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Bharti N, Banerjee R, Achalere A, Kasibhatla SM, Joshi R. Genetic diversity of 'Very Important Pharmacogenes' in two South-Asian populations. PeerJ 2021; 9:e12294. [PMID: 34824904 PMCID: PMC8590392 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.12294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2021] [Accepted: 09/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Objectives Reliable identification of population-specific variants is important for building the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) profile. In this study, genomic variation using allele frequency differences of pharmacologically important genes for Gujarati Indians in Houston (GIH) and Indian Telugu in the U.K. (ITU) from the 1000 Genomes Project vis-à-vis global population data was studied to understand its role in drug response. Methods Joint genotyping approach was used to derive variants of GIH and ITU independently. SNPs of both these populations with significant allele frequency variation (minor allele frequency ≥ 0.05) with super-populations from the 1000 Genomes Project and gnomAD based on Chi-square distribution with p-value of ≤ 0.05 and Bonferroni’s multiple adjustment tests were identified. Population stratification and fixation index analysis was carried out to understand genetic differentiation. Functional annotation of variants was carried out using SnpEff, VEP and CADD score. Results Population stratification of VIP genes revealed four clusters viz., single cluster of GIH and ITU, one cluster each of East Asian, European, African populations and Admixed American was found to be admixed. A total of 13 SNPs belonging to ten pharmacogenes were identified to have significant allele frequency variation in both GIH and ITU populations as compared to one or more super-populations. These SNPs belong to VKORC1 (rs17708472, rs2359612, rs8050894) involved in Vitamin K cycle, cytochrome P450 isoforms CYP2C9 (rs1057910), CYP2B6 (rs3211371), CYP2A2 (rs4646425) and CYP2A4 (rs4646440); ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter ABCB1 (rs12720067), DPYD1 (rs12119882, rs56160474) involved in pyrimidine metabolism, methyltransferase COMT (rs9332377) and transcriptional factor NR1I2 (rs6785049). SNPs rs1544410 (VDR), rs2725264 (ABCG2), rs5215 and rs5219 (KCNJ11) share high fixation index (≥ 0.5) with either EAS/AFR populations. Missense variants rs1057910 (CYP2C9), rs1801028 (DRD2) and rs1138272 (GSTP1), rs116855232 (NUDT15); intronic variants rs1131341 (NQO1) and rs115349832 (DPYD) are identified to be ‘deleterious’. Conclusions Analysis of SNPs pertaining to pharmacogenes in GIH and ITU populations using population structure, fixation index and allele frequency variation provides a premise for understanding the role of genetic diversity in drug response in Asian Indians.
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- Neeraj Bharti
- High Performance Computing: Medical & Bioinformatics Applications Group, Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- High Performance Computing: Medical & Bioinformatics Applications Group, Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- High Performance Computing: Medical & Bioinformatics Applications Group, Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- High Performance Computing: Medical & Bioinformatics Applications Group, Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- High Performance Computing: Medical & Bioinformatics Applications Group, Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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Sanford Z, Weltz AS, Singh D, Hanley R, Todd D, Belyansky I. Minimally Invasive Multidisciplinary Approach to Chronic Giant Inguinoscrotal Hernias. Surg Innov 2019; 26:427-431. [PMID: 30734667 DOI: 10.1177/1553350619828888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background. Giant inguinoscrotal hernias (GIH) are defined as groin hernias extending below the mid-thigh when standing, often significantly encumbering activities of daily living. To date, there are no reports utilizing the combination of progressive pneumoperitoneum (PPP), botulinum toxin A injection (BTI), and enhanced view-totally extraperitoneal (eTEP) technique for GIH repair. In this report, we present 2 such cases of this unique minimally invasive multidisciplinary approach to address GIH. Series Presentation. Two individuals with lifelong complaints of GIH presented for elective hernia repair, each with significant morbidity relating to their pathology and profound loss of abdominal domain. Four weeks prior to surgery, BTI was administered to the lateral abdominal compartment muscles to facilitate regional paralysis, followed by PPP to develop larger intraabdominal domain. Utilizing the eTEP access technique and transversus abdominis release, a wide retromuscular dissection was performed to aid in the increase of intraabdominal domain and to develop a large space for mesh placement. Reconstruction including partial scrotectomy and scrotoplasty using adjacent tissue transfer technique was completed. Both patients tolerated the procedures well without recurrence in the first postoperative year. Conclusion. In this article, we present the first series of GIH patients undergoing combined PPP, BTI, and eTEP access approach to retromuscular dissection. This multidisciplinary approach to patient care has proven both safe and effective.
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- 1 Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, MD, USA
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- 1 Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, MD, USA
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Feijó RG, Braga AL, Lanes CFC, Figueiredo MA, Romano LA, Klosterhoff MC, Nery LEM, Maggioni R, Wasielesky W, Marins LF. Silencing of Gonad-Inhibiting Hormone Transcripts in Litopenaeus vannamei Females by use of the RNA Interference Technology. Mar Biotechnol (NY) 2016; 18:117-123. [PMID: 26573611 DOI: 10.1007/s10126-015-9676-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2015] [Accepted: 10/06/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The method usually employed to stimulate gonadal maturation and spawning of captive shrimp involves unilateral eyestalk ablation, which results in the removal of the endocrine complex responsible for gonad-inhibiting hormone (GIH) synthesis and release. In the present study, RNAi technology was used to inhibit transcripts of GIH in Litopenaeus vannamei females. The effect of gene silencing on gonad development was assessed by analyzing the expression of GIH and vitellogenin, respectively, in the eyestalk and ovaries of L. vannamei females, following ablation or injection with dsRNA-GIH, dsRNA-IGSF4D (non-related dsRNA), or saline solution. Histological analyses were performed to determine the stage of gonadal development and to assess the diameter of oocytes throughout the experimental procedure. Only oocytes at pre-vitellogenesis and primary vitellogenesis stages were identified in females injected with dsRNA-GIH, dsRNA-IGSF4D, or saline solution. Oocytes at all developmental stages were observed in eyestalk-ablated females, with predominance of later stages, such as secondary vitellogenesis and mature oocytes. Despite achieving 64, 73, and 71% knockdown of eyestalk GIH mRNA levels by 15, 30, and 37 days post-injection (dpi), respectively, in dsRNA-GIH-injected females, the expected increase in ovary vitellogenin mRNA expression was only observed on the 37th dpi. This is the first report of the use of RNAi technology to develop an alternative method to eyestalk ablation in captive L. vannamei shrimps.
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- Rubens G Feijó
- Molecular Biology Laboratory, Biological Sciences Institute (ICB), Federal University of Rio Grande-FURG, Rio Grande, RS, 96203-900, Brazil
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- Marine Station of Aquaculture, Oceanography Institute, Federal University of Rio Grande, Rio Grande, RS, 96 201-900, Brazil
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- Molecular Biology Laboratory, Biological Sciences Institute (ICB), Federal University of Rio Grande-FURG, Rio Grande, RS, 96203-900, Brazil
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- Molecular Biology Laboratory, Biological Sciences Institute (ICB), Federal University of Rio Grande-FURG, Rio Grande, RS, 96203-900, Brazil
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- Marine Station of Aquaculture, Oceanography Institute, Federal University of Rio Grande, Rio Grande, RS, 96 201-900, Brazil
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- Marine Station of Aquaculture, Oceanography Institute, Federal University of Rio Grande, Rio Grande, RS, 96 201-900, Brazil
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- Molecular Biology Laboratory, Biological Sciences Institute (ICB), Federal University of Rio Grande-FURG, Rio Grande, RS, 96203-900, Brazil
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- Center of Studies and Diagnosis of Aquatic Organism Diseases (CEDECAM), Marine Sciences Institute, Federal University of Ceara, Fortaleza, CE, 60165-081, Brazil
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- Marine Station of Aquaculture, Oceanography Institute, Federal University of Rio Grande, Rio Grande, RS, 96 201-900, Brazil
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- Molecular Biology Laboratory, Biological Sciences Institute (ICB), Federal University of Rio Grande-FURG, Rio Grande, RS, 96203-900, Brazil.
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