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Li H, Hu X, Li J, Jiang W, Wang L, Tan X. Identification of key regulatory genes and their working mechanisms in type 1 diabetes. BMC Med Genomics 2023; 16:8. [PMID: 36650594 PMCID: PMC9843847 DOI: 10.1186/s12920-023-01432-y] [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: 07/04/2022] [Accepted: 01/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease characterized by the destruction of beta cells in pancreatic islets. Identification of the key genes involved in T1D progression and their mechanisms of action may contribute to a better understanding of T1D. METHODS The microarray profile of T1D-related gene expression was searched using the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database. Then, the expression data of two messenger RNAs (mRNAs) were integrated for Weighted Gene Co-Expression Network Analysis (WGCNA) to generate candidate genes related to T1D. In parallel, T1D microRNA (miRNA) data were analyzed to screen for possible regulatory miRNAs and their target genes. An miRNA-mRNA regulatory network was then established to predict the key regulatory genes and their mechanisms. RESULTS A total of 24 modules (i.e., clusters/communities) were selected using WGCNA analysis, in which three modules were significantly associated with T1D. Further correlation analysis of the gene module revealed 926 differentially expressed genes (DEGs), of which 327 genes were correlated with T1D. Analysis of the miRNA microarray showed that 13 miRNAs had significant expression differences in T1D. An miRNA-mRNA network was established based on the prediction of miRNA target genes and the combined analysis of mRNA, in which the target genes of two miRNAs were found in T1D correlated genes. CONCLUSION An miRNA-mRNA network for T1D was established, based on which 2 miRNAs and 12 mRNAs were screened, suggesting that they may play key regulatory roles in the initiation and development of T1D.
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- Hui Li
- grid.508008.50000 0004 4910 8370Pediatric Department, The First Hospital of Changsha, No. 311, Yingpan Road, Kaifu District, Changsha, 410000 Hunan People’s Republic of China
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- grid.508008.50000 0004 4910 8370Pediatric Department, The First Hospital of Changsha, No. 311, Yingpan Road, Kaifu District, Changsha, 410000 Hunan People’s Republic of China
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- grid.508008.50000 0004 4910 8370Pediatric Department, The First Hospital of Changsha, No. 311, Yingpan Road, Kaifu District, Changsha, 410000 Hunan People’s Republic of China
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- grid.508008.50000 0004 4910 8370Pediatric Department, The First Hospital of Changsha, No. 311, Yingpan Road, Kaifu District, Changsha, 410000 Hunan People’s Republic of China
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- grid.508008.50000 0004 4910 8370Pediatric Department, The First Hospital of Changsha, No. 311, Yingpan Road, Kaifu District, Changsha, 410000 Hunan People’s Republic of China
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- grid.508008.50000 0004 4910 8370Pediatric Department, The First Hospital of Changsha, No. 311, Yingpan Road, Kaifu District, Changsha, 410000 Hunan People’s Republic of China
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Sun Q, Du M, Kang Y, Zhu MJ. Prebiotic effects of goji berry in protection against inflammatory bowel disease. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2022:1-25. [PMID: 34991393 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2021.2015680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is increasing, which is concerning because IBD is a known risk factor for the development of colorectal cancer. Emerging evidence highlights environmental factors, particularly dietary factors and gut microbiota dysbiosis, as pivotal inducers of IBD onset. Goji berry, an ancient tonic food and a nutraceutical supplement, contains a range of phytochemicals such as polysaccharides, carotenoids, and polyphenols. Among these phytochemicals, L. barbarum polysaccharides (LBPs) are the most important functional constituents, which have protective effects against oxidative stress, inflammation, and neurodegeneration. Recently, the beneficial effects of goji berry and associated LBPs consumption were linked to prebiotic effects, which can prevent dysbiosis associated with IBD. This review assessed pertinent literature on the protective effects of goji berry against IBD focusing on the gut microbiota and their metabolites in mediating the observed beneficial effects.
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- Qi Sun
- School of Food Science, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA
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- School of Food Science, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA
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- School of Food Science, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA
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Rijvers L, Melief MJ, van Langelaar J, van der Vuurst de Vries RM, Wierenga-Wolf AF, Koetzier SC, Priatel JJ, Jorritsma T, van Ham SM, Hintzen RQ, van Luijn MM. The Role of Autoimmunity-Related Gene CLEC16A in the B Cell Receptor-Mediated HLA Class II Pathway. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2020; 205:945-956. [PMID: 32641384 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1901409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2019] [Accepted: 06/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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C-type lectin CLEC16A is located next to CIITA, the master transcription factor of HLA class II (HLA-II), at a susceptibility locus for several autoimmune diseases, including multiple sclerosis (MS). We previously found that CLEC16A promotes the biogenesis of HLA-II peptide-loading compartments (MIICs) in myeloid cells. Given the emerging role of B cells as APCs in these diseases, in this study, we addressed whether and how CLEC16A is involved in the BCR-dependent HLA-II pathway. CLEC16A was coexpressed with surface class II-associated invariant chain peptides (CLIP) in human EBV-positive and not EBV-negative B cell lines. Stable knockdown of CLEC16A in EBV-positive Raji B cells resulted in an upregulation of surface HLA-DR and CD74 (invariant chain), whereas CLIP was slightly but significantly reduced. In addition, IgM-mediated Salmonella uptake was decreased, and MIICs were less clustered in CLEC16A-silenced Raji cells, implying that CLEC16A controls both HLA-DR/CD74 and BCR/Ag processing in MIICs. In primary B cells, CLEC16A was only induced under CLIP-stimulating conditions in vitro and was predominantly expressed in CLIPhigh naive populations. Finally, CLIP-loaded HLA-DR molecules were abnormally enriched, and coregulation with CLEC16A was abolished in blood B cells of patients who rapidly develop MS. These findings demonstrate that CLEC16A participates in the BCR-dependent HLA-II pathway in human B cells and that this regulation is impaired during MS disease onset. The abundance of CLIP already on naive B cells of MS patients may point to a chronically induced stage and a new mechanism underlying B cell-mediated autoimmune diseases such as MS.
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- Liza Rijvers
- Department of Immunology, Erasmus MC, 3015 CN Rotterdam, the Netherlands.,MS Center ErasMS, Erasmus MC, 3015 CN Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Immunology, Erasmus MC, 3015 CN Rotterdam, the Netherlands.,MS Center ErasMS, Erasmus MC, 3015 CN Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Immunology, Erasmus MC, 3015 CN Rotterdam, the Netherlands.,MS Center ErasMS, Erasmus MC, 3015 CN Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- MS Center ErasMS, Erasmus MC, 3015 CN Rotterdam, the Netherlands.,Department of Neurology, Erasmus MC, 3015 CN Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Immunology, Erasmus MC, 3015 CN Rotterdam, the Netherlands.,MS Center ErasMS, Erasmus MC, 3015 CN Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Immunology, Erasmus MC, 3015 CN Rotterdam, the Netherlands.,MS Center ErasMS, Erasmus MC, 3015 CN Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada.,BC Children's Hospital Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia V5Z 4H4, Canada; and
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- Department of Immunopathology, Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, 1066 CX Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Immunopathology, Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, 1066 CX Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Immunology, Erasmus MC, 3015 CN Rotterdam, the Netherlands.,MS Center ErasMS, Erasmus MC, 3015 CN Rotterdam, the Netherlands.,Department of Neurology, Erasmus MC, 3015 CN Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Immunology, Erasmus MC, 3015 CN Rotterdam, the Netherlands; .,MS Center ErasMS, Erasmus MC, 3015 CN Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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Riquelme Medina I, Lubovac-Pilav Z. Gene Co-Expression Network Analysis for Identifying Modules and Functionally Enriched Pathways in Type 1 Diabetes. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0156006. [PMID: 27257970 PMCID: PMC4892488 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0156006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2016] [Accepted: 05/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a complex disease, caused by the autoimmune destruction of the insulin producing pancreatic beta cells, resulting in the body’s inability to produce insulin. While great efforts have been put into understanding the genetic and environmental factors that contribute to the etiology of the disease, the exact molecular mechanisms are still largely unknown. T1D is a heterogeneous disease, and previous research in this field is mainly focused on the analysis of single genes, or using traditional gene expression profiling, which generally does not reveal the functional context of a gene associated with a complex disorder. However, network-based analysis does take into account the interactions between the diabetes specific genes or proteins and contributes to new knowledge about disease modules, which in turn can be used for identification of potential new biomarkers for T1D. In this study, we analyzed public microarray data of T1D patients and healthy controls by applying a systems biology approach that combines network-based Weighted Gene Co-Expression Network Analysis (WGCNA) with functional enrichment analysis. Novel co-expression gene network modules associated with T1D were elucidated, which in turn provided a basis for the identification of potential pathways and biomarker genes that may be involved in development of T1D.
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- Bioinformatics research group, School of Biosciences, University of Skövde, Skövde, Sweden
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Fan X, Wang YY, Zhang CB, You G, Li MY, Wang L, Jiang T. Expression of RINT1 predicts seizure occurrence and outcomes in patients with low-grade gliomas. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2014; 141:729-34. [DOI: 10.1007/s00432-014-1827-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2014] [Accepted: 09/05/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Marr N, Hirschfeld AF, Lam A, Wang S, Lavoie PM, Turvey SE. Assessment of genetic associations between common single nucleotide polymorphisms in RIG-I-like receptor and IL-4 signaling genes and severe respiratory syncytial virus infection in children: a candidate gene case-control study. PLoS One 2014; 9:e100269. [PMID: 24949794 PMCID: PMC4064989 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2014] [Accepted: 05/26/2014] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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The majority of cases of severe pediatric respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection occur in otherwise healthy infants who have no identifiable risk factors, suggesting that additional subclinical factors, such as population genetic variation, influence the course of RSV infection. The objective of this study was to test if common single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in genes encoding for immune signalling components of the RIG-I-like receptor (RLR) and IL-4-signalling pathways affect the outcome of RSV infection in early life. We genotyped 8 SNPs using allele-specific probes combined with real-time PCR. Each of the SNPs tested had previously been established to have a functional impact on immune responsiveness and two of the SNPs in the IL4 and IL4R genes had previously been associated with severe RSV bronchiolitis. Association with susceptibility to severe RSV infection was tested by statistically comparing genotype and allele frequencies in infants and young children hospitalized with severe RSV bronchiolitis (n = 140) with two control groups-children who tested positive for RSV but did not require hospitalization (n = 100), and a general population control group (n = 285). Our study was designed with sufficient power (>80%) to detect clinically-relevant associations with effect sizes ≥1.5. However, we detected no statistically significant differences in allele and genotype frequencies of the investigated SNPs between the inpatient and control groups. To conclude, we could not replicate the previously reported association with SNPs in the IL4 and IL4R genes in our independent cohort, nor did we find that common SNPs in genes encoding for RLRs and the downstream adapter MAVS were associated with susceptibility to severe RSV infections. Despite the existing evidence demonstrating a functional immunological impact of these SNPs, our data suggest that the biological effect of each individual SNP is unlikely to affect clinical outcomes of RSV infection.
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- Nico Marr
- Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Child and Family Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Child and Family Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Child and Family Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Child and Family Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Child and Family Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Child and Family Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Laine AP, Knip M, Ilonen J. Transmission disequilibrium analysis of 31 type 1 diabetes susceptibility loci in Finnish families. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 82:35-42. [DOI: 10.1111/tan.12143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2013] [Revised: 04/23/2013] [Accepted: 05/17/2013] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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- A. P. Laine
- Immunogenetics Laboratory; University of Turku; Turku; Finland
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Xuan C, Lun LM, Zhao JX, Wang HW, Zhu BZ, Yu S, Liu Z, He GW. PTPN22 gene polymorphism (C1858T) is associated with susceptibility to type 1 diabetes: a meta-analysis of 19,495 cases and 25,341 controls. Ann Hum Genet 2013; 77:191-203. [PMID: 23438410 DOI: 10.1111/ahg.12016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2012] [Accepted: 12/05/2012] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The protein tyrosine phosphatase N22 (PTPN22) gene C1858T polymorphism has been reported to be associated with susceptibility to type 1 diabetes (T1D) in relatively small sample sizes. This study aimed at investigating the pooled association by carrying out a meta-analysis on the published studies. The Medline, EBSCO, and BIOSIS databases were searched to identify eligible studies published in English before June 2012. The association was assessed by odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI). The presence of heterogeneity and publication bias was explored by using meta-regression analysis and Begg's test, respectively. A total of 28 studies were involved in this meta-analysis. Across all populations, significant associations were found between the PTPN22 C1858T polymorphism and susceptibility to T1D under genotypic (TT vs. CC [OR = 3.656, 95% CI: 3.139-4.257], CT vs. CC [OR = 1.968, 95% CI: 1.683-2.300]), recessive (OR = 3.147, 95% CI: 2.704-3.663), and dominant models (OR = 1.957, 95% CI: 1.817-2.108). In ethnicity- and sex-stratified analyses, similar associations were found among Caucasians and within Caucasian male and female strata. The meta-analysis results suggest that the PTPN22 C1858T polymorphism was associated with susceptibility to T1D among the Caucasian population, and males who carried the -1858T allele were more susceptible to T1D than females.
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- Chao Xuan
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266101, P.R China
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Pehlić M, Vrkić D, Skrabić V, Jerončić A, Stipančić G, Urojić AŠ, Marjanac I, Jakšić J, Kačić Z, Boraska V, Zemunik T. IL12RB2 gene is associated with the age of type 1 diabetes onset in Croatian family Trios. PLoS One 2012; 7:e49133. [PMID: 23152861 PMCID: PMC3496735 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0049133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2012] [Accepted: 10/04/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background Common complex diseases are influenced by both genetic and environmental factors. Many genetic factors overlap between various autoimmune diseases. The aim of the present study is to determine whether four genetic variants known to be risk variants for several autoimmune diseases could be associated with an increased susceptibility to type 1 diabetes mellitus. Methods and Findings We genotyped four genetic variants (rs2358817, rs1049550, rs6679356, rs9865818) within VTCN1, ANXA11, IL12RB2 and LPP genes respectively, in 265 T1DM family trios in Croatian population. We did not detect association of these polymorphisms with T1DM. However, quantitative transmission disequilibrium test (QTDT, orthogonal model) revealed a significant association between the age of onset of T1DM and IL12RB2 rs6679356 variant. An earlier onset of T1DM was associated with the rs6679356 minor dominant allele C (p = 0.005). The association remained significant even after the Bonferroni correction for multiple testing and permutation. Conclusions Variants originally associated with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (VTCN1 gene), sarcoidosis (ANXA11 gene), primary biliary cirrhosis (IL12RB2 gene) and celiac disease (LPP gene) were not associated with type 1 diabetes in our dataset. Nevertheless, association of IL12RB2 rs6679356 polymorphism with the age of T1DM onset suggests that this gene plays a role in defining the time of disease onset.
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- Marina Pehlić
- Department of Medical Biology, University of Split, School of Medicine, Split, Croatia.
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Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis are the most common forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) likely to be encountered in primary care. Patient-centered care is essential for positive outcomes, and should include long-term continuity with an empathetic primary care provider who can provide skillful coordination of the requisite multidisciplinary approach. Early suspicion of the diagnosis and referral to expert gastroenterologists for confirmation and medical management is essential. Coordinating interdisciplinary consultations, including colorectal surgeons, radiologists, stoma therapists, psychologists, and rheumatologists, in combination with comprehensive patient education, is key to decreasing overall morbidity, mortality, and health care costs associated with IBD.
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- Anne Walsh
- Department of Family Medicine, University of Southern California, 1975 Zonal Avenue, KAM-B33, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.
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Rouchka EC, Flight RM, Homayouni R. Proceedings of the Tenth Annual UT-ORNL-KBRIN Bioinformatics Summit 2011. BMC Bioinformatics 2011; 12 Suppl 7:A1. [PMID: 21999392 PMCID: PMC3194199 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2105-12-s7-a1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is an autoimmune disease affecting approximately one in 300 individuals in the United States. The majority of genetic research to date has focused on the heritability that predisposes to islet autoimmunity and T1DM. The evidence so far points to T1DM being a polygenic, common, complex disease with major susceptibility lying in the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) on chromosome 6 with other smaller effects seen in loci outside of the MHC. With recent advances in technology, novel means of exploring the human genome have given way to new information in the development of T1DM. The newest technologies, namely high-throughput polymorphism typing and sequencing, have led to a paradigm shift in studying common diseases such as T1DM. In this review we highlight the advances in genetic associations in T1DM in the last several decades and how they have led to a better understanding of T1DM pathogenesis.
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- Peter R Baker
- The Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO 80045-6511, USA
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Friedman DJ, Pollak MR. Genetics of kidney failure and the evolving story of APOL1. J Clin Invest 2011; 121:3367-74. [PMID: 21881214 DOI: 10.1172/jci46263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) results from a wide array of processes that impair the kidney's ability to perform its major functions. As many as 20 million Americans suffer from CKD and nearly a half million from end-stage renal disease, but there are also examples of centenarians with adequate renal function. Family-based and genome-wide studies suggest that genetic differences substantially influence an individual's lifetime risk for kidney disease. One emerging theme is that evolution of genes related to host defense against pathogens may limit kidney longevity. The identification of these genetic factors will be critical for expanding our understanding of renal development and function as well as for the design of novel therapeutics for kidney disease.
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- David J Friedman
- Nephrology Division, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
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DeAngelis MM, Silveira AC, Carr EA, Kim IK. Genetics of age-related macular degeneration: current concepts, future directions. Semin Ophthalmol 2011; 26:77-93. [PMID: 21609220 PMCID: PMC4242505 DOI: 10.3109/08820538.2011.577129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a progressive degenerative disease which leads to blindness, affecting the quality of life of millions of Americans. More than 1.75 million individuals in the United States are affected by the advanced form of AMD. The etiological pathway of AMD is not yet fully understood, but there is a clear genetic influence on disease risk. To date, the 1q32 (CFH) and 10q26 (PLEKHA1/ARMS2/HTRA1) loci are the most strongly associated with disease; however, the variation in these genomic regions alone is unable to predict disease development with high accuracy. Therefore, current genetic studies are aimed at identifying new genes associated with AMD and their modifiers, with the goal of discovering diagnostic or prognostic biomarkers. Moreover, these studies provide the foundation for further investigation into the pathophysiology of AMD by utilizing a systems-biology-based approach to elucidate underlying mechanistic pathways.
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- Margaret M. DeAngelis
- Ocular Molecular Genetics Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- John A. Moran Eye Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Ocular Molecular Genetics Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- John A. Moran Eye Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Retina Service, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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In this review, I describe how evolutionary genomics is uniquely suited to spearhead advances in understanding human disease risk, owing to the privileged position of genes as fundamental causes of phenotypic variation, and the ability of population genetic and phylogenetic methods to robustly infer processes of natural selection, drift, and mutation from genetic variation at the levels of family, population, species, and clade. I first provide an overview of models for the origins and maintenance of genetically based disease risk in humans. I then discuss how analyses of genetic disease risk can be dovetailed with studies of positive and balancing selection, to evaluate the degree to which the 'genes that make us human' also represent the genes that mediate risk of polygenic disease. Finally, I present four basic principles for the nascent field of human evolutionary medical genomics, each of which represents a process that is nonintuitive from a proximate perspective. Joint consideration of these principles compels novel forms of interdisciplinary analyses, most notably studies that (i) analyze tradeoffs at the level of molecular genetics, and (ii) identify genetic variants that are derived in the human lineage or in specific populations, and then compare individuals with derived versus ancestral alleles.
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- Bernard J Crespi
- Department of Biosciences, Simon Fraser University Burnaby, BC, Canada
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Enhancement of deoxyribonucleic acid microarray performance using post-hybridization signal amplification. Anal Chim Acta 2010; 679:85-90. [PMID: 20951861 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2010.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2010] [Revised: 09/02/2010] [Accepted: 09/07/2010] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Microarray performance depends upon the ability to screen samples against a vast array of probes with the appropriate sensitivity and selectivity. While these factors are significantly influenced by probe design, they are also subject to the particular detection methodology and reagents employed. Herein we describe the incorporation of super avidin-biotin system (SABS) and secondary enzymatic enhancement (SEE) as post-hybridization signal amplification techniques to improve the sensitivity of oligonucleotide microarrays. To these ends, we tested these methods on electrochemically interrogated arrays using both purified influenza A PCR products and randomly amplified genomic Francisella tularensis DNA as targets. While SABS treatment did not improve sensitivity for CombiMatrix ElectraSense(®) arrays using purified influenza A cDNA, chip sensitivity was improved 10-fold for randomly amplified targets. SEE improved performance to a greater degree and was able to lower the detection limits 10-fold for influenza A and 100-fold for F. tularensis DNA. These results indicate the promising capability of post-hybridization amplification techniques for enhancing microarray performance.
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Handel AE, Handunnetthi L, Ebers GC, Ramagopalan SV. Type 1 diabetes mellitus and multiple sclerosis: common etiological features. Nat Rev Endocrinol 2009; 5:655-64. [PMID: 19884899 DOI: 10.1038/nrendo.2009.216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Type 1 diabetes mellitus and multiple sclerosis have been largely seen as different, organ-specific diseases, which are managed by different medical specialties. Research studies on these diseases have for the most part followed independent tracks. In this Review, we highlight the latest epidemiological and genetic findings, which have identified many features common to both disorders. Experts consider it increasingly likely that the environment contributes substantially to this overlap. However, although genetic elements that are distinct to each disease probably determine the ultimate form of autoimmunity that is manifested, strikingly broad parallels are seen between the components of genetic risk of type 1 diabetes mellitus and multiple sclerosis. Similarities and differences between these two diseases draw attention to shared disease pathways but insights into each disorder are providing mutual illumination of their pathogenesis.
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- Adam E Handel
- Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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