha, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China.,National Health Council (NHC) Key Laboratory of Birth Defect for Research and Prevention, Hunan Provincial Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Changsha, China
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Wilson R, O'Connor D. Maternal folic acid and multivitamin supplementation: International clinical evidence with considerations for the prevention of folate-sensitive birth defects. Prev Med Rep 2021; 24:101617. [PMID: 34976673 PMCID: PMC8684027 DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2021.101617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2021] [Revised: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 10/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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More evidence is available for maternal intake, absorption, distribution, tissue specific concentrations, and pregnancy outcomes with folic acid (fortification/supplementation) during preconception - first trimester. This Quality Improvement prevention review used expert guidelines/opinions, systematic reviews, randomized control trials/controlled clinical trials, and observational case control/case series studies, published in English, from 1990 to August 2021. Optimization for an oral maternal folic acid supplementation is difficult because it relies on folic acid dose, type of folate supplement, bio-availability of the folate from foods, timing of supplementation initiation, maternal metabolism/genetic factors, and many other factors. There is continued use of high dose pre-food fortification 'RCT evidenced-based' folic acid supplementation for NTD recurrence pregnancy prevention. Innovation requires preconception and pregnancy use of 'carbon one nutrient' supplements (folic acid, vitamin B12, B6, choline), using the appropriate evidence, need to be considered. The consideration and adoption of directed personalized approaches for maternal complex risk could use serum folate testing for supplementation dosing choice. Routine daily folic acid dosing for low-risk women should consider a multivitamin with 0.4 mg of folic acid starting 3 months prior to conception until completion of breastfeeding. Routine folic acid dosing or preconception measurement of maternal serum folate (after 4-6 weeks of folate supplementation) could be considered for maternal complex risk group with genetic/medical/surgical co-morbidities. These new approaches for folic acid oral supplementation are required to optimize benefit (decreasing folate sensitive congenital anomalies; childhood morbidity) and minimizing potential maternal and childhood risk.
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- R.D. Wilson
- Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Calgary, FMC NT 435, 1403 29 St NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Saha S, Saha T, Rajamma U, Sinha S, Mukhopadhyay K. Analysis of association between components of the folate metabolic pathway and autism spectrum disorder in eastern Indian subjects. Mol Biol Rep 2021; 49:1281-1293. [PMID: 34792727 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-021-06956-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2021] [Accepted: 11/11/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Folate has a pivotal role in maintaining different cellular processes including DNA integrity and neurotransmitter levels. Further, folate deficiency was reported in subjects with neuropsychiatric disorders including autism spectrum disorder (ASD). METHODS AND RESULTS We recruited ASD probands following the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder-IV/-5. Severity was assessed by the Childhood Autism Rating Scale2-Standard Test (CARS2-ST). Functional SNPs in reduced folate carrier1 (rs1051266), methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase (rs2236225), methylenetetrahydrofolate methyltransferase (rs1805087), methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (rs1801133 and rs1801131), cystathionine-beta- synthase (rs5742905), and serine hydroxymethyltransferase (rs1979277) genes were analyzed in the ASD probands (N = 203), their parents and controls (N = 250) by PCR/TaqMan based methods. Plasma homocysteine and vitamin B12 levels were examined by Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay. Statistical analysis revealed higher frequencies of rs1051266 and rs1805087 "A" alleles (P = 8.233e-005 and P = 0.010 respectively) and rs1051266 "AA" genotype (P = 0.02) in the ASD probands. Gender based stratified analysis revealed higher frequency of rs1051266 "AA" in the male probands (P = 0.001) while frequencies of rs1805087 "A" (P = 0.001) and "AA" (P < 0.05), and rs2236225 "CC" (P = 0.03) were higher in the females. The case-control analysis also exhibited a significant difference in the occurrence of biallelic and triallelic haplotypes. rs1051266 "A", rs1979277 "T" and rs5742905 "C" alleles showed biased parental transmission (P = 0.02). CARS2-ST scores were higher in the presence of rs5742905 "T" while scores were lower in the presence of rs1979277 "T" and rs1051266 "A". ASD probands showed vitamin B12 deficiency. CONCLUSION Based on these observations, we infer that components needed for proper folate metabolism may influence ASD severity in this population.
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- Sharmistha Saha
- Manovikas Biomedical Research and Diagnostic Centre, Manovikas Kendra, 482 Madudah, Plot I-24, Sector J, EM Bypass, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700107, India
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- Manovikas Biomedical Research and Diagnostic Centre, Manovikas Kendra, 482 Madudah, Plot I-24, Sector J, EM Bypass, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700107, India.,Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, USA
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- Manovikas Biomedical Research and Diagnostic Centre, Manovikas Kendra, 482 Madudah, Plot I-24, Sector J, EM Bypass, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700107, India.,Inter University Centre for Biomedical Research & Super Specialty Hospital, Mahatma Gandhi University Campus at Thalappady, Kottayam, Kerala, India
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- Manovikas Biomedical Research and Diagnostic Centre, Manovikas Kendra, 482 Madudah, Plot I-24, Sector J, EM Bypass, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700107, India
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- Manovikas Biomedical Research and Diagnostic Centre, Manovikas Kendra, 482 Madudah, Plot I-24, Sector J, EM Bypass, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700107, India.
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Qin J, Li J, Li F, Sun M, Wang T, Diao J, Zhang S, Luo L, Li Y, Chen L, Huang P, Zhu P. Association of maternal folate use and reduced folate carrier gene polymorphisms with the risk of congenital heart disease in offspring. Eur J Pediatr 2021; 180:3181-3190. [PMID: 33913025 DOI: 10.1007/s00431-021-04087-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2021] [Revised: 04/18/2021] [Accepted: 04/22/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Although it is generally recognized that genetic and environmental factors are associated with the risk of congenital heart disease (CHD), the mechanism remains largely uncertain. This study aimed to investigate the association of maternal folate use, the time when folate use was started, and polymorphisms of the reduced folate carrier (RFC1) gene with the risk of CHD in offspring of Chinese descent, which can help provide new insight into the etiology of folate-related birth defects. A case-control study of 683 mothers of CHD patients and 740 mothers of healthy children was performed. The present study showed that mothers who did not use folate were at a significantly increased risk of CHD (OR=2.04; 95% CI: 1.42-2.93). When compared with those who started using folate prior to conception, mothers who started using folate from the first trimester of pregnancy (OR=1.90; 95% CI: 1.43-2.54) or from the second trimester of pregnancy (OR=8.92; 95% CI: 4.20-18.97) had a significantly higher risk of CHD. Maternal RFC1 gene polymorphisms at rs2236484 (AG vs AA: OR=1.79 [95% CI: 1.33-2.39]; GG vs AA: OR=1.64 [95% CI: 1.15-2.35]) and rs2330183 (CT vs CC: OR=1.54 [95% CI: 1.14-2.09]) were also significantly associated with CHD risk. Additionally, the risk of CHD was significantly decreased among mothers who had variant genotypes but used folate when compared with those who had variant genotypes and did not use folate.Conclusion: In those of Chinese descent, maternal folate use and the time when use started are significantly associated with the risk of CHD in offspring. Furthermore, maternal folate supplementation may help to offset some of the risks of CHD in offspring due to maternal RFC1 genetic variants. What is Known: • Folate use could help prevent CHD, but the relationship between the time when folate use is started and CHD has not received sufficient attention. • Studies have assessed the associations of folate metabolism-related genes with CHD, but genes involved in cellular transportation of folate, such as the RFC1 gene, have not garnered enough attention. What is New: • In those of Chinese descents, the time when folate use is started is significantly associated with the risk of CHD in offspring. • Maternal RFC1 polymorphisms were significantly associated with the risk of CHD. • Folate supplementation may help to offset some risks of CHD due to RFC1 genetic variants.
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- Jiabi Qin
- Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, 106 Zhongshan Er Road, Guangzhou, 510100, Guangdong, China.,Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.,NHC Key Laboratory of Birth Defect for Research and Prevention, Hunan Provincial Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Birth Defect for Research and Prevention, Hunan Provincial Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Hunan Children's Hospital, 86 Ziyuan Road, Changsha, 410007, Hunan, China.
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- Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, 106 Zhongshan Er Road, Guangzhou, 510100, Guangdong, China.
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[Association between maternal reduced folate carrier gene polymorphisms and congenital heart disease in offspring: a case-control study]. ZHONGGUO DANG DAI ER KE ZA ZHI = CHINESE JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY PEDIATRICS 2021. [PMID: 34130774 PMCID: PMC8214001 DOI: 10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2103101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To study the association between maternal reduced folate carrier (RFC) gene polymorphisms and congenital heart disease (CHD) in offspring. METHODS A hospital-based case-control study was conducted. The mothers of 683 infants with CHD who attended the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hunan Children's Hospital, from November 2017 to March 2020 were enrolled as the case group. The mothers of 740 healthy infants without any deformity who attended the hospital during the same period of time were enrolled as the control group. A questionnaire survey was performed to collect the exposure data of subjects. Venous blood samples of 5 mL were collected from the mothers for genetic polymorphism detection. A multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate the association of RFC gene polymorphisms and their haplotypes with CHD. A generalized multifactor dimensionality reduction method was used to analyze gene-gene interactions. RESULTS After control for confounding factors, the multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that maternal RFC gene polymorphisms at rs2236484 (AG vs AA:OR=1.91, 95%CI:1.45-2.51; GG vs AA: OR=1.96, 95%CI:1.40-2.75) and rs2330183 (CT vs CC:OR=1.39, 95%CI:1.06-1.83) were significantly associated with the risk of CHD in offspring. The haplotypes of G-G (OR=1.21, 95%CI:1.03-1.41) and T-G (OR=1.25, 95%CI:1.07-1.46) in mothers significantly increased the risk of CHD in offspring. The interaction analysis showed significant gene-gene interactions between different SNPs of the RFC gene in CHD (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Maternal RFC gene polymorphisms and interactions between different SNPs are significantly associated with the risk of CHD in offspring.
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Sun M, Wang T, Huang P, Diao J, Zhang S, Li J, Luo L, Li Y, Chen L, Liu Y, Wei J, Song X, Sheng X, Qin J. Association analysis of maternal MTHFR gene polymorphisms and the occurrence of congenital heart disease in offspring. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2021; 21:298. [PMID: 34126931 PMCID: PMC8204503 DOI: 10.1186/s12872-021-02117-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 06/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Although many studies showed that the risk of congenital heart disease (CHD) was closely related to genetic factors, the exact pathogenesis is still unknown. Our study aimed to comprehensively assess the association of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of maternal MTHFR gene with risk of CHD and its three subtypes in offspring. METHODS A case-control study involving 569 mothers of CHD cases and 652 health controls was conducted. Thirteen SNPs were detected and analyzed. RESULTS Our study showed that genetic polymorphisms of maternal MTHFR gene at rs4846052 and rs1801131 were significantly associated with risk of CHD in the homozygote comparisons (TT vs. CC at rs4846052: OR = 7.62 [95%CI 2.95-19.65]; GG vs. TT at rs1801131: OR = 5.18 [95%CI 2.77-9.71]). And six haplotypes of G-C (involving rs4846048 and rs2274976), A-C (involving rs1801133 and rs4846052), G-T (involving rs1801133 and rs4846052), G-T-G (involving rs2066470, rs3737964 and rs535107), A-C-G (involving rs2066470, rs3737964 and rs535107) and G-C-G (involving rs2066470, rs3737964 and rs535107) were identified to be significantly associated with risk of CHD. Additionally, we observed that a two-locus model involving rs2066470 and rs1801131 as well as a three-locus model involving rs227497, rs1801133 and rs1801131 were significantly associated with risk of CHD in the gene-gene interaction analyses. For three subtypes including atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defect and patent ductus arteriosus, similar results were observed. CONCLUSIONS Our study indicated genetic polymorphisms of maternal MTHFR gene were significantly associated with risk of fetal CHD in the Chinese population. Additionally, there were significantly interactions among different SNPs on risk of CHD. However, how these SNPs affect the development of fetal heart remains unknown, and more studies in different ethnic populations and with a larger sample are required to confirm these findings.
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- Mengting Sun
- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, 110 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410078, Hunan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, 110 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410078, Hunan, China. .,NHC Key Laboratory of Birth Defect for Research and Prevention, Hunan Provincial Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, 78 Xiangchun Road, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China.
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hunan Children's Hospital, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, 110 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410078, Hunan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, 110 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410078, Hunan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, 110 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410078, Hunan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, 110 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410078, Hunan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, 110 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410078, Hunan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, 110 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410078, Hunan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, 110 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410078, Hunan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, 110 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410078, Hunan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, 110 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410078, Hunan, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Birth Defect for Research and Prevention, Hunan Provincial Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, 78 Xiangchun Road, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, 110 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410078, Hunan, China. .,NHC Key Laboratory of Birth Defect for Research and Prevention, Hunan Provincial Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, 78 Xiangchun Road, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China. .,Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. .,Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Epidemiology, Hunan, China.
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Tamkeen N, AlOmar SY, Alqahtani SAM, Al-Jurayyan A, Farooqui A, Tazyeen S, Ahmad N, Ishrat R. Identification of the Key Regulators of Spina Bifida Through Graph-Theoretical Approach. Front Genet 2021; 12:597983. [PMID: 33889172 PMCID: PMC8056047 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.597983] [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: 08/24/2020] [Accepted: 02/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Spina Bifida (SB) is a congenital spinal cord malformation. Efforts to discern the key regulators (KRs) of the SB protein-protein interaction (PPI) network are requisite for developing its successful interventions. The architecture of the SB network, constructed from 117 manually curated genes was found to self-organize into a scale-free fractal state having a weak hierarchical organization. We identified three modules/motifs consisting of ten KRs, namely, TNIP1, TNF, TRAF1, TNRC6B, KMT2C, KMT2D, NCOA3, TRDMT1, DICER1, and HDAC1. These KRs serve as the backbone of the network, they propagate signals through the different hierarchical levels of the network to conserve the network’s stability while maintaining low popularity in the network. We also observed that the SB network exhibits a rich-club organization, the formation of which is attributed to our key regulators also except for TNIP1 and TRDMT1. The KRs that were found to ally with each other and emerge in the same motif, open up a new dimension of research of studying these KRs together. Owing to the multiple etiology and mechanisms of SB, a combination of several biomarkers is expected to have higher diagnostic accuracy for SB as compared to using a single biomarker. So, if all the KRs present in a single module/motif are targetted together, they can serve as biomarkers for the diagnosis of SB. Our study puts forward some novel SB-related genes that need further experimental validation to be considered as reliable future biomarkers and therapeutic targets.
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- Naaila Tamkeen
- Department of Biosciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India.,Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India
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- Doping Research Chair, Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Immunology and HLA Section, Pathology and Clinical Laboratory Medicine, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Biosciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India
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Yacob A, Carr CJ, Foote J, Scullen T, Werner C, Mathkour M, Bui CJ, Dumont AS. The Global Burden of Neural Tube Defects and Disparities in Neurosurgical Care. World Neurosurg 2021; 149:e803-e820. [PMID: 33540098 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.01.096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2020] [Revised: 01/20/2021] [Accepted: 01/21/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Despite the success of folic acid fortification programs, neural tube defects (NTDs) such as spina bifida, encephalocele, and anencephaly remain among the most substantial causes of childhood morbidity and mortality worldwide. Although these are complicated conditions that require an interdisciplinary approach to care, definitive treatment of survivable NTDs is often neurosurgical. METHODS Using Global Burden of Disease data, we examined the global burden of NTDs as related to a nation's wealth, health care quality, and access to neurosurgical care. We abstracted data for death by cause, years lived with disability (YLD), gross domestic product (GDP), United Nations geoscheme, Food Fortification Initiative participation, and Healthcare Access and Quality Index. We compared means using 1-way analysis of variance and proportions using Fisher exact tests, with statistical significance as α = 0.05. RESULTS Seventeen of 20 (85%) nations with the most deaths caused by NTDs (P < 0.0001) and 15/20 (75%) nations with the highest YLD (P < 0.0001) were in the lowest GDP quartile. Deaths and YLD were negatively correlated with increasing GDP and Healthcare Access and Quality Index (P < 0.0001). The nations with the highest disease burdens also had the fewest neurosurgeons per capita. CONCLUSIONS Despite the success of folic acid fortification programs, greater global public health efforts should be placed on improving access to neurosurgical care in low and middle-income nations through sustainable initiatives such as surgeon exchange programs and the establishment of neurosurgery residency training programs.
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- Alex Yacob
- Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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- Tulane University-Ochsner Clinic Foundation Program, Department of Neurosurgery, Tulane University Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
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- Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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- Tulane University-Ochsner Clinic Foundation Program, Department of Neurosurgery, Tulane University Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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- Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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- Tulane University-Ochsner Clinic Foundation Program, Department of Neurosurgery, Tulane University Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ochsner Health System, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tulane University Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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Kringel D, Malkusch S, Kalso E, Lötsch J. Computational Functional Genomics-Based AmpliSeq™ Panel for Next-Generation Sequencing of Key Genes of Pain. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22020878. [PMID: 33467215 PMCID: PMC7830224 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22020878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2020] [Revised: 12/27/2020] [Accepted: 01/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The genetic background of pain is becoming increasingly well understood, which opens up possibilities for predicting the individual risk of persistent pain and the use of tailored therapies adapted to the variant pattern of the patient's pain-relevant genes. The individual variant pattern of pain-relevant genes is accessible via next-generation sequencing, although the analysis of all "pain genes" would be expensive. Here, we report on the development of a cost-effective next generation sequencing-based pain-genotyping assay comprising the development of a customized AmpliSeq™ panel and bioinformatics approaches that condensate the genetic information of pain by identifying the most representative genes. The panel includes 29 key genes that have been shown to cover 70% of the biological functions exerted by a list of 540 so-called "pain genes" derived from transgenic mice experiments. These were supplemented by 43 additional genes that had been independently proposed as relevant for persistent pain. The functional genomics covered by the resulting 72 genes is particularly represented by mitogen-activated protein kinase of extracellular signal-regulated kinase and cytokine production and secretion. The present genotyping assay was established in 61 subjects of Caucasian ethnicity and investigates the functional role of the selected genes in the context of the known genetic architecture of pain without seeking functional associations for pain. The assay identified a total of 691 genetic variants, of which many have reports for a clinical relevance for pain or in another context. The assay is applicable for small to large-scale experimental setups at contemporary genotyping costs.
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- Dario Kringel
- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Goethe-University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany; (D.K.); (S.M.)
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- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Goethe-University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany; (D.K.); (S.M.)
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, P.O. Box 440, 00029 HUS Helsinki, Finland;
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- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Goethe-University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany; (D.K.); (S.M.)
- Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60596 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +49-69-6301-4589; Fax: +49-69-6301-4354
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Song X, Liu Y, Wang T, Zhang S, Sun M, Shu J, Wei J, Diao J, Li J, Li Y, Chen L, Zhu P, Qin J. Association of Maternal Dietary Habits and MTHFD1 Gene Polymorphisms With Ventricular Septal Defects in Offspring: A Case-Control Study. Front Pediatr 2021; 9:785440. [PMID: 35186819 PMCID: PMC8847777 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2021.785440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Accepted: 12/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES This study aimed at assessing the association between maternal methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase 1 (MTHFD1) gene polymorphisms, maternal dietary habits, and their interactions with the risk of ventricular septal defects (VSD) in offspring. METHODS From November 2017 to March 2019, a case-control study comprising 360 mothers of VSD cases and 504 mothers of healthy infants was conducted in Han Chinese populations. The main exposures of interest were maternal dietary habits in early pregnancy and MTHFD1 gene polymorphisms. Logistic regression models were used to estimate the main effects and interaction effects. RESULTS It was observed that maternal excessive intake of pickled vegetables (aOR = 1.85, 95%CI: 1.45-2.37), smoked foods (aOR = 1.93, 95%CI: 1.48-2.51), barbecued foods (aOR = 1.74, 95%CI: 1.28-2.36), and fried foods (aOR = 1.68, 95%CI: 1.30-2.17) were associated with a higher risk of VSD in offspring, whereas maternal excessive intake of fresh meat (aOR = 0.61, 95%CI: 0.47-0.79), fish and shrimp (aOR = 0.29, 95%CI: 0.23-0.38), fresh eggs (aOR = 0.54, 95%CI: 0.42-0.70), fresh fruits or vegetables (aOR = 0.44, 95%CI: 0.33-0.60), soy foods (aOR = 0.65, 95%CI: 0.53-0.80), and milk products (aOR = 0.49, 95%CI: 0.40-0.59) could contribute significantly to a lower risk of VSD in offspring. Furthermore, the genetic polymorphisms of maternal MTHFD1 gene at rs1950902 (GA vs. GG: aOR = 0.67, 95%CI: 0.50-0.90) and rs2236222 (GG vs. AA: aOR = 2.75, 95%CI: 1.57-4.83) were significantly associated with the risk of VSD in offspring. In addition, there was a significant interaction effect between maternal dietary habits and MTHFD1 gene polymorphisms on the risk of VSD. CONCLUSIONS Maternal dietary factors, MTHFD1 genetic polymorphisms, and their interactions were all associated with the risk of VSD in offspring. However, further research in diverse ethnic populations and with a larger sample size is warranted to corroborate our findings. TRIAL REGISTRATION Registered in Chinese Clinical Trial Registry Center; registration number, ChiCTR1800016635; registration date, 06/14/2018 (Retrospectively registered); URL of trial registry record, https://www.chictr.org.cn/showproj.aspx?proj=28300.
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- Xinli Song
- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- National Health Committee Key Laboratory of Birth Defect for Research and Prevention, Hunan Provincial Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Changsha, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China.,National Health Committee Key Laboratory of Birth Defect for Research and Prevention, Hunan Provincial Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Changsha, China.,Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangzhou, China.,Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Epidemiology, Changsha, China
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Lou XY, Hou TT, Liu SY, Xu HM, Lin F, Tang X, MacLeod SL, Cleves MA, Hobbs CA. Innovative approach to identify multigenomic and environmental interactions associated with birth defects in family-based hybrid designs. Genet Epidemiol 2020; 45:171-189. [PMID: 32996630 DOI: 10.1002/gepi.22363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2020] [Revised: 09/08/2020] [Accepted: 09/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Genes, including those with transgenerational effects, work in concert with behavioral, environmental, and social factors via complex biological networks to determine human health. Understanding complex relationships between causal factors underlying human health is an essential step towards deciphering biological mechanisms. We propose a new analytical framework to investigate the interactions between maternal and offspring genetic variants or their surrogate single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and environmental factors using family-based hybrid study design. The proposed approach can analyze diverse genetic and environmental factors and accommodate samples from a variety of family units, including case/control-parental triads, and case/control-parental dyads, while minimizing potential bias introduced by population admixture. Comprehensive simulations demonstrated that our innovative approach outperformed the log-linear approach, the best available method for case-control family data. The proposed approach had greater statistical power and was capable to unbiasedly estimate the maternal and child genetic effects and the effects of environmental factors, while controlling the Type I error rate against population stratification. Using our newly developed approach, we analyzed the associations between maternal and fetal SNPs and obstructive and conotruncal heart defects, with adjustment for demographic and lifestyle factors and dietary supplements. Fourteen and 11 fetal SNPs were associated with obstructive and conotruncal heart defects, respectively. Twenty-seven and 17 maternal SNPs were associated with obstructive and conotruncal heart defects, respectively. In addition, maternal body mass index was a significant risk factor for obstructive defects. The proposed approach is a powerful tool for interrogating the etiological mechanism underlying complex traits.
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- Xiang-Yang Lou
- Department of Biostatistics, College of Public Health and Health Professions and College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, College of Public Health and Health Professions and College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.,Institute of Bioinformatics and Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Bioinformatics and Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Bioinformatics and Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Bioinformatics and Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- The US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Morsani College of Medicine, Health Informatics Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
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- Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine, San Diego, California, USA
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Ilozumba MN, Cheng TYD, Neuhouser ML, Miller JW, Beresford SAA, Duggan DJ, Toriola AT, Song X, Zheng Y, Bailey LB, Shadyab AH, Liu S, Malysheva O, Caudill MA, Ulrich CM. Associations between Plasma Choline Metabolites and Genetic Polymorphisms in One-Carbon Metabolism in Postmenopausal Women: The Women's Health Initiative Observational Study. J Nutr 2020; 150:2874-2881. [PMID: 32939549 PMCID: PMC7675024 DOI: 10.1093/jn/nxaa266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2020] [Revised: 03/12/2020] [Accepted: 08/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Choline plays an integral role in one-carbon metabolism in the body, but it is unclear whether genetic polymorphisms are associated with variations in plasma choline and its metabolites. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to evaluate the association of genetic variants in choline and one-carbon metabolism with plasma choline and its metabolites. METHODS We analyzed data from 1423 postmenopausal women in a case-control study nested within the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study. Plasma concentrations of choline, betaine, dimethylglycine (DMG), and trimethylamine N-oxide were determined in 12-h fasting blood samples collected at baseline (1993-1998). Candidate and tagging single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were genotyped in betaine-homocysteine S-methyltransferase (BHMT), BHMT2, 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR), methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase (NADP+ dependent 1) (MTHFD1), 5-methyltetrahydrofolate-homocysteine methyltransferase (MTR), and 5-methyltetrahydrofolate-homocysteine methyltransferase reductase (MTRR). Linear regression was used to derive percentage difference in plasma concentrations per variant allele, adjusting for confounders, including B-vitamin biomarkers. Potential effect modification by plasma vitamin B-12, vitamin B-6, and folate concentrations and folic-acid fortification periods was examined. RESULTS The candidate SNP BHMT R239Q (rs3733890) was associated with lower concentrations of plasma betaine and DMG concentrations (-4.00% and -6.75% per variant allele, respectively; both nominal P < 0.05). Another candidate SNP, BHMT2 rs626105 A>G, was associated with higher plasma DMG concentration (13.0%; P < 0.0001). Several tagSNPs in these 2 genes were associated with plasma concentrations after correction for multiple comparisons. Vitamin B-12 status was a significant effect modifier of the association between the genetic variant BHMT2 rs626105 A>G and plasma DMG concentration. CONCLUSIONS Genetic variations in metabolic enzymes were associated with plasma concentrations of choline and its metabolites. Our findings contribute to the knowledge on the variation in blood nutrient concentrations in postmenopausal women.
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- Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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- Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA,Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Translational Genomics Research Institute, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Foods and Nutrition, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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- Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA,Department of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City, UT, USA,Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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Association of maternal dietary intakes and CBS gene polymorphisms with congenital heart disease in offspring. Int J Cardiol 2020; 322:121-128. [PMID: 32800907 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2020.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2020] [Revised: 06/24/2020] [Accepted: 08/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although it is generally acknowledged that genetic and environmental factors are associated with risk of congenital heart disease (CHD), the causes are not fully understood. This study aimed at assessing the association of maternal dietary intakes, genetic variants of cystathionine beta synthase (CBS) gene and their interactions with risk of CHDs in offspring. METHOD A hospital-based case-control study of 464 mothers with CHD infants and 504 control mothers of health infant was performed. The exposures of interest were maternal dietary intakes in early pregnancy, single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of CBS gene. RESULTS More frequent intake of pickled vegetables (adjusted odds ratio[aOR] = 1.81; 95% confidence interval[CI]: 1.38-2.37), smoked foods (aOR = 2.00; 95%CI: 1.53-2.60), barbecued foods (aOR = 1.63; 95%CI: 1.19-2.25) and fried foods (aOR = 1.57; 95%CI: 1.22-2.03) were associated with higher risk of CHD, while salted eggs (aOR = 0.20; 95%CI: 0.12-0.33), fish and shrimp (aOR = 0.34; 95%CI: 0.27-0.44), fresh fruits (aOR = 0.49; 95%CI: 0.37-0.66), and milk products (aOR = 0.54; 95%CI: 0.45-0.65) were associated with lower risk of CHD. The SNPs of CBS gene at rs2851391 (T/T vs C/C: aOR = 1.91, 95%CI: 1.15-3.15) and rs234714 (T/T vs C/C: aOR = 2.22, 95%CI: 1.32-3.73) significantly increased the risk of CHD. Additionally, significant interaction effects between maternal dietary intakes and CBS genetic variants on CHD risks were observed. CONCLUSIONS Maternal dietary factors, CBS genetic variants and their interactions were significantly associated with risk of CHD in offspring. However, it is still unclear how these factors jointly work in the development of CHD, and more studies with larger samples and prospective design are required.
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Taiwo TE, Cao X, Cabrera RM, Lei Y, Finnell RH. Approaches to studying the genomic architecture of complex birth defects. Prenat Diagn 2020; 40:1047-1055. [PMID: 32468575 DOI: 10.1002/pd.5760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2020] [Revised: 05/18/2020] [Accepted: 05/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Every year nearly 6 percent of children worldwide are born with a serious congenital malformation, resulting in death or lifelong disability. In the United States, birth defects remain one of the leading causes of infant mortality. Among the common structural congenital defects are conditions known as neural tube defects (NTDs). These are a class of malformation of the brain and spinal cord where the neural tube fails to close during the neurulation. Although NTDs remain among the most pervasive and debilitating of all human developmental anomalies, there is insufficient understanding of their etiology. Previous studies have proposed that complex birth defects like NTDs are likely omnigenic, involving interconnected gene regulatory networks with associated signals throughout the genome. Advances in technologies have allowed researchers to more critically investigate regulatory gene networks in ever increasing detail, informing our understanding of the genetic basis of NTDs. Employing a systematic analysis of these complex birth defects using massively parallel DNA sequencing with stringent bioinformatic algorithms, it is possible to approach a greater level of understanding of the genomic architecture underlying NTDs. Herein, we present a brief overview of different approaches undertaken in our laboratory to dissect out the genetics of susceptibility to NTDs. This involves the use of mouse models to identify candidate genes, as well as large scale whole genome/whole exome (WGS/WES) studies to interrogate the genomic landscape of NTDs. The goal of this research is to elucidate the gene-environment interactions contributing to NTDs, thus encouraging global research efforts in their prevention.
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- Toluwani E Taiwo
- Rice University, Houston, Texas, USA.,Center for Precision Environmental Health, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Center for Precision Environmental Health, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.,Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Center for Precision Environmental Health, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.,Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Center for Precision Environmental Health, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.,Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Center for Precision Environmental Health, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.,Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.,Departments of Molecular and Human Genetics and Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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Maternal Folic Acid Supplementation Mediates Offspring Health via DNA Methylation. Reprod Sci 2020; 27:963-976. [PMID: 32124397 DOI: 10.1007/s43032-020-00161-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2019] [Accepted: 09/09/2019] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The clinical significance of periconceptional folic acid supplementation (FAS) in the prevention of neonatal neural tube defects (NTDs) has been recognized for decades. Epidemiological data and experimental findings have consistently been indicating an association between folate deficiency in the first trimester of pregnancy and poor fetal development as well as offspring health (i.e., NTDs, isolated orofacial clefts, neurodevelopmental disorders). Moreover, compelling evidence has suggested adverse effects of folate overload during perinatal period on offspring health (i.e., immune diseases, autism, lipid disorders). In addition to several single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in genes related to folate one-carbon metabolism (FOCM), folate concentrations in maternal serum/plasma/red blood cells must be considered when counseling FAS. Epigenetic information encoded by 5-methylcytosines (5mC) plays a critical role in fetal development and offspring health. S-adenosylmethionine (SAM), a methyl donor for 5mC, could be derived from FOCM. As such, folic acid plays a double-edged sword role in offspring health via mediating DNA methylation. However, the underlying epigenetic mechanism is still largely unclear. In this review, we summarized the link across DNA methylation, maternal FAS, and offspring health to provide more evidence for clinical guidance in terms of precise FAS dosage and time point. Future studies are, therefore, required to set up the reference intervals of folate concentrations at different trimesters of pregnancy for different populations and to clarify the epigenetic mechanism for specific offspring diseases.
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Qi C, Gao H, Li S, Zong H, Hao H, Zhang L. A Case-Control Study on the Correlation Between Thymidylate Synthase Gene Polymorphisms and Raltitrexed Treatment Combined with Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment. Genet Test Mol Biomarkers 2020; 24:156-164. [PMID: 32101052 DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2019.0111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Background: To study the effect of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the thymidylate synthase (TYMS) gene for their value in predicting the efficacy of raltitrexed treatment combined with transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) for the treatment of primary hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Methods: We conducted a genotypic analysis of the TYMS SNPs rs2790, rs8423, rs502396, rs699517, and rs1004474 in150 HCC patients who were subjected to raltitrexed treatment combined with TACE (study group) and another 150 HCC patients who were treated with doxorubicin combined with TACE (control group). After 1 year of follow-up and interventional therapy, the relationship between the TYMS SNPs and survival rate, and the prognosis for survival were analyzed. Results: After interventional therapy, the response rate (RR) and disease control rate (DCR) of the study group were 52.67% and 87.33%, respectively; whereas the RR and DCR of the control group were 54.67% and 84.67%, respectively. No significant differences were detected by comparison of the RRs (p = 0.728) and DCRs (p = 0.506) between the two groups. The HCC patients' TYMS SNPs rs2790, rs8423, rs502396, rs699517, and rs1004474 were associated with the efficacy and prognosis of the raltitrexed-combined TACE intervention (p < 0.05) yet showed no correlation to the efficacy and prognosis of doxorubicin-combined TACE interventional therapy (p > 0.05). Conclusions: The SNPs of the TYMS genes (rs2790, rs8423, rs502396, rs699517, and rs1004474) are associated with the efficacy and prognosis of raltitrexed treatment in HCC patients.
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- Chunhou Qi
- Department of Interventional Medicine, Linyi City Central Hospital, Linyi, China
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- Department of Interventional Medicine, Linyi City Central Hospital, Linyi, China
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- Department of Interventional Medicine, Linyi City Central Hospital, Linyi, China
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- Department of Interventional Medicine, Linyi City Central Hospital, Linyi, China
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- Department of Interventional Medicine, Linyi City Central Hospital, Linyi, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Shandong Medical Imaging Research Institute, Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China
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Lyu C, Webber DM, MacLeod SL, Hobbs CA, Li M. Gene-by-gene interactions associated with the risk of conotruncal heart defects. Mol Genet Genomic Med 2020; 8:e1010. [PMID: 31851787 PMCID: PMC6978401 DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.1010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2019] [Revised: 09/11/2019] [Accepted: 09/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The development of conotruncal heart defects (CTDs) involves a complex relationship among genetic variants and maternal lifestyle factors. In this article, we focused on the interactions between 13 candidate genes within folate, homocysteine, and transsulfuration pathways for potential association with CTD risk. METHODS Targeted sequencing was used for 328 case-parental triads enrolled in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study (NBDPS). To evaluate the interaction of two genes, we applied a conditional logistic regression model for all possible SNP pairs within two respective genes by contrasting the affected infants with their pseudo-controls. The findings were replicated in an independent sample of 86 NBDPS case-parental triads genotyped by DNA microarrays. The results of two studies were further integrated by a fixed-effect meta-analysis. RESULTS One SNP pair (i.e., rs4764267 and rs6556883) located in gene MGST1 and GLRX, respectively, was found to be associated with CTD risk after multiple testing adjustment using simpleM, a modified Bonferroni correction approach (nominal p-value of 4.62e-06; adjusted p-value of .04). Another SNP pair (i.e., rs11892646 and rs56219526) located in gene DNMT3A and MTRR, respectively, achieved marginal significance after multiple testing adjustment (adjusted p-value of .06). CONCLUSION Further studies with larger sample sizes are needed to confirm and elucidate these potential interactions.
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- Chen Lyu
- Department of Epidemiology and BiostatisticsIndiana UniversityBloomingtonINUSA
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- Department of Pathology & ImmunologyWashington University at St LouisSaint LouisMOUSA
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- Department of Epidemiology and BiostatisticsIndiana UniversityBloomingtonINUSA
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Obeid R, Holzgreve W, Pietrzik K. Folate supplementation for prevention of congenital heart defects and low birth weight: an update. Cardiovasc Diagn Ther 2019; 9:S424-S433. [PMID: 31737547 DOI: 10.21037/cdt.2019.02.03] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Women planning a pregnancy and pregnant women in the first trimester are recommended to use folate-containing supplements in order to prevent neural tube defects. The prevention of many cases of neural tube defects with folic acid is evident from meta-analysis, randomized controlled trials (RCTs), observational studies in humans and experimental evidence in animals. However, folate supplementation in pregnant women or a higher maternal folate status has been shown to be protective against other adverse birth outcomes such as congenital heart defects, low birth weight, and preterm birth. Additionally, infants and children with congenital heart defects often show disorders in folate metabolism (low folate, higher homocysteine, or low vitamin B12). Maternal genotype for several folate metabolizing genes has shown associations with the risk of having a child with congenital heart defect. There is some evidence that folate supplementation could have differential effects on sub-types of congenital heart defects, but it is not clear whether the prevention time window is the same as for neural tube defects. Some studies proposed a high dose of folic acid (in mg/d) to prevent congenital heart defects in women with a high global risk (such as those with diabetes or obesity). There are currently no RCTs to support that doses of folic acid in mg range are more effective than the currently recommended 400-800 µg/d taken at least 2-3 months before conception until the end of the first trimester.
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- Rima Obeid
- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Saarland University Hospital, Homburg, Germany
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Science, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms University, Bonn, Germany
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Analysis of MTR and MTRR Gene Polymorphisms in Chinese Patients With Ventricular Septal Defect. Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol 2019; 26:769-774. [PMID: 29293099 PMCID: PMC6250295 DOI: 10.1097/pai.0000000000000512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Background: Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are the most common birth defects and ventricular septal defects (VSDs) are one of the most common types of CHDs. Genes involved in homocysteine/folate metabolism may play important roles in CHDs. Methionine synthase and methionine synthase reductase (MTRR) are key regulatory enzymes involved in the metabolic pathway of homocysteine. Methods: We investigated whether a polymorphism (A2756G) of the methionine synthase and 2 polymorphisms (A66G and C524T) of the MTRR gene are associated with VSDs. A total of 183 children with VSDs and 201 healthy children were studied. Results: The polymorphisms were detected by polymerase chain reaction amplification and sequencing of the amplified product. Significant differences in the distributions of the A66G and C524T alleles were observed between VSD cases and controls, and a slightly increased risk of VSDs was associated with either of the 66AG, 524CT, and 524TT genotypes [odds ratios (OR)=1.796, 1.909, and 2.088, respectively]. The genotype frequency of 66AG in VSDs patients was significantly different from those of controls (ORs=3.147). In addition, the combined 66AG/524CT and 66GG/524TT in VSDs had ORs 2.937 and 5.344, respectively. Conclusions: MTRR A66G and C524T polymorphisms are associated with increased risk of VSDs.
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Mariella E, Marotta F, Grassi E, Gilotto S, Provero P. The Length of the Expressed 3' UTR Is an Intermediate Molecular Phenotype Linking Genetic Variants to Complex Diseases. Front Genet 2019; 10:714. [PMID: 31475030 PMCID: PMC6707137 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2019.00714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2019] [Accepted: 07/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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In the last decades, genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have uncovered tens of thousands of associations between common genetic variants and complex diseases. However, these statistical associations can rarely be interpreted functionally and mechanistically. As the majority of the disease-associated variants are located far from coding sequences, even the relevant gene is often unclear. A way to gain insight into the relevant mechanisms is to study the genetic determinants of intermediate molecular phenotypes, such as gene expression and transcript structure. We propose a computational strategy to discover genetic variants affecting the relative expression of alternative 3′ untranslated region (UTR) isoforms, generated through alternative polyadenylation, a widespread posttranscriptional regulatory mechanism known to have relevant functional consequences. When applied to a large dataset in which whole genome and RNA sequencing data are available for 373 European individuals, 2,530 genes with alternative polyadenylation quantitative trait loci (apaQTL) were identified. We analyze and discuss possible mechanisms of action of these variants, and we show that they are significantly enriched in GWAS hits, in particular those concerning immune-related and neurological disorders. Our results point to an important role for genetically determined alternative polyadenylation in affecting predisposition to complex diseases, and suggest new ways to extract functional information from GWAS data.
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- Elisa Mariella
- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.,Center for Tranlational Genomics and Bioinformatics, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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Tobin M, Gunaji R, Walsh JC, Grice GP. A review of genetic factors underlying craniorachischisis and omphalocele: Inspired by a unique trisomy 18 case. Am J Med Genet A 2019; 179:1642-1651. [PMID: 31184807 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.61255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2018] [Revised: 04/29/2019] [Accepted: 05/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Very few cases of craniorachischisis (CRN) with concomitant omphalocele (OMP) in the setting of trisomy 18 are reported in literature. Solitary midline closure defects are estimated to be more prevalent in trisomy 18 compared to the general population. Neurulation defect comparisons include anencephaly 0-2% versus 0.0206%, spina bifida 1-3% versus 0.0350%, and encephalocele 0-2% versus 0.0082% [Parker et al. (2010); Birth Defects Research. Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology, 88:1008-1016; Springett et al. (2015); American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part A, 167A:3062-3069]. The solitary anterior malformation OMP has been reported as high as 6% with trisomy 18 [Springett et al. (2015); American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part A, 167A:3062-3069]. We report the third published case of CRN with concomitant OMP observed in a likely trisomy 18 fetus that screened positive by noninvasive prenatal screening. Furthermore, we review and analyze the current literature to augment understanding of the genetic basis for anterior and posterior closure defects such as CRN and OMP. Although the current genetic lexicon lacks any definitive association with the simultaneous defects presented, previous research elucidated various genes related to anterior or posterior closure interruption individually. By consolidating current research, the authors advance knowledge of interconnected genetic pathology and direct future genetic mapping efforts.
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- Michael Tobin
- CPT, Medical Corps, US Army, PGY-1 Emergency Medicine Resident, Madigan Army Medical Center, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington
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- LT, Medical Corps, US Navy, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, Class of 2019, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
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- Laboratory Department, LCDR, Medical Corps (FS), US Navy, PGY-5 Pathology Resident, Naval Medical Center, San Diego, California
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- Laboratory Department, CAPT (Ret.), Medical Corps, US Navy, Naval Medical Center, San Diego, California
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Targeted panel sequencing establishes the implication of planar cell polarity pathway and involves new candidate genes in neural tube defect disorders. Hum Genet 2019; 138:363-374. [DOI: 10.1007/s00439-019-01993-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2018] [Accepted: 02/26/2019] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Fofou-Caillierez MB, Guéant-Rodriguez RM, Alberto JM, Chéry C, Josse T, Gérard P, Forges T, Foliguet B, Feillet F, Guéant JL. Vitamin B-12 and liver activity and expression of methionine synthase are decreased in fetuses with neural tube defects. Am J Clin Nutr 2019; 109:674-683. [PMID: 30848279 DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/nqy340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2018] [Accepted: 10/29/2018] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The risk of neural tube defects (NTDs) is influenced by nutritional factors and genetic determinants of one-carbon metabolism. A key pathway of this metabolism is the vitamin B-12- and folate-dependent remethylation of homocysteine, which depends on methionine synthase (MS, encoded by MTR), methionine synthase reductase, and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase. Methionine, the product of this pathway, is the direct precursor of S-adenosylmethionine (SAM), the universal methyl donor needed for epigenetic mechanisms. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to evaluate whether the availability of vitamin B-12 and folate and the expression or activity of the target enzymes of the remethylation pathway are involved in NTD risk. METHODS We studied folate and vitamin B-12 concentrations and activity, expression, and gene variants of the 3 enzymes in liver from 14 NTD and 16 non-NTD fetuses. We replicated the main findings in cord blood from pregnancies of 41 NTD fetuses compared with 21 fetuses with polymalformations (metabolic and genetic findings) and 375 control pregnancies (genetic findings). RESULTS The tissue concentration of vitamin B-12 (P = 0.003), but not folate, and the activity (P = 0.001), transcriptional level (P = 0.016), and protein expression (P = 0.003) of MS were decreased and the truncated inactive isoforms of MS were increased in NTD livers. SAM was significantly correlated with MS activity and vitamin B-12. A gene variant in exon 1 of GIF (Gastric Intrinsic Factor gene) was associated with a dramatic decrease of liver vitamin B-12 in 2 cases. We confirmed the decreased vitamin B-12 in cord blood from NTD pregnancies. A gene variant of GIF exon 3 was associated with NTD risk. CONCLUSIONS The decreased vitamin B-12 in liver and cord blood and decreased expression and activity of MS in liver point out the impaired remethylation pathway as hallmarks associated with NTD risk. We suggest evaluating vitamin B-12 in the nutritional recommendations for prevention of NTD risk beside folate fortification or supplementation.
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- Ma'atem B Fofou-Caillierez
- Inserm UMRS 954, Nutrition-Genetics-Environmental Risk Exposure, Inserm and University of Lorraine, Nancy, France.,Department of Molecular Medicine and Personalized Therapeutics, Department of Pediatrics, and National Reference Centre for Inherited Metabolic Diseases
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- Inserm UMRS 954, Nutrition-Genetics-Environmental Risk Exposure, Inserm and University of Lorraine, Nancy, France.,Department of Molecular Medicine and Personalized Therapeutics, Department of Pediatrics, and National Reference Centre for Inherited Metabolic Diseases
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- Inserm UMRS 954, Nutrition-Genetics-Environmental Risk Exposure, Inserm and University of Lorraine, Nancy, France
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- Inserm UMRS 954, Nutrition-Genetics-Environmental Risk Exposure, Inserm and University of Lorraine, Nancy, France
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- Inserm UMRS 954, Nutrition-Genetics-Environmental Risk Exposure, Inserm and University of Lorraine, Nancy, France
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- Inserm UMRS 954, Nutrition-Genetics-Environmental Risk Exposure, Inserm and University of Lorraine, Nancy, France
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- Regional Maternity of Nancy, University Regional Hospital Center of Nancy, Nancy, France
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- Regional Maternity of Nancy, University Regional Hospital Center of Nancy, Nancy, France
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- Inserm UMRS 954, Nutrition-Genetics-Environmental Risk Exposure, Inserm and University of Lorraine, Nancy, France
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- Inserm UMRS 954, Nutrition-Genetics-Environmental Risk Exposure, Inserm and University of Lorraine, Nancy, France.,Department of Molecular Medicine and Personalized Therapeutics, Department of Pediatrics, and National Reference Centre for Inherited Metabolic Diseases
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Xi Y, Wang F. Extreme pathway analysis reveals the organizing rules of metabolic regulation. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0210539. [PMID: 30721240 PMCID: PMC6363282 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0210539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2018] [Accepted: 12/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Cellular systems shift metabolic states by adjusting gene expression and enzyme activities to adapt to physiological and environmental changes. Biochemical and genetic studies are identifying how metabolic regulation affects the selection of metabolic phenotypes. However, how metabolism influences its regulatory architecture still remains unexplored. We present a new method of extreme pathway analysis (the minimal set of conically independent metabolic pathways) to deduce regulatory structures from pure pathway information. Applying our method to metabolic networks of human red blood cells and Escherichia coli, we shed light on how metabolic regulation are organized by showing which reactions within metabolic networks are more prone to transcriptional or allosteric regulation. Applied to a human genome-scale metabolic system, our method detects disease-associated reactions. Thus, our study deepens the understanding of the organizing principle of cellular metabolic regulation and may contribute to metabolic engineering, synthetic biology, and disease treatment.
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- Yanping Xi
- Shanghai Key Lab of Intelligent Information Processing, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- School of Computer Science and Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Ji Ai Genetics & IVF Institute, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Lab of Intelligent Information Processing, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- School of Computer Science and Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Genetic variation in folate metabolism is associated with the risk of conotruncal heart defects in a Chinese population. BMC Pediatr 2018; 18:287. [PMID: 30165839 PMCID: PMC6117882 DOI: 10.1186/s12887-018-1266-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2018] [Accepted: 08/24/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Background Conotruncal heart defects (CTDs) are a subgroup of congenital heart defects that are considered to be the most common type of birth defect worldwide. Genetic disturbances in folate metabolism may increase the risk of CTDs. Methods We evaluated five single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in genes related to folic acid metabolism: methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR C677T and A1298C), solute carrier family 19, member 1 (SLC19A1 G80A), methionine synthase (MTR A2576G), and methionine synthase reductase (MTRR A66G), as risk factors for CTDs including various types of malformation, in a total of 193 mothers with CTD-affected offspring and 234 healthy controls in a Chinese population. Results Logistic regression analyses revealed that subjects carrying the TT genotype of MTHFR C677T, the C allele of MTHFR A1298C, and the AA genotype of SLC19A1 G80A had significant 2.47-fold (TT vs. CC, OR [95% CI] = 2.47 [1.42–4.32], p = 0.009), 2.05–2.20-fold (AC vs. AA, 2.05 [1.28–3.21], p = 0.0023; CC vs AA, 2.20 [1.38–3.58], p = 0.0011), and 1.68-fold (AA vs. GG, 1.68 [1.02–2.70], p = 0.0371) increased risk of CTDs, respectively. Subjects carrying both variant genotypes of MTHFR A1298C and SLC19A1 G80A had a higher (3.23 [1.71–6.02], p = 0.0002) increased risk for CTDs. Moreover, the MTHFR C677T, MTHFR A1298C, and MTRR A66G polymorphisms were found to be significantly associated with the risk of certain subtypes of CTD. Conclusions Our data suggest that maternal folate-related SNPs might be associated with the risk of CTDs in offspring.
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Paul S, Sadhukhan S, Munian D, Bankura B, Das M. Association of FOLH1, DHFR, and MTHFR gene polymorphisms with susceptibility of Neural Tube Defects: A case control study from Eastern India. Birth Defects Res 2018; 110:1129-1138. [PMID: 30120883 DOI: 10.1002/bdr2.1365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2018] [Revised: 06/07/2018] [Accepted: 06/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Silpita Paul
- Department of Zoology; University of Calcutta, Kolkata; West Bengal India
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- Department of Zoology; University of Calcutta, Kolkata; West Bengal India
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- Department of Neonatology; Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Kolkata; West Bengal India
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- Department of Zoology; University of Calcutta, Kolkata; West Bengal India
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Dong Y, Wang L, Lei Y, Yang N, Cabrera RM, Finnell RH, Ren A. Gene variants in the folate pathway are associated with increased levels of folate receptor autoantibodies. Birth Defects Res 2018; 110:973-981. [PMID: 29732742 DOI: 10.1002/bdr2.1334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2018] [Accepted: 03/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND Folate receptors (FRs) facilitate embryonic uptake of folates and are important for proper early embryonic development. There is accumulating evidence that blocking FR autoantibodies contribute to developmental diseases. However, genetic factors associated with the expression of FR autoantibodies remain unknown. OBJECTIVE We investigated the effects of genetic polymorphisms in folate pathway genes on FR autoantibody titers in women. METHODS We recruited 302 pregnant women in China. The FR antigen-down immunoassay was used to measure levels of FR autoantibodies including human immunoglobulin G (IgG) and immunoglobulin M (IgM) in maternal plasma. Genotypes were identified by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry and polymerase chain reaction methods. General linear model was used to analyze the effects of genetic variants on FR autoantibody levels. RESULTS Significant associations were observed between genotypic variations and levels of FR autoantibodies. Plasma levels of FR autoantibodies in women with the TT genotype at MTHFR rs1801133 were significantly higher than those of women with the CC genotype (IgG: β = 0.62, 95% CI 0.21-1.04; IgM: β = 0.42, 95% CI 0.12-0.72). For DNMT3A rs7560488, the level of FR autoantibody IgG significantly increased in the TT genotype compared with CC genotype (β = 0.90, 95% CI 0.20-1.59). For MTHFD2 rs828903, genotype GG was associated with elevated levels of FR autoantibody IgM compared to the AA genotype (β = 0.60, 95% CI 0.10-1.10). No association was detected between genetic variants of the DHFR gene with FR autoantibodies levels. CONCLUSION Genetic variations in MTHFR, DNMT3A, and MTHFD2 genes were associated with elevated plasma levels of FR autoantibodies.
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- Yuqi Dong
- Institute of Reproductive and Child Health, Ministry of Health Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Reproductive and Child Health, Ministry of Health Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- Departments of Molecular and Cellular Biology and Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- Institute of Reproductive and Child Health, Ministry of Health Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- Departments of Molecular and Cellular Biology and Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- Departments of Molecular and Cellular Biology and Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- Institute of Reproductive and Child Health, Ministry of Health Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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Agopian AJ, Goldmuntz E, Hakonarson H, Sewda A, Taylor D, Mitchell LE. Genome-Wide Association Studies and Meta-Analyses for Congenital Heart Defects. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018; 10:e001449. [PMID: 28468790 DOI: 10.1161/circgenetics.116.001449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2016] [Accepted: 02/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Maternal and inherited (ie, case) genetic factors likely contribute to the pathogenesis of congenital heart defects, but it is unclear whether individual common variants confer a large risk. METHODS AND RESULTS To evaluate the relationship between individual common maternal/inherited genotypes and risk for heart defects, we conducted genome-wide association studies in 5 cohorts. Three cohorts were recruited at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia: 670 conotruncal heart defect (CTD) case-parent trios, 317 left ventricular obstructive tract defect (LVOTD) case-parent trios, and 406 CTD cases (n=406) and 2976 pediatric controls. Two cohorts were recruited through the Pediatric Cardiac Genomics Consortium: 355 CTD trios and 192 LVOTD trios. We also conducted meta-analyses using the genome-wide association study results from the CTD cohorts, the LVOTD cohorts, and from the combined CTD and LVOTD cohorts. In the individual genome-wide association studies, several genome-wide significant associations (P≤5×10-8) were observed. In our meta-analyses, 1 genome-wide significant association was detected: the case genotype for rs72820264, an intragenetic single-nucleotide polymorphism associated with LVOTDs (P=2.1×10-8). CONCLUSIONS We identified 1 novel candidate region associated with LVOTDs and report on several additional regions with suggestive evidence for association with CTD and LVOTD. These studies were constrained by the relatively small samples sizes and thus have limited power to detect small to moderate associations. Approaches that minimize the multiple testing burden (eg, gene or pathway based) may, therefore, be required to uncover common variants contributing to the risk of these relatively rare conditions.
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- A J Agopian
- From the Human Genetics Center, Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences, UTHealth School of Public Health, Houston (A.J.A., A.S., L.E.M.); Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (E.G.); and Division of Cardiology (E.G., H.H.), Center for Applied Genomics (H.H.), and Department of Biomedical and Health Informatics (D.T.), The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA
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- From the Human Genetics Center, Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences, UTHealth School of Public Health, Houston (A.J.A., A.S., L.E.M.); Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (E.G.); and Division of Cardiology (E.G., H.H.), Center for Applied Genomics (H.H.), and Department of Biomedical and Health Informatics (D.T.), The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA
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- From the Human Genetics Center, Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences, UTHealth School of Public Health, Houston (A.J.A., A.S., L.E.M.); Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (E.G.); and Division of Cardiology (E.G., H.H.), Center for Applied Genomics (H.H.), and Department of Biomedical and Health Informatics (D.T.), The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA
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- From the Human Genetics Center, Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences, UTHealth School of Public Health, Houston (A.J.A., A.S., L.E.M.); Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (E.G.); and Division of Cardiology (E.G., H.H.), Center for Applied Genomics (H.H.), and Department of Biomedical and Health Informatics (D.T.), The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA
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- From the Human Genetics Center, Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences, UTHealth School of Public Health, Houston (A.J.A., A.S., L.E.M.); Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (E.G.); and Division of Cardiology (E.G., H.H.), Center for Applied Genomics (H.H.), and Department of Biomedical and Health Informatics (D.T.), The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA
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- From the Human Genetics Center, Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences, UTHealth School of Public Health, Houston (A.J.A., A.S., L.E.M.); Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (E.G.); and Division of Cardiology (E.G., H.H.), Center for Applied Genomics (H.H.), and Department of Biomedical and Health Informatics (D.T.), The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA.
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Au KS, Findley TO, Northrup H. Finding the genetic mechanisms of folate deficiency and neural tube defects-Leaving no stone unturned. Am J Med Genet A 2017; 173:3042-3057. [PMID: 28944587 PMCID: PMC5650505 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.38478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2016] [Revised: 08/11/2017] [Accepted: 08/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Neural tube defects (NTDs) occur secondary to failed closure of the neural tube between the third and fourth weeks of gestation. The worldwide incidence ranges from 0.3 to 200 per 10,000 births with the United States of American NTD incidence at around 3-6.3 per 10,000 dependent on race and socioeconomic background. Human NTD incidence has fallen by 35-50% in North America due to mandatory folic acid fortification of enriched cereal grain products since 1998. The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the folic acid fortification of corn masa flour with the goal to further reduce the incidence of NTDs, especially among individuals who are Hispanic. However, the genetic mechanisms determining who will benefit most from folate enrichment of the diet remains unclear despite volumes of literature published on studies of association of genes with functions related to folate metabolism and risk of human NTDs. The advances in omics technologies provides hypothesis-free tools to interrogate every single gene within the genome of NTD affected individuals to discover pathogenic variants and methylation targets throughout the affected genome. By identifying genes with expression regulated by presence of folate through transcriptome profiling studies, the genetic mechanisms leading to human NTDs due to folate deficiency may begin to be more efficiently revealed.
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- KS Au
- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Health Science Houston – McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Health Science Houston – McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Health Science Houston – McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
- Shriners Hospitals for Children - Houston, Houston, TX
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Hassan FM, Khattab AA, Abo El Fotoh WMM, Zidan RS. A66G and C524T polymorphisms of methionine synthase reductase gene are linked to the development of acyanotic congenital heart diseases in Egyptian children. Gene 2017; 629:59-63. [PMID: 28778621 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2017.07.081] [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] [Received: 06/17/2017] [Revised: 07/19/2017] [Accepted: 07/31/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Methionine synthase reductase (MTRR) is one of the main regulatory enzymes in the homocysteine/folate pathway. Genes involved in this pathway may play an important role in the development of congenital heart diseases (CHDs). C524T and A66G polymorphisms of MTRR gene may play an imperative role in the development of acyanotic CHDs. This study carried out on 200 children equally divided into 2 groups: group I: 100 children with acyanotic CHDs; and group II: 100 healthy children served as controls. PCR-RFLP method carried out to amplify the A66G and C524T polymorphisms of MTRR gene digested with Xho1and NdeI enzymes. A significant difference(P=0.015) in genotype frequencies of C524T polymorphism between cases and controls, where CC, CT, and TT were 14.0%, 40.0% and 46.0% in patients compared to 38.0,36.0% and 26.0% in controls. Again, a significant difference (P=0.010) in genotype frequencies of A66G polymorphism between the two groups as AA, AG and GG were 26.0%, 32.0% and42.0% in patients compared to 48.0, 36.0% and 16.0% in controls. Also, MTRR A66G and C524T polymorphisms were associated with a higher CHD risk in the homozygote comparison of wild and mutant genotypes and also in heterozygote and mutant comparison. So A66G and C524T polymorphisms of MTRR gene are associated with increased risk of acyanotic CHDs.
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- Fahima M Hassan
- Pediatric department, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University Hospitals, Egypt
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- Pediatric department, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University Hospitals, Egypt
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- Pediatric department, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University Hospitals, Egypt
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Pappa L, Kals M, Kivistik PA, Metspalu A, Paal A, Nikopensius T. Exome analysis in an Estonian multiplex family with neural tube defects-a case report. Childs Nerv Syst 2017; 33:1575-1581. [PMID: 28721594 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-017-3491-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2017] [Accepted: 06/09/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Neural tube defects (NTDs) are a group of common and severe congenital birth defects that occur during early embryonic development due to incomplete closure of the neural tube. The genetic architecture of human NTDs, including spina bifida and hydrocephalus, is highly heterogeneous, with multiple genes/loci and both gene-gene and gene-environment interactions involved. Hence, the variation in outcomes also most likely relates to a combination of the severity of different variants in multiple genes and genetic modifiers affecting the biochemical traits. METHODS Here, we present a multiple-spouse family with one pedigree lineage where three brothers are affected with NTDs-two lumbar spina bifidas without hydrocephalus and one obstructive hydrocephalus. We sequenced the exomes of three NTD patients and their parents. RESULTS The analysis revealed a heterozygous c.844ins68 variant in CBS, which was carried by all affected individuals and inherited from their mother. All affected individuals had a variable set of additional low frequency deleterious variants in PTK7, PLCD4, IL4I1 or RASSF4 as likely causal loci contributing to the disease development. CONCLUSION This report extends the current knowledge of the genetic background of NTDs and proposes that common and low frequency variants in genes involved mostly in one-carbon metabolism or planar cell polarity (PCP) pathways can act in an additive manner to increase the genetic risk of the disease.
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- Liina Pappa
- Estonian Genome Center, University of Tartu, Riia 23b, 51010, Tartu, Estonia.
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- Estonian Genome Center, University of Tartu, Riia 23b, 51010, Tartu, Estonia
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- Estonian Genome Center, University of Tartu, Riia 23b, 51010, Tartu, Estonia
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- Estonian Genome Center, University of Tartu, Riia 23b, 51010, Tartu, Estonia
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- Tallinn Children's Hospital, Tallinn, Estonia
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- Estonian Genome Center, University of Tartu, Riia 23b, 51010, Tartu, Estonia
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Khatami M, Ratki FM, Tajfar S, Akrami F. Relationship of the MTHFD1 (rs2236225), eNOS (rs1799983), CBS (rs2850144) and ACE (rs4343) gene polymorphisms in a population of Iranian pediatric patients with congenital heart defects. Kaohsiung J Med Sci 2017; 33:442-448. [PMID: 28865601 DOI: 10.1016/j.kjms.2017.05.016] [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] [Received: 01/16/2017] [Revised: 05/12/2017] [Accepted: 05/17/2017] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Congenital heart defects are structural cardiovascular malformations that arise from abnormal formation of the heart or major blood vessels during the fetal period. To investigate the association of 4 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the MTHFD1, eNOS, CBS and ACE genes, we evaluated their relationship with CHD in Iranian patients. In this case-control study, a total of 102 children with CHD and 98 control children were enrolled. Four SNPs including MTHFD1 G1958A, eNOS G894T, CBS C-4673G and ACE A2350G were genotyped by PCR-SSCP, Multiplex ARMS PCR and PCR-RFLP methods and confirmed by direct sequencing. We genotyped 102 patients and 98 controls for four polymorphisms by statistically analysis. There were three SNPs including MTHFD1 G1958A, eNOS G894T and ACE A2350G which might increase the risk of CHD, but CBS C-4673G was not significantly different between patients and controls. (P = 0.017, P = 0.048, P = 0.025 and P = 0.081 respectively). The allele frequencies of three SNPs for MTHFD1 G1958A, eNOS G894T and ACE A2350G in CHD are higher than that in control. Our results show that there is a significant relationship between MTHFD1 G1958A, eNOS G894T and ACE A2350G polymorphisms with CHD. Therefore, The AA and GA genotypes of MTHFD1 G1958A, TT and GT genotypes of eNOS G894T and the AA and GA genotypes of ACE A2350G are susceptible factors for CHD and may increase the risk of CHD.
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- Mehri Khatami
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran.
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran
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Neural tube defects (NTDs) are the most severe congenital malformations of the central nervous system. The etiology is complex, with both genetic and environmental factors having important contributions. Researchers have known for the past two decades that maternal periconceptional use of the B vitamin folic acid can prevent many NTDs. Though this finding is arguably one of the most important recent discoveries in birth defect research, the mechanism by which folic acid exerts this benefit remains unknown. Research to date has focused on the hypothesis that an underlying genetic susceptibility interacts with folate-sensitive metabolic processes at the time of neural tube closure. Little progress has been made searching for risk-causative variants in candidate genes; therefore, more complex genetic and epigenetic methodologies are now being considered. This article reviews the research to date that has been targeted on this important gene-nutrient locus.
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- Anne M Molloy
- School of Medicine and School of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, 2 Ireland;
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- Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892; ,
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- Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892; ,
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Sun K, Song J, Liu K, Fang K, Wang L, Wang X, Li J, Tang X, Wu Y, Qin X, Wu T, Gao P, Chen D, Hu Y. Associations between homocysteine metabolism related SNPs and carotid intima-media thickness: a Chinese sib pair study. J Thromb Thrombolysis 2017; 43:401-410. [PMID: 27822905 PMCID: PMC5337241 DOI: 10.1007/s11239-016-1449-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) is a good surrogate for atherosclerosis. Hyperhomocysteinemia is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. We aim to investigate the relationships between homocysteine (Hcy) related biochemical indexes and CIMT, the associations between Hcy related SNPs and CIMT, as well as the potential gene–gene interactions. The present study recruited full siblings (186 eligible families with 424 individuals) with no history of cardiovascular events from a rural area of Beijing. We examined CIMT, intima-media thickness for common carotid artery (CCA-IMT) and carotid bifurcation, tested plasma levels for Hcy, vitamin B6 (VB6), vitamin B12 (VB12) and folic acid (FA), and genotyped 9 SNPs on MTHFR, MTR, MTRR, BHMT, SHMT1, CBS genes. Associations between SNPs and biochemical indexes and CIMT indexes were analyzed using family-based association test analysis. We used multi-level mixed-effects regression model to verify SNP-CIMT associations and to explore the potential gene–gene interactions. VB6, VB12 and FA were negatively correlated with CIMT indexes (p < 0.05). rs2851391 T allele was associated with decreased plasma VB12 levels (p = 0.036). In FABT, CBS rs2851391 was significantly associated with CCA-IMT (p = 0.021) and CIMT (p = 0.019). In multi-level mixed-effects regression model, CBS rs2851391 was positively significantly associated with CCA-IMT (Coef = 0.032, se = 0.009, raw p < 0.001) after Bonferoni correction (corrected α = 0.0056). Gene–gene interactions were found between CBS rs2851391 and BHMT rs10037045 for CCA-IMT (p = 0.011), as well as between CBS rs2851391 and MTR rs1805087 for CCA-IMT (p = 0.007) and CIMT (p = 0.022). Significant associations are found between Hcy metabolism related genetic polymorphisms, biochemical indexes and CIMT indexes. There are complex interactions between genetic polymorphisms for CCA-IMT and CIMT.
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- Kexin Sun
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Peking University Health Science Center, 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Peking University Health Science Center, 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Capital Medical University, 10 You'anmenwai Xitoutiao, Beijing, 100069, China
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- Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control, No.16 He Pingli Middle Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100013, China
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- Pingshan New District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen, 518118, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Peking University Health Science Center, 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Peking University Health Science Center, 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Peking University Health Science Center, 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Peking University Health Science Center, 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Peking University Health Science Center, 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Peking University Health Science Center, 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Peking University Health Science Center, 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Peking University Health Science Center, 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Peking University Health Science Center, 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing, 100191, China.
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