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Akther A, Millat MS, Islam MA, Chowdhury MMI, Aziz MA, Barek MA, Uddin SMN, Ahmed F, Islam MS. Association of HOTAIR rs7958904 Polymorphism with Cervical Cancer Risk. Reprod Sci 2024:10.1007/s43032-024-01679-5. [PMID: 39300033 DOI: 10.1007/s43032-024-01679-5] [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: 01/08/2024] [Accepted: 08/14/2024] [Indexed: 09/22/2024]
Abstract
Cervical cancer (CC) has been the prominent cause of cancer-associated fatalities among women in developing countries. In terms of occurrence and mortality, it is ranked second in Bangladesh. Although different genetic polymorphisms linked with this cancer have been investigated over time, the association between the HOTAIR rs7958904 variant and cervical cancer is being reported for the first time in Bangladeshi women. RT-PCR-based TaqMan assay was employed to perform this case-control study on 200 cervical cancer patients and 148 healthy volunteers. Both cases and controls had average ages of 57.5 and 52.5 years, respectively. According to Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, the rs7958904 allele of HOTAIR gene pretended no deviation for both cases and control groups. The genotyping results showed that rs7958904 has a significant correlation to the development of cervical cancer in different genetic association models, such as co-dominant 1 (CC vs. GG: OR = 1.67, p = 0.0435), co-dominant 2 (CC vs. GG: OR = 3.13, p = 0.0006), co-dominant 3 (CC vs. CG: OR = 1.88, p = 0.0384), dominant (CG + CC vs. GG: OR = 1.98, p = 0.004), recessive (CC vs. GG + CG: OR = 2.25, p = 0.005), and allele model (C vs. G: OR = 1.70, p = 0.0006). In conclusion, the HOTAIR rs7958904 variant has a substantial role in cervical cancer development in Bangladeshi women. Further functional studies with a larger population size are required to support our findings.
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- Afsana Akther
- Department of Pharmacy, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, 3814, Bangladesh
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- Department of Pharmacy, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, 3814, Bangladesh
- Bangladesh Pharmacogenomics Research Network (BdPGRN), Dhaka, 1229, Bangladesh
- Laboratory of Pharmacogenomics and Molecular Biology, Department of Pharmacy, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, 3814, Bangladesh
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- Department of Microbiology, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, 3814, Bangladesh
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- Department of Pharmacy, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, 3814, Bangladesh
- Bangladesh Pharmacogenomics Research Network (BdPGRN), Dhaka, 1229, Bangladesh
- Laboratory of Pharmacogenomics and Molecular Biology, Department of Pharmacy, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, 3814, Bangladesh
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- Department of Pharmacy, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, 3814, Bangladesh
- Bangladesh Pharmacogenomics Research Network (BdPGRN), Dhaka, 1229, Bangladesh
- Laboratory of Pharmacogenomics and Molecular Biology, Department of Pharmacy, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, 3814, Bangladesh
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Chittagong, Chittagong, 4331, Bangladesh
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- Department of Microbiology, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, 3814, Bangladesh
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- Department of Pharmacy, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, 3814, Bangladesh.
- Bangladesh Pharmacogenomics Research Network (BdPGRN), Dhaka, 1229, Bangladesh.
- Laboratory of Pharmacogenomics and Molecular Biology, Department of Pharmacy, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, 3814, Bangladesh.
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Tammi S, Koskela S, Hyvärinen K, Partanen J, Ritari J. Accurate multi-population imputation of MICA, MICB, HLA-E, HLA-F and HLA-G alleles from genome SNP data. PLoS Comput Biol 2024; 20:e1011718. [PMID: 39283896 PMCID: PMC11426482 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1011718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2023] [Revised: 09/26/2024] [Accepted: 08/31/2024] [Indexed: 09/27/2024] Open
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In addition to the classical HLA genes, the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) harbors a high number of other polymorphic genes with less established roles in disease associations and transplantation matching. To facilitate studies of the non-classical and non-HLA genes in large patient and biobank cohorts, we trained imputation models for MICA, MICB, HLA-E, HLA-F and HLA-G alleles on genome SNP array data. We show, using both population-specific and multi-population 1000 Genomes references, that the alleles of these genes can be accurately imputed for screening and research purposes. The best imputation model for MICA, MICB, HLA-E, -F and -G achieved a mean accuracy of 99.3% (min, max: 98.6, 99.9). Furthermore, validation of the 1000 Genomes exome short-read sequencing-based allele calling against a clinical-grade reference data showed an average accuracy of 99.8%, testifying for the quality of the 1000 Genomes data as an imputation reference. We also fitted the models for Infinium Global Screening Array (GSA, Illumina, Inc.) and Axiom Precision Medicine Research Array (PMRA, Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.) SNP content, with mean accuracies of 99.1% (97.2, 100) and 98.9% (97.4, 100), respectively.
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- Silja Tammi
- Finnish Red Cross Blood Service, Research and Development, Helsinki, Finland
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- Finnish Red Cross Blood Service, Research and Development, Helsinki, Finland
- Finnish Red Cross Blood Service, Blood Service Biobank, Vantaa, Finland
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- Finnish Red Cross Blood Service, Research and Development, Helsinki, Finland
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- Finnish Red Cross Blood Service, Research and Development, Helsinki, Finland
- Finnish Red Cross Blood Service, Blood Service Biobank, Vantaa, Finland
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- Finnish Red Cross Blood Service, Research and Development, Helsinki, Finland
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Eisenblätter R, Seifert F, Schürmann P, Beckhaus T, Hanel P, Jentschke M, Böhmer G, Strauß HG, Hirchenhain C, Schmidmayr M, Müller F, Hein A, Stuebs F, Koch M, Ruebner M, Beckmann MW, Fasching PA, Luyten A, Häfner N, Hillemanns P, Dörk T, Ramachandran D. Validation and functional follow-up of cervical cancer risk variants at the HLA locus. HLA 2024; 104:e15597. [PMID: 39101335 DOI: 10.1111/tan.15597] [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: 04/17/2024] [Revised: 06/19/2024] [Accepted: 07/02/2024] [Indexed: 08/06/2024]
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Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in females. Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have proposed cervical cancer susceptibility variants at the HLA locus on chromosome 6p21. To corroborate these findings and investigate their functional impact in cervical tissues and cell lines, we genotyped nine variants from cervical cancer GWASs (rs17190106, rs535777, rs1056429, rs2763979, rs143954678, rs113937848, rs3117027, rs3130214, and rs9477610) in a German hospital-based series of 1122 invasive cervical cancers, 1408 dysplasias, and 1196 healthy controls. rs17190106, rs1056429 and rs143954678/rs113937848 associated with cervical malignancies overall, while rs17190106 and rs535777 associated specifically with invasive cancer (OR = 0.69, 95% CI = 0.55-0.86, p = 0.001) or adenocarcinomas (OR = 1.63, 95%CI = 1.17-2.27, p = 0.004), respectively. We tested these and one previously genotyped GWAS variant, rs9272117, for potential eQTL effects on 36 gene transcripts at the HLA locus in 280 cervical epithelial tissues. The strongest eQTL pairs were rs9272117 and HLA-DRB6 (p = 1.9x10E-5), rs1056429 and HLA-DRB5 (p = 2.5x10E-4), and rs535777 and HLA-DRB1 (p = 2.7x10E-4). We also identified transcripts that were specifically upregulated (DDX39B, HCP5, HLA-B, LTB, NFKBIL1) or downregulated (HLA-C, HLA-DPB2) in HPV+ or HPV16+ samples. In comparison, treating cervical epithelial cells with proinflammatory cytokine γ-IFN led to a dose-dependent induction of HCP5, HLA-B, HLA-C, HLA-DQB1, HLA-DRB1, HLA-DRB6, and repression of HSPA1L. Taken together, these results identify relevant genes from both the MHC class I and II regions that are inflammation-responsive in cervical epithelium and associate with HPV (HCP5, HLA-B, HLA-C) and/or with genomic cervical cancer risk variants (HLA-DRB1, HLA-DRB6). They may thus constitute important contributors to the immune escape of precancerous cells after HPV-infection.
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- Rieke Eisenblätter
- Department of Gynaecology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology, University Clinics, Martin-Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology, Clinics Carl Gustav Carus, University of Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Martin-Luther Hospital, Charite University, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Klinikum Esslingen, Esslingen am Neckar, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Erlangen University Hospital, Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN, Friedrich Alexander, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
- Institute of Human Genetics, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Erlangen University Hospital, Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN, Friedrich Alexander, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
- Institute of Human Genetics, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Erlangen University Hospital, Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN, Friedrich Alexander, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
- Institute of Human Genetics, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Erlangen University Hospital, Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN, Friedrich Alexander, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
- Institute of Human Genetics, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Erlangen University Hospital, Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN, Friedrich Alexander, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
- Institute of Human Genetics, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Dysplasia Unit, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Mare Klinikum, Kronshagen, Germany
- Department of Gynaecology, Wolfsburg Hospital, Wolfsburg, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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Kawase K, Taguchi A, Ishizaka A, Lin J, Ueno T, Yoshimoto D, Eguchi S, Mori S, Sone K, Mori M, Yonekura S, Hanazawa T, Maeda D, Kukimoto I, Mano H, Osuga Y, Kawana K, Kawazu M. Allelic loss of HLA class I facilitates evasion from immune surveillance in cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. HLA 2024; 103:e15509. [PMID: 38837741 DOI: 10.1111/tan.15509] [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: 01/29/2024] [Revised: 03/28/2024] [Accepted: 04/18/2024] [Indexed: 06/07/2024]
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Loss of heterozygosity (LOH) has been reported to occur in HLA regions in cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) and cervical cancer. However, the details of how this is related to the progression of CIN have been unclear. In this study, we examined the human papillomavirus (HPV) antigen-presenting capacity of people with CIN and the significance of LOH of HLA class I in the progression of CIN. It was shown that differences in antigen-presenting capacity among each case depended on HLA types, not HPV genotypes. Focusing on the HLA type, there was a positive correlation between antigen-presenting capacity against HPV and the frequency of allelic loss. Furthermore, the lost HLA-B alleles had a higher HPV antigen-presenting capacity than intact alleles. In addition, frequency of LOH of HLA class I was significantly higher in advanced CIN (CIN2-3) than in cervicitis or early-stage CIN (CIN1): around half of CIN2-3 had LOH of any HLA class I. Moreover, the antigen-presenting capacity against E5, which is the HPV proteins that facilitate viral escape from this immune surveillance by suppressing HLA class I expression, had the most significant impact on the LOH in HLA-B. This study suggests that HPV evades immune surveillance mechanisms when host cells lose the capacity for antigen presentation by HLA class I molecules, resulting in long-term infection and progression to advanced lesions.
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- Katsushige Kawase
- Division of Cell Therapy, Chiba Cancer Center Research Institute, Chiba, Japan
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Cell Therapy, Chiba Cancer Center Research Institute, Chiba, Japan
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- Division of Cellular Signaling, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Pathogen Genomics Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Pathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Pathogen Genomics Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Cellular Signaling, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Cell Therapy, Chiba Cancer Center Research Institute, Chiba, Japan
- Division of Cellular Signaling, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan
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Plisko O, Žodžika J, Jermakova I, Liepniece-Karele I, Eglīte J, Rezeberga D. Human Leucocyte Antigen Class II Risk and Protective Alleles in Women with Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia. Acta Med Litu 2024; 31:5-11. [PMID: 38978854 PMCID: PMC11227681 DOI: 10.15388/amed.2024.31.1.1] [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: 01/19/2023] [Revised: 11/14/2023] [Accepted: 11/22/2023] [Indexed: 07/10/2024] Open
Abstract
Background Persistent human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is a necessary cause for development of cervical precancerous lesions and cervical cancer, however, only a small percentage of women progress to cervical cancer. The local immune response, determined, among other factors, by Human Leucocyte Antigen (HLA) genes, is thought to be significant. Still the results of genome studies are inconsistent and differ between ethnical populations. The aim of the study was to assess an association between HLA-DQA1*; DQB1*; DRB1* allele's genetic variants between women with cervical precancerous lesions and healthy controls in Latvia. Materials and methods From January until April 2017 we enrolled 84 consecutive patients referred for colposcopy to Riga East University Hospital (Latvia) due to abnormal cervical cytology results. 57 women who came for a regular check-up and had normal cytology smears were included in the control group. Material from the cervix was taken for subsequent HLA genotyping of 13 DRB1*, 8 DQA1*, and 12 DQB1* alleles. Colposcopy was performed on all participants. In case of visual suspicion for CIN cervical biopsy was done. Results There were 57 "no CIN" patients, 23 histologically proven CIN 1 and 61 CIN2+ cases in the study population. CIN2+ was more often associated with DQA1*0401 (OR 6.68, 95% CI 1.47-30.29, p=0.014), DRB*15 (OR 2.99, 95% CI 1.22-7.39, p=0.017), DQB1*0401 (OR 2.91, 95%CI 1.11-7.68, p=0.03), DQA1*0103 (OR 2.72, 95% CI 1.02-7.21, p=0.045), DRB1*11 (OR 2.42, 95% CI 1.10-5.33, p=0.029) and DQB1*0301 (OR 1.94, 95% CI 1.12-3.38, p=0.018). Women with "no CIN" more often had DQB1*0501 (OR 0.17, 95% CI 0.04-0.81, p=0.026), DRB1*16 (OR 0.21, 95% CI 0.06-0.78, p=0.019), DQA1*0301 (OR 0.35, 95% CI 0.14-0.87, p=0.024) and DRB1*14 (OR 0.59, 95% CI 0.01-0.46, p=0.007). Conclusions In the current study we have demonstrated a strong association with risk and protective HLA class II alleles that are determined by the HLA-DRB1*; DQA1*; DQB1*.
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- Olga Plisko
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia; Gynaecological Clinic, Riga East University Hospital, Riga, Latvia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia; Gynaecological Clinic, Riga East University Hospital, Riga, Latvia
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- Gynaecological Clinic, Riga East University Hospital, Riga, Latvia
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- Pathology Centre, Riga East University Hospital, Riga, Latvia; Department of Pathology, Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia
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- Joint Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Immunogenetics, Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia; Gynaecological Clinic, Riga East University Hospital, Riga, Latvia
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Yao Y, Yan Z, Li C, Zhang S, Liu S, Zhang X, Shi L, Liu W, Shi L, Yao Y. Association of HLA class I and II genes with cervical cancer susceptibility in a Han Chinese population. HLA 2024; 103:e15340. [PMID: 38212262 DOI: 10.1111/tan.15340] [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: 07/28/2023] [Revised: 12/11/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/13/2024]
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Cervical cancer (CC) is one of the leading causes of cancer-related death in females worldwide. Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have identified CC-related susceptibility loci in HLA regions. To investigate the associations between HLA genes and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) or cervical cancer (CC), six loci of HLA class I (HLA-A, -B, and -C) and II (HLA-DRB1, -DPB1, and -DQB1) were selected for genotyping, and the associations between these alleles or their haplotypes with CIN or CC risk or protection from disease were evaluated. In total, 2193 participants, including 909 healthy individuals in the control group, 769 patients with CC, and 515 patients with CIN2+ (CIN II and III), were enrolled in the current study. HLA genes were genotyped using the NGSgo Illumina MiSeq workflow, and the associations between these loci and CIN2+ or CC at the allele and haplotype levels were analyzed. The allele frequencies of HLA-A*33:03, B*58:01, C*03:02, DPB1*05:01, and DRB1*12:01 were lower in both the CC and CIN2+ groups than in the control group, whereas those of B*55:02, C*04:03, and DPB1*03:01 were higher in the CC group than in the control group. In the histologic CC type analysis, the differences in the frequencies of these alleles in squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the cervix and stage I CC showed a consistent trend. In the haplotype analysis, the frequency of A*33:03-C*03:02-B*58:01 was lower in the CC and CIN2+ groups than in the control group, and that of A*24:02-C*04:03-B*15:25 was higher in the CC group than in both the control and CIN2+ groups. These three different haplotype frequencies were also identified in the FIGO CC stage analysis. In addition, in human papilloma virus (HPV) genotype analyses, the frequencies of HLA-C*03:02 and DPB1*05:01 were significantly lower in the CC and CIN2+ groups than in the control group, and in SCC subgroup, the frequencies of HLA-DQB1*04:01 and DRB1*04:05 were higher in the HPV other genotype infection group than in the HPV16 infection group. In both HPV16 single infection and coinfection with other HPVs, the frequency of haplotype A*33:03-C*03:02-B*58:01 was lower in both CC and CIN2+ than in the control group, while the frequencies of A*11:01-C*14:02-B*51:01 and A*24:02-C*03:04-B*13:01 were higher in the CIN2+ than in CC and the control group. In the HPV16 and other HPV infection comparisons, the frequencies of DRB1*04:05-DQB1*04:01-DPB1*02:01 and DRB1*11:01-DQB1*03:01-DPB1*05:01 were lower in the HPV16 infection group than in the other HPV infection group. Our results suggest that the HLA class I and II genes may affect the risk of CIN and CC as well as the histologic CC types and FIGO stages of CC in the Han Chinese population. In addition, HLA genes were associated with HPV16 infection at both the allelic and haplotype levels.
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- Yueting Yao
- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Vaccine Research & Development on Severe Infectious Disease, Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Kunming, China
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, No. 3 Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Vaccine Research & Development on Severe Infectious Disease, Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Kunming, China
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, No. 3 Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- Department of Immunogenetics, Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Kunming, China
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Vaccine Research & Development on Severe Infectious Disease, Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Kunming, China
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- Department of Immunogenetics, Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Kunming, China
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Vaccine Research & Development on Severe Infectious Disease, Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Kunming, China
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- Department of Immunogenetics, Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Kunming, China
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Vaccine Research & Development on Severe Infectious Disease, Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Kunming, China
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Seifert F, Eisenblätter R, Beckmann J, Schürmann P, Hanel P, Jentschke M, Böhmer G, Strauß HG, Hirchenhain C, Schmidmayr M, Müller F, Fasching P, Luyten A, Häfner N, Dürst M, Runnebaum IB, Hillemanns P, Dörk T, Ramachandran D. Association of two genomic variants with HPV type-specific risk of cervical cancer. Tumour Virus Res 2023; 16:200269. [PMID: 37499979 PMCID: PMC10415783 DOI: 10.1016/j.tvr.2023.200269] [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: 05/12/2023] [Revised: 07/22/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023] Open
Abstract
PROBLEM Human papillomavirus infection is integral to developing invasive cervical cancer in the majority of patients. In a recent genome-wide association study, rs9357152 and rs4243652 have been associated with seropositivity for HPV16 or HPV18, respectively. It is unknown whether these variants also associate with cervical cancer triggered by either HPV16 or HPV18. METHODS We investigate whether the two HPV susceptibility variants show association with type-specific cervical cancer in a genetic case-control study with cases stratified by HPV16 or HPV18, respectively. We further tested whether rs9357152 modulates gene expression of any of 36 genes at the human leukocyte antigen locus in 256 cervical tissues. RESULTS rs9357152 was associated with invasive HPV16-positive cervical cancer (OR 1.33, 95%CI 1.03-1.70, p = 0.03), and rs4243652 was associated with HPV18-positive adenocarcinomas (OR 2.96, 95%CI 1.18-7.41, p = 0.02). These associations remained borderline significant after testing against different sets of controls. rs9357152 was found to be an eQTL for HLA-DRB1 in HPV-positive cervical tissues (pANOVA = 0.0009), with the risk allele lowering mRNA levels. CONCLUSIONS We find evidence that HPV seropositivity variants at chromosome 6 and 14 may modulate type-specific cervical cancer risk. rs9357152 may exert its effect through regulating HLA-DRB1 induction in the presence of HPV. In regard of multiple testing, these results need to be confirmed in larger studies.
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- Finja Seifert
- Gynaecology Research Unit, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Hannover Medical School, D-30625, Hannover, Germany
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- Gynaecology Research Unit, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Hannover Medical School, D-30625, Hannover, Germany
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- Gynaecology Research Unit, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Hannover Medical School, D-30625, Hannover, Germany
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- Gynaecology Research Unit, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Hannover Medical School, D-30625, Hannover, Germany
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- Gynaecology Research Unit, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Hannover Medical School, D-30625, Hannover, Germany
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- Clinics of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Hannover Medical School, D-30625, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology, University Clinics, Martin-Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology, Clinics Carl Gustav Carus, University of Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Martin-Luther Hospital, Charite University, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Erlangen University Hospital, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Dysplasia Unit, Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Mare Klinikum, Kronshagen, Germany; Department of Gynaecology, Wolfsburg Hospital, Wolfsburg, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich -Schiller-University Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich -Schiller-University Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich -Schiller-University Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Clinics of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Hannover Medical School, D-30625, Hannover, Germany
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- Gynaecology Research Unit, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Hannover Medical School, D-30625, Hannover, Germany
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- Gynaecology Research Unit, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Hannover Medical School, D-30625, Hannover, Germany.
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George N, Bhandari P, Shruptha P, Jayaram P, Chaudhari S, Satyamoorthy K. Multidimensional outlook on the pathophysiology of cervical cancer invasion and metastasis. Mol Cell Biochem 2023; 478:2581-2606. [PMID: 36905477 PMCID: PMC10006576 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-023-04686-3] [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: 07/14/2022] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 03/12/2023]
Abstract
Cervical cancer being one of the primary causes of high mortality rates among women is an area of concern, especially with ineffective treatment strategies. Extensive studies are carried out to understand various aspects of cervical cancer initiation, development and progression; however, invasive cervical squamous cell carcinoma has poor outcomes. Moreover, the advanced stages of cervical cancer may involve lymphatic circulation with a high risk of tumor recurrence at distant metastatic sites. Dysregulation of the cervical microbiome by human papillomavirus (HPV) together with immune response modulation and the occurrence of novel mutations that trigger genomic instability causes malignant transformation at the cervix. In this review, we focus on the major risk factors as well as the functionally altered signaling pathways promoting the transformation of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia into invasive squamous cell carcinoma. We further elucidate genetic and epigenetic variations to highlight the complexity of causal factors of cervical cancer as well as the metastatic potential due to the changes in immune response, epigenetic regulation, DNA repair capacity, and cell cycle progression. Our bioinformatics analysis on metastatic and non-metastatic cervical cancer datasets identified various significantly and differentially expressed genes as well as the downregulation of potential tumor suppressor microRNA miR-28-5p. Thus, a comprehensive understanding of the genomic landscape in invasive and metastatic cervical cancer will help in stratifying the patient groups and designing potential therapeutic strategies.
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- Neena George
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Manipal School of Life Sciences, Planetarium Complex, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Manipal School of Life Sciences, Planetarium Complex, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Manipal School of Life Sciences, Planetarium Complex, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Manipal School of Life Sciences, Planetarium Complex, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Manipal School of Life Sciences, Planetarium Complex, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Manipal School of Life Sciences, Planetarium Complex, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India.
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Haycock PC, Borges MC, Burrows K, Lemaitre RN, Harrison S, Burgess S, Chang X, Westra J, Khankari NK, Tsilidis KK, Gaunt T, Hemani G, Zheng J, Truong T, O’Mara TA, Spurdle AB, Law MH, Slager SL, Birmann BM, Saberi Hosnijeh F, Mariosa D, Amos CI, Hung RJ, Zheng W, Gunter MJ, Davey Smith G, Relton C, Martin RM. Design and quality control of large-scale two-sample Mendelian randomization studies. Int J Epidemiol 2023; 52:1498-1521. [PMID: 38587501 PMCID: PMC10555669 DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyad018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Accepted: 02/10/2023] [Indexed: 03/27/2024] Open
Abstract
Background Mendelian randomization (MR) studies are susceptible to metadata errors (e.g. incorrect specification of the effect allele column) and other analytical issues that can introduce substantial bias into analyses. We developed a quality control (QC) pipeline for the Fatty Acids in Cancer Mendelian Randomization Collaboration (FAMRC) that can be used to identify and correct for such errors. Methods We collated summary association statistics from fatty acid and cancer genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and subjected the collated data to a comprehensive QC pipeline. We identified metadata errors through comparison of study-specific statistics to external reference data sets (the National Human Genome Research Institute-European Bioinformatics Institute GWAS catalogue and 1000 genome super populations) and other analytical issues through comparison of reported to expected genetic effect sizes. Comparisons were based on three sets of genetic variants: (i) GWAS hits for fatty acids, (ii) GWAS hits for cancer and (iii) a 1000 genomes reference set. Results We collated summary data from 6 fatty acid and 54 cancer GWAS. Metadata errors and analytical issues with the potential to introduce substantial bias were identified in seven studies (11.6%). After resolving metadata errors and analytical issues, we created a data set of 219 842 genetic associations with 90 cancer types, generated in analyses of 566 665 cancer cases and 1 622 374 controls. Conclusions In this large MR collaboration, 11.6% of included studies were affected by a substantial metadata error or analytical issue. By increasing the integrity of collated summary data prior to their analysis, our protocol can be used to increase the reliability of downstream MR analyses. Our pipeline is available to other researchers via the CheckSumStats package (https://github.com/MRCIEU/CheckSumStats).
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- Philip C Haycock
- MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit (IEU), University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
- Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit (IEU), University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
- Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit (IEU), University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
- Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit (IEU), University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
- Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- MRC Biostatistics Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Paediatrics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Khoo Teck Puat—National University Children's Medical Institute, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, Dordt College, Sioux Center, IA, USA
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- Division of Genetic Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
- Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Ioannina School of Medicine, Ioannina, Greece
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- MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit (IEU), University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
- Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit (IEU), University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
- Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit (IEU), University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
- Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Université Paris-Saclay, UVSQ, Inserm, Gustave Roussy, Team “Exposome, Heredity, Cancer and Health”, CESP, Villejuif, France
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- Genetics and Computational Biology Division, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Genetics and Computational Biology Division, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Statistical Genetics, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, and Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, QLD, Australia
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- Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Genomic Epidemiology Branch, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), Lyon, France
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- Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health and University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Section of Nutrition and Metabolism, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), Lyon, France
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- MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit (IEU), University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
- Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit (IEU), University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
- Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit (IEU), University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
- Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
- NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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Xie H, Wei M, Yao L, Liu Y, Xie X, Li X. The Significance of Human Papillomavirus Receptors Related Genetic Variants in Cervical Cancer Screening. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0511722. [PMID: 37358427 PMCID: PMC10434196 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.05117-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2022] [Accepted: 06/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/27/2023] Open
Abstract
To investigate the relationship between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in human papillomavirus (HPV) receptor associated genes and HPV susceptibility and clinical outcomes in Chinese women, from October 2016 to March 2020, a total of 3,066 women were recruited for a 3-year prospective population-based cervical cancer screening clinical trial. The primary endpoint was histological cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 2 and worse (CIN2+). Twenty-nine SNPs of HPV receptor associated genes on women with available cytology residual samples at baseline were detected using MALDI-TOF MS. Eligible data were available for 2,938 women. Rs16894821 (GG versus AA, OR =1.71 [1.08 to 2.69]) and rs724236 (TT versus AA, OR = 1.73 [1.14 to 2.62]) in SDC2 were significantly related to the HPV susceptibility. And rs2575712 (TT versus GG, OR = 2.78 [1.22 to 6.36]) in SDC2 was associated with increased HPV 16/18 susceptibility. Four SNPs (rs1047057 and rs10510097 in FGFR2 gene, rs2575735 in SDC2 gene, and rs878949 in HSPG2 gene) were significantly associated with persistent HPV infection. Importantly, the genotypes of rs16894821 under recessive model (GG versus AA/AG, OR = 2.40 [1.12 to 5.15]) in SDC2 and rs11199993 under dominant model (GC/CC versus GG, OR = 1.64 [1.01 to 2.68]) in FGFR2 were significantly associated with the disease progression. Finally, SNPs showed comparable efficacy in detecting CIN2+ for the women infected with non-HPV16/18 compared with cervical cytology (sensitivity: 0.51 [0.36 to 0.66] versus 0.44 [0.30 to 0.60], specificity: 0.96 [0.96 to 0.97] versus 0.98 [0.97 to 0.99], positive predictive value: 0.23 [0.15 to 0.33] versus 0.33 [0.22 to 0.47], and negative predictive value: 0.99 [0.98 to 0.99] versus 0.99 [0.98 to 0.99]). SNPs in HPV receptor related genes may influence HPV susceptibilities and clinical outcomes in Chinese women. IMPORTANCE Virus receptors are known to mediate virus attachment and further lead to virus infection of the host cells. In the current study, we investigated the relationship between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in human papillomavirus (HPV) receptor associated genes and HPV susceptibility and clinical outcomes in Chinese women, and to explore the new triaging strategy for non-16/18 high-risk HPV infection.
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- Hongyu Xie
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Precision Diagnosis and Therapy for Major Gynecological Diseases, Women’s Hospital, School of Medicine Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Clinical Research Center, Women’s Hospital, School of Medicine Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Cancer Research Institute of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Precision Diagnosis and Therapy for Major Gynecological Diseases, Women’s Hospital, School of Medicine Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Women’s Hospital, School of Medicine Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Women’s Hospital, School of Medicine Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shaoxing Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Women’s Hospital, School of Medicine Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Hangzhou Xixi Hospital, 2 Hengbu Street, Liuxia Town, Xihu District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Precision Diagnosis and Therapy for Major Gynecological Diseases, Women’s Hospital, School of Medicine Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Women’s Hospital, School of Medicine Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Precision Diagnosis and Therapy for Major Gynecological Diseases, Women’s Hospital, School of Medicine Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Clinical Research Center, Women’s Hospital, School of Medicine Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Cancer Research Institute of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Women’s Hospital, School of Medicine Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Niyazi M, Han L, Husaiyin S, Aishanjiang A, Guo M, Muhaimati G, Rozi H, Sun H, Lu J, Ma C, Rouzi N, Liu X, Zhu K. Analysis of somatic mutations and key driving factors of cervical cancer progression. Open Med (Wars) 2023; 18:20230759. [PMID: 37533736 PMCID: PMC10390753 DOI: 10.1515/med-2023-0759] [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: 01/11/2023] [Revised: 05/29/2023] [Accepted: 06/26/2023] [Indexed: 08/04/2023] Open
Abstract
We investigated the somatic mutations and key driving factors of cervical cancer by whole exome sequencing . We found 22,183 somatic single nucleotide variations (SNVs) in 52 paired samples. Somatic SNVs in cervical cancer were significantly higher than those in high-grade intraepithelial lesion and low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion groups (P < 0.05). C → T/G accounted for 44.12% of base substitution. Copy number variation (false discovery rate < 0.05) was found in 57 chromosome regions. The three regions with significant differences between cervical cancer and non-cervical cancer groups were 1q21.1, 3q26.33, and 13q33.1, covering genes related to tumor proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis. The frequency of human papillomavirus (HPV) insertion/integration and the number of "tCw" mutations in the cervical cancer group were significantly higher than those in the non-cervical cancer group (P < 0.05). The total number of mutations was positively correlated with the number of "tCw" mutations (R 2 = 0.7967). HPV insertion/integration (OR = 2.302, CI = 1.523-3.589, P = 0.0005), APOBEC enrichment (OR = 17.875, CI = 2.117-150.937, P = 0.001), and HLA-B*39 in HLA-I (OR = 6.435, CI = 0.823-48.919, P = 0.0042) were risk factors for cervical cancer, while HLA-DQB1*05 in HLA-II was a protective factor (OR = 0.426, CI = 0.197-0.910, P = 0.032). Conclusively, HPV insertion/integration, APOBEC mutagenesis, and HLA polymorphisms are high-risk factors for cervical cancer and may be causes of genome instability and somatic mutations. This study provides experimental data for revealing the molecular mechanism of cervical cancer.
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- Mayinuer Niyazi
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, People’s Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi830001, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, People’s Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi830001, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, People’s Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi830001, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, People’s Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi830001, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, People’s Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi830001, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, People’s Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi830001, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, People’s Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi830001, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, People’s Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi830001, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, People’s Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi830001, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, People’s Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi830001, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, People’s Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi830001, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, People’s Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi830001, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, People’s Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, No. 91, Tianchi Road, Tianshan District, Urumqi830001, China
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Wang S, Onyeaghala GC, Pankratz N, Nelson HH, Thyagarajan B, Tang W, Norby FL, Ugoji C, Joshu CE, Gomez CR, Couper DJ, Coresh J, Platz EA, Prizment AE. Associations between MICA and MICB Genetic Variants, Protein Levels, and Colorectal Cancer: Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC). Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2023; 32:784-794. [PMID: 36958849 PMCID: PMC10239349 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-22-1113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2022] [Revised: 01/24/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 03/25/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The MHC class I chain-related protein A (MICA) and protein B (MICB) participate in tumor immunosurveillance and may be important in colorectal cancer, but have not been examined in colorectal cancer development. METHODS sMICA and sMICB blood levels were measured by SomaScan in Visit 2 (1990-92, baseline) and Visit 3 (1993-95) samples in cancer-free participants in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. We selected rs1051792, rs1063635, rs2516448, rs3763288, rs1131896, rs2596542, and rs2395029 that were located in or in the vicinity of MICA or MICB and were associated with cancer or autoimmune diseases in published studies. SNPs were genotyped by the Affymetrix Genome-Wide Human SNP Array. We applied linear and Cox proportional hazards regressions to examine the associations of preselected SNPs with sMICA and sMICB levels and colorectal cancer risk (236 colorectal cancers, 8,609 participants) and of sMICA and sMICB levels with colorectal cancer risk (312 colorectal cancers, 10,834 participants). In genetic analyses, estimates adjusted for ancestry markers were meta-analyzed. RESULTS Rs1051792-A, rs1063635-A, rs2516448-C, rs3763288-A, rs2596542-T, and rs2395029-G were significantly associated with decreased sMICA levels. Rs2395029-G, in the vicinity of MICA and MICB, was also associated with increased sMICB levels. Rs2596542-T was significantly associated with decreased colorectal cancer risk. Lower sMICA levels were associated with lower colorectal cancer risk in males (HR = 0.68; 95% confidence interval, 0.49-0.96) but not in females (Pinteraction = 0.08). CONCLUSIONS Rs2596542-T associated with lower sMICA levels was associated with decreased colorectal cancer risk. Lower sMICA levels were associated with lower colorectal cancer risk in males. IMPACT These findings support an importance of immunosurveillance in colorectal cancer.
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- Shuo Wang
- Division of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation, Medical School, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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- Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Medical School, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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- Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Medical School, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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- Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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- Department of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Pathology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
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- Department of Biostatistics, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD
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- Division of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation, Medical School, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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Ahadova A, Witt J, Haupt S, Gallon R, Hüneburg R, Nattermann J, Ten Broeke S, Bohaumilitzky L, Hernandez-Sanchez A, Santibanez-Koref M, Jackson MS, Ahtiainen M, Pylvänäinen K, Andini K, Grolmusz VK, Möslein G, Dominguez-Valentin M, Møller P, Fürst D, Sijmons R, Borthwick GM, Burn J, Mecklin JP, Heuveline V, von Knebel Doeberitz M, Seppälä T, Kloor M. Is HLA type a possible cancer risk modifier in Lynch syndrome? Int J Cancer 2023; 152:2024-2031. [PMID: 36214792 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.34312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2022] [Revised: 09/02/2022] [Accepted: 09/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Lynch syndrome (LS) is the most common inherited cancer syndrome. It is inherited via a monoallelic germline variant in one of the DNA mismatch repair (MMR) genes. LS carriers have a broad 30% to 80% risk of developing various malignancies, and more precise, individual risk estimations would be of high clinical value, allowing tailored cancer prevention and surveillance. Due to MMR deficiency, LS cancers are characterized by the accumulation of frameshift mutations leading to highly immunogenic frameshift peptides (FSPs). Thus, immune surveillance is proposed to inhibit the outgrowth of MMR-deficient cell clones. Recent studies have shown that immunoediting during the evolution of MMR-deficient cancers leads to a counter-selection of highly immunogenic antigens. The immunogenicity of FSPs is dependent on the antigen presentation. One crucial factor determining antigen presentation is the HLA genotype. Hence, a LS carrier's HLA genotype plays an important role in the presentation of FSP antigens to the immune system, and may influence the likelihood of progression from precancerous lesions to cancer. To address the challenge of clarifying this possibility including diverse populations with different HLA types, we have established the INDICATE initiative (Individual cancer risk by HLA type, http://indicate-lynch.org/), an international network aiming at a systematic evaluation of the HLA genotype as a possible cancer risk modifier in LS. Here we summarize the current knowledge on the role of HLA type in cancer risk and outline future research directions to delineate possible association in the scenario of LS with genetically defined risk population and highly immunogenic tumors.
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- Aysel Ahadova
- Department of Applied Tumor Biology, Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.,Cooperation Unit Applied Tumor Biology, German Cancer Research Centre (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Applied Tumor Biology, Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.,Cooperation Unit Applied Tumor Biology, German Cancer Research Centre (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Engineering Mathematics and Computing Lab (EMCL), Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing (IWR), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.,Data Mining and Uncertainty Quantification (DMQ), Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, International Centre for Life, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.,National Center for Hereditary Tumor Syndromes, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.,National Center for Hereditary Tumor Syndromes, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Applied Tumor Biology, Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.,Cooperation Unit Applied Tumor Biology, German Cancer Research Centre (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Applied Tumor Biology, Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.,Cooperation Unit Applied Tumor Biology, German Cancer Research Centre (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, International Centre for Life, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, International Centre for Life, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Education and science, Nova Hospital, Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary.,Hereditary Cancers Research Group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences-Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Surgery, Ev. Krankenhaus Bethesda Hospital, Duisburg, Germany
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- Department of Tumor Biology, Institute of Cancer Research, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Tumor Biology, Institute of Cancer Research, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Institute of Clinical Transfusion Medicine and Immunogenetics Ulm, German Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service, Baden Wuerttemberg-Hessen, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany.,Institute of Transfusion Medicine, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, International Centre for Life, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, International Centre for Life, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland.,Department of Surgery, Nova Hospital, Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Engineering Mathematics and Computing Lab (EMCL), Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing (IWR), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.,Data Mining and Uncertainty Quantification (DMQ), Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Applied Tumor Biology, Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.,Cooperation Unit Applied Tumor Biology, German Cancer Research Centre (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University and Tays Cancer Center, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland.,Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.,Applied Tumor Genomics Research Program, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Applied Tumor Biology, Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.,Cooperation Unit Applied Tumor Biology, German Cancer Research Centre (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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Nelson CW, Mirabello L. Human papillomavirus genomics: Understanding carcinogenicity. Tumour Virus Res 2023; 15:200258. [PMID: 36812987 PMCID: PMC10063409 DOI: 10.1016/j.tvr.2023.200258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2022] [Revised: 02/01/2023] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 02/22/2023] Open
Abstract
Human papillomavirus (HPV) causes virtually all cervical cancers and many cancers at other anatomical sites in both men and women. However, only 12 of 448 known HPV types are currently classified as carcinogens, and even the most carcinogenic type - HPV16 - only rarely leads to cancer. HPV is therefore necessary but insufficient for cervical cancer, with other contributing factors including host and viral genetics. Over the last decade, HPV whole genome sequencing has established that even fine-scale within-type HPV variation influences precancer/cancer risks, and that these risks vary by histology and host race/ethnicity. In this review, we place these findings in the context of the HPV life cycle and evolution at various levels of viral diversity: between-type, within-type, and within-host. We also discuss key concepts necessary for interpreting HPV genomic data, including features of the viral genome; events leading to carcinogenesis; the role of APOBEC3 in HPV infection and evolution; and methodologies that use deep (high-coverage) sequencing to characterize within-host variation, as opposed to relying on a single representative (consensus) sequence. Given the continued high burden of HPV-associated cancers, understanding HPV carcinogenicity remains important for better understanding, preventing, and treating cancers attributable to infection.
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- Chase W Nelson
- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, 20850, USA; Institute for Comparative Genomics, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY, 10024, USA.
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, 20850, USA.
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Liu Y, Kramer JR, Sandulache VC, Yu R, Li G, Chen L, Yusuf ZI, Shi Y, Pyarajan S, Tsavachidis S, Jiao L, Mierzwa ML, Chiao E, Mowery YM, Shuman A, Shete S, Sikora AG, White DL. Immunogenetic Determinants of Susceptibility to Head and Neck Cancer in the Million Veteran Program Cohort. Cancer Res 2023; 83:386-397. [PMID: 36378845 PMCID: PMC9896026 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-22-1641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2022] [Revised: 09/02/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Increasing rates of human papillomavirus (HPV)-driven oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) have largely offset declines in tobacco-associated head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) at non-OPC sites. Host immunity is an important modulator of HPV infection, persistence, and clearance, and also of immune evasion in both virally- and nonvirally-driven cancers. However, the association between collective known cancer-related immune gene variants and HNSCC susceptibility has not been fully characterized. Here, we conducted a genetic association study in the multiethnic Veterans Affairs Million Veteran Program cohort, evaluating 16,050 variants in 1,576 immune genes in 4,012 HNSCC cases (OPC = 1,823; non-OPC = 2,189) and 16,048 matched controls. Significant polymorphisms were further examined in a non-Hispanic white (NHW) validation cohort (OPC = 1,206; non-OPC = 955; controls = 4,507). For overall HNSCC susceptibility in NHWs, we discovered and validated a novel 9q31.1 SMC2 association and replicated the known 6p21.32 HLA-DQ-DR association. Six loci/genes for overall HNSCC susceptibility were selectively enriched in African-Americans (6p21.32 HLA-G, 9q21.33 GAS1, 11q12.2 CD6, 11q23.2 NCAM1/CD56, 17p13.1 CD68, 18q22.2 SOCS6); all 6 genes function in antigen-presenting regulation and T-cell activation. Two additional loci (10q26 DMBT1, 15q22.2 TPM1) were uncovered for non-OPC susceptibility, and three loci (11q24 CRTAM, 16q21 CDH5, 18q12.1 CDH2) were identified for HPV-positive OPC susceptibility. This study underscores the role of immune gene variants in modulating susceptibility for both HPV-driven and non-HPV-driven HNSCC. Additional large studies, particularly in racially diverse populations, are needed to further validate the associations and to help elucidate other potential immune factors and mechanisms that may underlie HNSCC risk. SIGNIFICANCE Several inherited variations in immune system genes are significantly associated with susceptibility to head and neck cancer, which could help improve personalized cancer risk estimates.
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- Yanhong Liu
- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.,Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.,Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Services Research & Development Center of Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness, and Safety (IQuESt), Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.,Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Services Research & Development Center of Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness, and Safety (IQuESt), Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, Texas
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- ENT Section, Operative Care Line, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, Texas.,Bobby R. Alford Department of Otolaryngology‐Head and Neck Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.,Center for Translational Research in Inflammatory Disease (CTRID), Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Biostatistics, Division of Basic Sciences, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.,Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Services Research & Development Center of Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness, and Safety (IQuESt), Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.,Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Services Research & Development Center of Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness, and Safety (IQuESt), Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, Texas
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- Center for Data and Computational Sciences, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Center for Data and Computational Sciences, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- Departments of Epidemiology and General Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Departments of Radiation Oncology and Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan.,Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Biostatistics, Division of Basic Sciences, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.,Corresponding Authors: Donna L. White, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77021. E-mail: ; and Andrew G. Sikora, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030. E-mail:
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- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.,Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.,Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Services Research & Development Center of Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness, and Safety (IQuESt), Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, Texas.,Center for Translational Research in Inflammatory Disease (CTRID), Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, Texas.,Corresponding Authors: Donna L. White, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77021. E-mail: ; and Andrew G. Sikora, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030. E-mail:
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Association Between Potentially Functional Variants in chr5q14 and the Risk of Cervical Cancer in a Chinese Population. Reprod Sci 2023; 30:301-308. [PMID: 35851684 DOI: 10.1007/s43032-022-01032-8] [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: 02/16/2022] [Accepted: 07/04/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
Abstract
Cervical cancer is a complex polygenic disease, and the interaction between single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) may lead to differences in the incidence and susceptibility of cervical cancer. In this study, we explored whether three potentially functional SNPs-rs59661306, rs257847, and rs637442 with reference/alternative alleles A/G, C/T, and T/G, respectively-in chr5q14 were related to cervical cancer risk in a Chinese population. A total of 703 samples were collected, including 215 patients with cervical cancer and 488 normal controls. The SNP genotyping was determined by using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism. There was an association between the AG rs59661306 genotype or the GG rs59661306 genotype and cervical cancer risk, and the percentage of cancer patients with the A/G rs59661306 genotype plus the percentage of cancer patients with the G/G rs59661306 genotype (AG + GG) was significantly higher than the percentage of AG + GG healthy women in the control group. There was no association between either the rs257847 or the rs637442 and cervical cancer risk. Genotype analysis showed that the genotype CT of rs257847 in combination with the AG, GG, and AG + GG genotypes of rs59661306 were associated with a higher cervical cancer risk, and that the genotypes TG and TG + GG of rs637442 in combination with the AG and AG + GG genotypes of rs59661306 were also associated with a higher cervical cancer risk. These findings indicate that rs59661306, rs257847, and rs637442 may be susceptible loci for cervical cancer. Our study advances the understanding of SNPs that are responsible for cervical cancer susceptibility.
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Reduced MHC Class I and II Expression in HPV-Negative vs. HPV-Positive Cervical Cancers. Cells 2022; 11:cells11233911. [PMID: 36497170 PMCID: PMC9741043 DOI: 10.3390/cells11233911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2022] [Revised: 11/29/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Cervical cancer (CC) is the second most common cancer in women worldwide and the fourth leading cause of cancer-associated death in women. Although human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is associated with nearly all CC, it has recently become clear that HPV-negative (HPV-) CC represents a distinct disease phenotype with increased mortality. HPV-positive (HPV+) and HPV- CC demonstrate different molecular pathology, prognosis, and response to treatment. Furthermore, CC caused by HPV α9 types (HPV16-like) often have better outcomes than those caused by HPV α7 types (HPV18-like). This study systematically and comprehensively compared the expression of genes involved in major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I and II presentation within CC caused by HPV α9 types, HPV α7 types, and HPV- CC. We observed increased expression of MHC class I and II classical and non-classical genes in HPV+ CC and overall higher expression of genes involved in their antigen loading and presentation apparatus as well as transcriptional regulation. Increased expression of MHC I-related genes differs from previous studies using cell culture models. These findings identify crucial differences between antigen presentation within the tumor immune microenvironments of HPV+ and HPV- CC, as well as modest differences between HPV α9 and α7 CC. These differences may contribute to the altered patient outcomes and responses to immunotherapy observed between these distinct cancers.
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Polygenic Risk Scores Associated with Tumor Immune Infiltration in Common Cancers. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14225571. [PMID: 36428664 PMCID: PMC9688863 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14225571] [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: 11/01/2022] [Revised: 11/08/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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It is largely unknown whether genetic susceptibility contributes to tumor immune infiltration in common cancers. We systematically investigated the association between polygenic risk scores (PRSs) and tumor immune infiltration in common cancers. First, we constructed a PRS for common cancers using the risk variants identified in previous genome-wide association studies. Then, we analyzed 139 immune traits predicted by previous studies by examining gene expression data in tumor tissues from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA). We applied regression analyses to evaluate the associations between PRS and immune traits for each cancer overall and stratified by stage, including 2160 pathologically confirmed cases of breast, colorectal, lung, ovarian, pancreatic, and prostate cancers in the White population. At a nominal (p < 0.05) significance level, we identified 31 significant associations between PRS and immune traits. In the analyses stratified by stage for breast, colorectal, lung adenocarcinoma, and lung squamous cell carcinoma, we identified 65 significant associations, including 56 associations that were undetected by the overall analysis. This study provides evidence for genetic risk factors affecting immune infiltration and provides novel insights into the role of genetic susceptibility in immune responses, underlying cancer development, prognosis, and the potential role of an early diagnostic or therapeutic targeting strategy.
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Long E, Patel H, Byun J, Amos CI, Choi J. Functional studies of lung cancer GWAS beyond association. Hum Mol Genet 2022; 31:R22-R36. [PMID: 35776125 PMCID: PMC9585683 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddac140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Revised: 06/01/2022] [Accepted: 06/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Fourteen years after the first genome-wide association study (GWAS) of lung cancer was published, approximately 45 genomic loci have now been significantly associated with lung cancer risk. While functional characterization was performed for several of these loci, a comprehensive summary of the current molecular understanding of lung cancer risk has been lacking. Further, many novel computational and experimental tools now became available to accelerate the functional assessment of disease-associated variants, moving beyond locus-by-locus approaches. In this review, we first highlight the heterogeneity of lung cancer GWAS findings across histological subtypes, ancestries and smoking status, which poses unique challenges to follow-up studies. We then summarize the published lung cancer post-GWAS studies for each risk-associated locus to assess the current understanding of biological mechanisms beyond the initial statistical association. We further summarize strategies for GWAS functional follow-up studies considering cutting-edge functional genomics tools and providing a catalog of available resources relevant to lung cancer. Overall, we aim to highlight the importance of integrating computational and experimental approaches to draw biological insights from the lung cancer GWAS results beyond association.
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- Erping Long
- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
- Section of Epidemiology and Population Sciences, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
- Section of Epidemiology and Population Sciences, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
- Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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Arip M, Tan LF, Jayaraj R, Abdullah M, Rajagopal M, Selvaraja M. Exploration of biomarkers for the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of cervical cancer: a review. Discov Oncol 2022; 13:91. [PMID: 36152065 PMCID: PMC9509511 DOI: 10.1007/s12672-022-00551-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 06/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
As the fourth most diagnosed cancer, cervical cancer (CC) is one of the major causes of cancer-related mortality affecting females globally, particularly when diagnosed at advanced stage. Discoveries of CC biomarkers pave the road to precision medicine for better patient outcomes. High throughput omics technologies, characterized by big data production further accelerate the process. To date, various CC biomarkers have been discovered through the advancement in technologies. Despite, very few have successfully translated into clinical practice due to the paucity of validation through large scale clinical studies. While vast amounts of data are generated by the omics technologies, challenges arise in identifying the clinically relevant data for translational research as analyses of single-level omics approaches rarely provide causal relations. Integrative multi-omics approaches across different levels of cellular function enable better comprehension of the fundamental biology of CC by highlighting the interrelationships of the involved biomolecules and their function, aiding in identification of novel integrated biomarker profile for precision medicine. Establishment of a worldwide Early Detection Research Network (EDRN) system helps accelerating the pace of biomarker translation. To fill the research gap, we review the recent research progress on CC biomarker development from the application of high throughput omics technologies with sections covering genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics.
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- Masita Arip
- Allergy & Immunology Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, National Institute of Health, Setia Alam, 40170 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UCSI University, 56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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- Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT, 0909, Australia
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- Immunology Unit, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Jalan Serdang, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UCSI University, 56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UCSI University, 56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Das AP, Chopra M, Agarwal SM. Prioritization and Meta-analysis of regulatory SNPs identified IL6, TGFB1, TLR9 and MMP7 as significantly associated with cervical cancer. Cytokine 2022; 157:155954. [PMID: 35810505 DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2022.155954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2021] [Revised: 04/07/2022] [Accepted: 06/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
Cervical cancer is a leading women cancer globally with respect to both incidence and mortality. Its increased risk has been linked with HPV infection and genetic variations like single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). Although, studies have been published which evaluates the effect of SNPs in a few candidate genes, however the role of number of regulatory SNPs (rSNPs) in cervical cancer is not available. As literature evidence has shown that non-coding rSNPs are related with increasing cervical cancer risk, we undertook this study to prioritize the important rSNPs and elucidate their role. A search was conducted in PubMed up to December 2020, which led to the identification of 263 articles and 969 SNPs in the non-coding region. These 969 SNPs were analysed through rSNPBase and RegulomeDB, leading to identification of 105 rSNPs. Afterwards, a regulatory module was constructed using protein-protein interaction data and a hub of highly interacting 23 target genes (corresponding to 34 rSNPs) was identified using MCODE. To further understand the mechanism of action of the 34 rSNPs, their transcription factor information with respect to cervical cancer was retrieved. To evaluate the pooled effect of these prioritized polymorphisms in cervical cancer patients, a meta-analysis was performed on 10,537 cases and 11,252 controls from 30 studies corresponding to 8 rSNPs. It led to identification of polymorphisms in IL6 (rs2069837), TGFB1 (rs1800469), TLR9 (rs187084) and MMP7 (rs11568818) which are significantly (p < 0.05) associated with increased cervical cancer risk at the population level. Overall, the study demonstrates that rSNPs targeting immune and inflammatory genes (IL1B, IL6, IL10, IL18, TGFB1, CCR5, CD40, TLR9, and MMP7) are associated with cervical cancer.
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- Agneesh Pratim Das
- Bioinformatics Division, ICMR-National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research, I-7, Sector-39, Noida 201301, India
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- Bioinformatics Division, ICMR-National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research, I-7, Sector-39, Noida 201301, India
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- Bioinformatics Division, ICMR-National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research, I-7, Sector-39, Noida 201301, India.
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Chen K, Yan Z, Dong X, Liang Y, Yao Y, Zhang S, Liu W, Li C, Yao Y, Shi L. Genetic Polymorphisms in microRNA Genes Targeting PI3K/Akt Signal Pathway Modulate Cervical Cancer Susceptibility in a Chinese Population. Front Genet 2022; 13:856505. [PMID: 35495171 PMCID: PMC9047912 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.856505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2022] [Accepted: 03/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Polymorphisms in microRNA (miRNA) genes could influence the expression of miRNAs that regulate the PI3K/Akt signalling pathway and play crucial roles in cancer susceptibility. To investigate the association of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in miRNA genes of PI3K/Akt with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) and cervical cancer (CC), nine SNPs located in miRNA genes were selected for genotyping, and the association of these SNPs with CIN and CC risk was evaluated. A total of 1,402 participants were enrolled in the current study, including 698 healthy individuals in the control group, 431 patients with CC, and 273 patients with CIN. Nine SNPs in miRNA genes (rs107822 in miR-219a, rs10877887 in let-7i, rs2292832 in miR-149, rs353293 in miR-143, rs3746444 in miR-499, rs3803808 in miR-132, rs4078756 in miR-10b, rs629367 in let-7a, and rs7372209 in miR-26a) were genotyped using MassArray, and the association of these SNPs with CIN and CC were analysed. The results showed that the frequencies of rs107822 in miR-219a and rs2292832 in miR-149 were significantly different between the control and CC groups (p < 0.005). The C allele of rs107822 in miR-219a was associated with an increased risk of CC (OR = 1.29, 95%CI:1.09–1.54) whereas the C allele of rs2292832 in miR-149 was associated with a decreased risk of CC (OR = 0.77, 95%CI:0.64–0.92). The results of inheritance model analysis showed that the best-fit inheritance models for rs107822 and rs2292832 were log-additive. The 2CC + CT genotype of rs107822 could be a risk factor for CC when compared with the TT genotype (OR = 1.28, 95%CI:1.08–1.51). The 2CC + CT genotype of rs2292832 could be a protective factor against CC when compared with the TT genotype (OR = 0.76, 95%CI:0.64–0.92). However, no association of these SNPs with CIN was found in the current study. Our results suggest that rs107822 in the promoter region of miR-219a and rs2292832 in pre-miR-149 region are associated with the risk of CC.
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- Kerong Chen
- Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Kunming, China
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- Department of Gynaecologic Oncology, The No. 3 Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- The First People’s Hospital of Yunnan Province and The Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China
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- College of Nursing Health Sciences, Yunnan Open University, Kunming, China
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- Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Kunming, China
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- Department of Gynaecologic Oncology, The No. 3 Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Kunming, China
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- Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Kunming, China
- *Correspondence: Chuanyin Li, ; Yufeng Yao, , ; Li Shi,
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- Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Kunming, China
- *Correspondence: Chuanyin Li, ; Yufeng Yao, , ; Li Shi,
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- Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Kunming, China
- *Correspondence: Chuanyin Li, ; Yufeng Yao, , ; Li Shi,
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Yao Y, Liang Y, Dong X, Liu S, Zhang S, Liu W, Li Y, Shi L, Yan Z, Yao Y. Association of Long Non-Coding RNAs (lncRNAs) ANRIL and MALAT1 Polymorphism with Cervical Cancer. Pharmgenomics Pers Med 2022; 15:359-375. [PMID: 35480403 PMCID: PMC9037735 DOI: 10.2147/pgpm.s358453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2022] [Accepted: 04/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) and their polymorphisms play crucial roles in the development of different cancers. Methods Eight single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in ANRIL and MALAT1 (rs1333045, rs4977574, rs1333048, and rs10757278 in ANRIL and rs11227209, rs619586, rs664589, and rs3200401 in MALAT1) were enrolled and genotyped in a total of 1248 samples, including 587 patients with cervical cancer (CC) and 661 healthy individuals using in TaqMan assay. The association of these SNPs with CC was then evaluated. Results Our results showed that the allele and genotype frequencies of rs3200401 in MALAT1 were significantly different between the control and CC groups after Bonferroni correction (P = 0.001 and P = 0.004, respectively), indicating that the C allele is a protective factor against CC (OR = 0.70; 95% CI = 0.57–0.87). In addition, the allele and genotype frequencies of rs4977574 in ANRIL were significantly different between the control and CC groups after Bonferroni correction (P = 0.004 and P = 0.014, respectively), and the A allele might be a protective factor for CC (OR = 0.80; 95% CI = 0.68–0.93). For subgroup analysis, the alleles of rs3200401 in MALAT1 showed significant differences between the control and adenocarcinoma (AC) and control and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) groups (P = 0.005 and P = 0.004, respectively). The rs3200401C allele could be a protective factor for AC and SCC development (OR = 0.57; 95% CI = 0.38–0.85; OR = 0.72; 95% CI = 0.58–0.90). Moreover, the rs3200401C allele could be a protective factor for cervical cancer stage I development (OR = 0.67; 95% CI = 0.53–0.86). Conclusion Our results indicate that rs3200401 in MALAT1 and rs4977574 in ANRIL could play key roles in the CC development.
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- Yueting Yao
- Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Kunming, 650118, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Nursing Health Sciences, Yunnan Open University, Kunming, 650223, People’s Republic of China
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- The First People’s Hospital of Yunnan Province & The Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650032, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Kunming, 650118, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Gynaecologic Oncology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650118, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Kunming, 650118, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Obstetrics, The First People’s Hospital of Kunming, Kunming, 650011, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Kunming, 650118, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Gynaecologic Oncology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650118, People’s Republic of China
- Correspondence: Zhiling Yan, Department of Gynaecologic Oncology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650118, People’s Republic of China, Email
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- Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Kunming, 650118, People’s Republic of China
- Yufeng Yao, Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Kunming, Yunnan, 650118, People’s Republic of China, Email
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Babu G, Bin Islam S, Khan MA. A review on the genetic polymorphisms and susceptibility of cancer patients in Bangladesh. Mol Biol Rep 2022; 49:6725-6739. [PMID: 35277785 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-022-07282-8] [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: 12/06/2021] [Revised: 02/14/2022] [Accepted: 02/16/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Cancer is one of the major health burdens worldwide, and genetic polymorphisms in individuals are closely associated with cancer susceptibility. Like in many other developing countries, the risk of cancer is increasing among Bangladeshi population. Genetic polymorphisms in xenobiotic metabolic enzymes (CYP1A1, CYP2A6, CYP3A4, CYP3A5, NAT2, SULT1A), cell cycle regulatory proteins (TP53, HER2, MDM2, miR-218-2, TGFB), cell signaling protein (CDH1), DNA repair proteins (BRCA1, BRCA2, EXO1, RAD51, XRCC2, ECCR1, ERCC4, XPC, ERCC2), and others (HLA-DRB1, INSIG2, GCNT1P5) have been found to be associated with various cancers like cancers of breast, bladder, cervix, colon, lung, prostate, etc. in different studies with Bangladeshi population. In this review article, we have discussed these gene polymorphisms associated with cancers in the Bangladeshi population, and also made a comparison with other ethnic groups. This will probably be helpful in understanding drug effects, drug resistance, and personalized medicine in the population of this region.
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- Golap Babu
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Jahangirnagar University, 1342, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Bachelor in Medicine and Surgery Program, Affiliated hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Epigenetics and Oncology, The Research Center for Preclinical Medicine, Southwest Medical University, 646000, Luzhou, Sichuan, China.
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Ekanayake Weeramange C, Shu D, Tang KD, Batra J, Ladwa R, Kenny L, Vasani S, Frazer IH, Dolcetti R, Ellis JJ, Sturm RA, Leo P, Punyadeera C. Analysis of human leukocyte antigen associations in human papillomavirus-positive and -negative head and neck cancer: Comparison with cervical cancer. Cancer 2022; 128:1937-1947. [PMID: 35176174 PMCID: PMC9306518 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.34148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2021] [Revised: 01/26/2022] [Accepted: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Background Although the majority of human papillomavirus (HPV) infections are cleared by the immune system, a small percentage of them progress to develop HPV‐driven cancers. Cervical cancer studies highlight that HPV persistence and cancer risk are associated with genetic factors, especially at the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) genes. This study was conducted to investigate such associations in head and neck cancer (HNC). Methods In all, 192 patients with HNC and 384 controls were genotyped with the Infinium Global Screening Array (Illumina, Inc). HLA variants were imputed with SNP2HLA, and an association analysis was performed by logistic regression. Results HPV‐positive HNCs were significantly associated with single‐nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) at DRB1_32660090 (P = 1.728 × 10–6) and DRB1_32660116 (P = 1.728 × 10–6) and with the amino acid variant DRB1_11_32660115 (P = 1.728 × 10–6). None of these associations were observed in the HPV‐negative cohort, and this suggested their specificity to convey risk for HPV‐associated HNCs. In general, associations observed for HPV‐negative HNC were relatively weak, and variants in the HLA‐DPA1 region were the strongest among them (P = 4.531 × 10–4). Several lead signals reported by previous HNC genome‐wide association studies, including SNPs rs3135001 (P = .012), rs1049055 (P = .012), and rs34518860 (P = .029) and allele HLA‐DQB1*06 (P = .009), were replicated in the current study. However, these associations were limited to the HPV‐positive HNC group. Several cervical cancer–associated HLA variants, including SNPs rs9272143 (P = .002) and rs9271858 (P = .002) and alleles HLA‐B‐1501 (P = .009) and HLA‐B‐15 (P = .015), were also exclusively associated with HPV‐positive HNC. Conclusions HPV‐positive HNC risk is associated with distinct HLA variants, and some of them are shared by both cervical cancer and HPV‐positive HNC. Human papillomavirus (HPV)–positive head and neck cancer (HNC) risk is associated with distinct human leukocyte antigen variants, and some of them are shared by both cervical cancer and HPV‐positive HNC. Lay Summary Cervical cancer studies highlight that human papillomavirus (HPV)–driven cancer risk is linked with human leukocyte antigen (HLA) polymorphism. Hence, the current study was designed to investigate the HLA associations in HPV‐positive and HPV‐negative head and neck cancer (HNC) and compare these associations with cervical cancer. Several lead signals reported by previous HNC and cervical genome‐wide association studies were replicated in the current study. However, these associations were limited to the HPV‐positive HNC group, and this suggests that HPV‐positive HNC risk is associated with distinct HLA variants, and some of them are shared by both cervical cancer and HPV‐positive HNC.
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- Chameera Ekanayake Weeramange
- Centre for Biomedical Technologies, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.,School of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.,Saliva and Liquid Biopsy Translational Laboratory, Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery and Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Southport, Queensland, Australia.,Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia.,Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Open University of Sri Lanka, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka
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- School of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.,Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia.,Centre for Genomics and Personalised Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Biomedical Technologies, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.,Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.,Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Cancer Care Services, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Herston, Queensland, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Herston, Queensland, Australia.,Department of Cancer Care Services, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, Queensland, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Herston, Queensland, Australia.,Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, Queensland, Australia
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- Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Herston, Queensland, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Herston, Queensland, Australia.,Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.,Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia.,Centre for Genomics and Personalised Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Diamantina Institute, University of Queensland, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.,Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia.,Centre for Genomics and Personalised Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Biomedical Technologies, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.,School of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.,Saliva and Liquid Biopsy Translational Laboratory, Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery and Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Southport, Queensland, Australia.,Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia
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Wang LN, Wang L, Cheng G, Dai M, Yu Y, Teng G, Zhao J, Xu D. The association of telomere maintenance and TERT expression with susceptibility to human papillomavirus infection in cervical epithelium. Cell Mol Life Sci 2022; 79:110. [PMID: 35098380 PMCID: PMC11072999 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-021-04113-0] [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: 10/15/2021] [Revised: 12/05/2021] [Accepted: 12/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
Abstract
The role of telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) induction and telomere maintenance in carcinogenesis including cervical cancer (CC) pathogenesis has been well established. However, it remains unclear whether they affect infection of high-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV), an initiating event for CC development. Similarly, genetic variants at the TERT locus are shown to be associated with susceptibility to CC, but it is unclear whether these SNPs modify the risk for cervical HPV infection. Here we show that in CC-derived HeLa cells, TERT overexpression inhibits, while its depletion upregulates expression of Syndecan-1 (SDC-1), a key component for HPV entry receptors. The TCGA cohort of CC analyses reveals an inverse correlation between TERT and SDC-1 expression (R = -0.23, P = 0.001). We further recruited 1330 females (520 non-HPV and 810 hrHPV-infected) without CC or high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia to analyze telomeres in cervical epithelial cells and SNPs at rs2736098, rs2736100 and rs2736108, previously identified TERT SNPs for CC risk. Non-infected females exhibited age-related telomere shortening in cervical epithelial cells and their telomeres were significantly longer than those in hrHPV-infected group (1.31 ± 0.62 vs 1.19 ± 0.48, P < 0.001). There were no differences in rs2736098 and rs2736100 genotypes, but non-infected individuals had significantly a higher C-allele frequency (associated with higher TERT expression) while lower T-allele levels at rs2736108 compared with those in the hrHPV group (P = 0.020). Collectively, appropriate telomere maintenance and TERT expression in normal cervical cells may prevent CC by modulating hrHPV infection predisposition, although they are required for CC development and progression.
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- Li-Na Wang
- Central Research Laboratory, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, 250033, People's Republic of China
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- Central Research Laboratory, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, 250033, People's Republic of China
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- Central Research Laboratory, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, 250033, People's Republic of China
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- Central Research Laboratory, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, 250033, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gynecology, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, 250033, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, 250033, People's Republic of China
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- Central Research Laboratory, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, 250033, People's Republic of China.
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- Division of Hematology, Bioclinicum and Center for Molecular Medicine (CMM), Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital Solna, 171 64, Solna, Sweden.
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Ramachandran D, Dennis J, Fachal L, Schürmann P, Bousset K, Hülse F, Mao Q, Wang Y, Jentschke M, Böhmer G, Strauß HG, Hirchenhain C, Schmidmayr M, Müller F, Runnebaum I, Hein A, Stübs F, Koch M, Ruebner M, Beckmann MW, Fasching PA, Luyten A, Dürst M, Hillemanns P, Easton DF, Dörk T. OUP accepted manuscript. Hum Mol Genet 2022; 31:2483-2497. [PMID: 35157032 PMCID: PMC9396939 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddac031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2021] [Revised: 01/21/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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- Dhanya Ramachandran
- Department of Gynaecology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Hannover Medical School, Hannover 30625, Germany
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- Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB1 8RN, UK
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- Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB1 8RN, UK
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- Department of Gynaecology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Hannover Medical School, Hannover 30625, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Hannover Medical School, Hannover 30625, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Hannover Medical School, Hannover 30625, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Hannover Medical School, Hannover 30625, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Hannover Medical School, Hannover 30625, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Hannover Medical School, Hannover 30625, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology, University Clinics, Martin-Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology, Clinics Carl Gustav Carus, University of Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Martin-Luther Hospital, Charite University, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Jena 07747, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN, Erlangen University Hospital, Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen–Nuremberg (FAU), Erlangen 91054, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN, Erlangen University Hospital, Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen–Nuremberg (FAU), Erlangen 91054, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN, Erlangen University Hospital, Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen–Nuremberg (FAU), Erlangen 91054, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN, Erlangen University Hospital, Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen–Nuremberg (FAU), Erlangen 91054, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN, Erlangen University Hospital, Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen–Nuremberg (FAU), Erlangen 91054, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN, Erlangen University Hospital, Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen–Nuremberg (FAU), Erlangen 91054, Germany
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- Dysplasia Unit, Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Mare Klinikum, Kronshagen, Germany
- Department of Gynaecology, Wolfsburg Hospital, Wolfsburg, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN, Erlangen University Hospital, Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen–Nuremberg (FAU), Erlangen 91054, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Hannover Medical School, Hannover 30625, Germany
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- Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB1 8RN, UK
- Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Oncology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB1 8RN, UK
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- To whom correspondence should be addressed at: Gynaecology Research Unit (OE6411), Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany. Tel: +49 5115326075; Fax: +49 5115326081;
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Molecular Markers to Predict Prognosis and Treatment Response in Uterine Cervical Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13225748. [PMID: 34830902 PMCID: PMC8616420 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13225748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2021] [Revised: 11/12/2021] [Accepted: 11/14/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Uterine cervical cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related mortality in women worldwide. Each year, over half a million new cases are estimated, resulting in more than 300,000 deaths. While less-invasive, fertility-preserving surgical procedures can be offered to women in early stages, treatment for locally advanced disease may include radical hysterectomy, primary chemoradiotherapy (CRT) or a combination of these modalities. Concurrent platinum-based chemoradiotherapy regimens remain the first-line treatments for locally advanced cervical cancer. Despite achievements such as the introduction of angiogenesis inhibitors, and more recently immunotherapies, the overall survival of women with persistent, recurrent or metastatic disease has not been extended significantly in the last decades. Furthermore, a broad spectrum of molecular markers to predict therapy response and survival and to identify patients with high- and low-risk constellations is missing. Implementation of these markers, however, may help to further improve treatment and to develop new targeted therapies. This review aims to provide comprehensive insights into the complex mechanisms of cervical cancer pathogenesis within the context of molecular markers for predicting treatment response and prognosis.
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Ramachandran D, Dörk T. Genomic Risk Factors for Cervical Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:5137. [PMID: 34680286 PMCID: PMC8533931 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13205137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2021] [Revised: 10/04/2021] [Accepted: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Cervical cancer is the fourth common cancer amongst women worldwide. Infection by high-risk human papilloma virus is necessary in most cases, but not sufficient to develop invasive cervical cancer. Despite a predicted genetic heritability in the range of other gynaecological cancers, only few genomic susceptibility loci have been identified thus far. Various case-control association studies have found corroborative evidence for several independent risk variants at the 6p21.3 locus (HLA), while many reports of associations with variants outside the HLA region remain to be validated in other cohorts. Here, we review cervical cancer susceptibility variants arising from recent genome-wide association studies and meta-analysis in large cohorts and propose 2q14 (PAX8), 17q12 (GSDMB), and 5p15.33 (CLPTM1L) as consistently replicated non-HLA cervical cancer susceptibility loci. We further discuss the available evidence for these loci, knowledge gaps, future perspectives, and the potential impact of these findings on precision medicine strategies to combat cervical cancer.
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- Gynaecology Research Unit, Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Hannover Medical School, D-30625 Hannover, Germany;
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Ferreiro-Iglesias A, McKay JD, Brenner N, Virani S, Lesseur C, Gaborieau V, Ness AR, Hung RJ, Liu G, Diergaarde B, Olshan AF, Hayes N, Weissler MC, Schroeder L, Bender N, Pawlita M, Thomas S, Pring M, Dudding T, Kanterewicz B, Ferris R, Thomas S, Brhane Y, Díez-Obrero V, Milojevic M, Smith-Byrne K, Mariosa D, Johansson MJ, Herrero R, Boccia S, Cadoni G, Lacko M, Holcátová I, Ahrens W, Lagiou P, Lagiou A, Polesel J, Simonato L, Merletti F, Healy CM, Hansen BT, Nygård M, Conway DI, Wright S, Macfarlane TV, Robinson M, Alemany L, Agudo A, Znaor A, Amos CI, Waterboer T, Brennan P. Germline determinants of humoral immune response to HPV-16 protect against oropharyngeal cancer. Nat Commun 2021; 12:5945. [PMID: 34642315 PMCID: PMC8511029 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-26151-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2020] [Accepted: 09/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
Abstract
Although several oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) susceptibility loci have been identified, most previous studies lacked detailed information on human papillomavirus (HPV) status. We conduct a genome-wide analysis by HPV16 serology status in 4,002 oral cancer cases (OPC and oral cavity cancer (OCC)) and 5,256 controls. We detect four susceptibility loci pointing to a distinct genetic predisposition by HPV status. Our most notable finding in the HLA region, that is now confirmed to be specific of HPV(+)OPC risk, reveal two independent loci with strong protective effects, one refining the previously reported HLA class II haplotype association. Antibody levels against HPV16 viral proteins strongly implicate the protective HLA variants as major determinants of humoral response against L1 capsid protein or E6 oncoprotein suggesting a natural immune response against HPV(+)OPC promoted by HLA variants. This indicates that therapeutic vaccines that target E6 and attenuate viral response after established HPV infections might protect against HPV(+)OPC.
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- Aida Ferreiro-Iglesias
- Section of Genetics, Genetic Epidemiology Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer, World Health Organization, Lyon, France.
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- Section of Genetics, Genetic Cancer Susceptibility Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer, World Health Organization, Lyon, France
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- Infections and Cancer Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Section of Genetics, Genetic Epidemiology Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer, World Health Organization, Lyon, France
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- Section of Genetics, Genetic Epidemiology Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer, World Health Organization, Lyon, France
- Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Section of Genetics, Genetic Epidemiology Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer, World Health Organization, Lyon, France
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- National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
- Bristol Dental School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Prosserman Centre for Population Health Research, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health System, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute of Sinai Health System, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Division of Medical Oncology and Center for Cancer Research, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Infections and Cancer Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Infections and Cancer Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Infections and Cancer Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Bristol Dental School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Dental School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Dental School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Prosserman Centre for Population Health Research, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health System, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Prosserman Centre for Population Health Research, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health System, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Oncology Data Analytics Program, Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), Barcelona, Spain
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- Section of Genetics, Genetic Epidemiology Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer, World Health Organization, Lyon, France
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- Section of Genetics, Genetic Epidemiology Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer, World Health Organization, Lyon, France
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- Section of Genetics, Genetic Epidemiology Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer, World Health Organization, Lyon, France
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- Section of Genetics, Genetic Epidemiology Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer, World Health Organization, Lyon, France
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- Section of Early Detection and Prevention, Prevention and Implementation Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer, World Health Organization, Lyon, France
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- Section of Hygiene, University Department of Life Sciences and Public Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
- Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health - Public Health Area, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A.Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Institute of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
- Istituto di Clinica Otorinolaringoiatrica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A.Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Prague, Czech Republic
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- School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- School of Public Health, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece
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- Trinity College School of Dental Science, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Research, Cancer Registry of Norway, Oslo, Norway
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- School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, UK
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- Centre for Oral Health Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK
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- Catalan Institute of Oncology/IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública-CIBERESP, Madrid, Spain
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- Catalan Institute of Oncology/IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain
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- Cancer Surveillance Section, International Agency for Research on Cancer, World Health Organization, Lyon, France
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- Infections and Cancer Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Section of Genetics, Genetic Epidemiology Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer, World Health Organization, Lyon, France.
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Genetic Predisposition to Persistent Human Papillomavirus-Infection and Virus-Induced Cancers. Microorganisms 2021; 9:microorganisms9102092. [PMID: 34683414 PMCID: PMC8539927 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9102092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2021] [Revised: 10/01/2021] [Accepted: 10/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are the most common sexually transmitted pathogens worldwide and among the more than 200 identified HPV types, approximately 15 high risk (HR-HPV) types are oncogenic, being strongly associated with the development of cervical cancer, anogenital cancers and an increasing fraction of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC). HPV-associated cervix cancer accounts for 83% of HPV-attributable cancers, and more than two-thirds of those cases occur in developing countries. Despite the high frequency of HPV infections, in most cases, the virus is cleared by the host immune response and only a small proportion of infected individuals develop persistent infections that can result in malignant transformation, indicating that other elements, including biological, genetic and environmental factors may influence the individual susceptibility to HPV-associated cancers. Previous studies have quantified that heritability, in the form of genetic variants, common in the general population, is implicated in nearly 30% of cervical cancers and a large number of studies conducted across various populations have identified genetic variants that appear to be associated with genes that predispose or protect the host to HPV infections thereby affecting individual susceptibility to HPV-associated cancers. In this article, we provide an overview of gene association studies on HPV-associated cancers with emphasis on genome-wide association study (GWAS) that have identified novel genetic factors linked to HPV infection or HPV-associated cancers.
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Gonçalves LB, de França PP, Petry NA, de Souza Xavier MB, de Carvalho NS, Bicalho MDG, Boldt ABW, de Araujo-Souza PS. Inside the pocket: Critical elements of HLA-mediated susceptibility to cervical precancerous lesions. HLA 2021; 98:448-458. [PMID: 34505756 DOI: 10.1111/tan.14429] [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: 12/10/2020] [Revised: 09/02/2021] [Accepted: 09/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is a necessary cause for cervical cancer (CC), but it also depends on genetic factors, such as HLA polymorphism. However, few reports addressed the role of amino acids residues at the HLA peptide-binding cleft in HPV-related cervical disease. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the association between HLA-B, HLA-C, and HLA-DRB1 polymorphism and amino acid residues composing the pockets of the peptide-binding cleft of the respective polypeptide chains with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN II/III). HLA typing was performed by PCR-SSOP in 184 women with CIN II/III and 174 controls from South Brazil. Associations were estimated by multivariate logistic regression. FDR test was performed to correct the p-value for multiple comparisons. HLA-DRB1*13:01 was associated with protection against CIN II/III, while HLA-C*03:04 was associated with susceptibility. The amino acid residues isoleucine, tyrosine, and leucine at positions 95, 116, and 163 of HLA-C, respectively, were associated with CIN II/III susceptibility. In contrast, serine at positions 11 and 13 of HLA-DRB1 was associated with protection against the disease. Our results confirm previously reported associations between HLA and cervical diseases caused by HPV and suggest a role for amino acid residues at different positions of HLA-C and HLA-DRB1 in CIN II/III. This finding may be further explored to better understand the genetic risk and the influence of immune response to CC development.
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- Letícia Boslooper Gonçalves
- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Histocompatibility, Department of Genetics, Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, Brazil.,Post-graduation Program in Genetics, Department of Genetics, Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Histocompatibility, Department of Genetics, Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, Brazil.,Post-graduation Program in Genetics, Department of Genetics, Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Histocompatibility, Department of Genetics, Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Histocompatibility, Department of Genetics, Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, Brazil.,Post-graduation Program in Genetics, Department of Genetics, Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, Brazil
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Post Graduate Program of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Hospital de Clínicas, Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Histocompatibility, Department of Genetics, Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Human Molecular Genetics, Department of Genetics, Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Histocompatibility, Department of Genetics, Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, Brazil
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Shamseddine AA, Burman B, Lee NY, Zamarin D, Riaz N. Tumor Immunity and Immunotherapy for HPV-Related Cancers. Cancer Discov 2021; 11:1896-1912. [PMID: 33990345 PMCID: PMC8338882 DOI: 10.1158/2159-8290.cd-20-1760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2020] [Revised: 02/27/2021] [Accepted: 03/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection drives tumorigenesis in the majority of cervical, oropharyngeal, anal, and vulvar cancers. Genetic and epidemiologic evidence has highlighted the role of immunosuppression in the oncogenesis of HPV-related malignancies. Here we review how HPV modulates the immune microenvironment and subsequent therapeutic implications. We describe the landscape of immunotherapies for these cancers with a focus on findings from early-phase studies exploring antigen-specific treatments, and discuss future directions. Although responses across these studies have been modest to date, a deeper understanding of HPV-related tumor biology and immunology may prove instrumental for the development of more efficacious immunotherapeutic approaches. SIGNIFICANCE: HPV modulates the microenvironment to create a protumorigenic state of immune suppression and evasion. Our understanding of these mechanisms has led to the development of immunomodulatory treatments that have shown early clinical promise in patients with HPV-related malignancies. This review summarizes our current understanding of the interactions of HPV and its microenvironment and provides insight into the progress and challenges of developing immunotherapies for HPV-related malignancies.
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- Achraf A Shamseddine
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Solid Tumor Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Solid Tumor Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
- Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.
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Prevalence of positive screening test results and agreement between cytology and human papillomavirus testing in primary cervical cancer screening in North-Western Romania. Eur J Cancer Prev 2021; 29:141-148. [PMID: 31033568 DOI: 10.1097/cej.0000000000000522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Using data from a pilot study conducted in North-Western Romania, we aimed to estimate the prevalence of abnormal cytology and positive high-risk human papillomavirus (hr-HPV) test results in an ethnically diverse screening population and to assess the agreement between cytology and hr-HPV testing to evaluate the feasibility of integrating the latter as a primary test in the national cervical cancer screening program. The cross-sectional pilot study included Roma women, other ethnic minorities, and women in rural remote areas. Samples were taken for liquid-based cytology and hr-HPV testing (Hybrid Capture 2 DNA test) by a mobile health unit. The prevalence of positive screening results and the agreement between cytology and hr-HPV testing were estimated by κ coefficient. A total of 1019 women were included in the study. The population prevalence of positive screening results was similar for both tests (12%). The prevalence of abnormal cytology increased with increasing age, whereas the prevalence of positive hr-HPV test showed a bimodal age pattern. Substantial differences in the prevalence of abnormal cytology were found by ethnicity, with highest prevalence in Romanian women (14%), followed by Roma women (6%) and women of other ethnicities (5%) (P = 0.002). Similar ethnic differences in the prevalence of positive hr-HPV test were not observed. The overall agreement of positive screening results between the two methods was fair (κ = 0.25; 95% confidence interval = 0.18-0.30, P < 0.001) and ranged from poor to substantial depending on the age group. The prevalence of abnormal cytology result was high and similar to the prevalence of positive hr-HPV test result, which could allow for the implementation of hr-HPV testing as a primary test in the cervical cancer screening program in Romania.
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Zhang J, Lu H, Zhang S, Wang T, Zhao H, Guan F, Zeng P. Leveraging Methylation Alterations to Discover Potential Causal Genes Associated With the Survival Risk of Cervical Cancer in TCGA Through a Two-Stage Inference Approach. Front Genet 2021; 12:667877. [PMID: 34149809 PMCID: PMC8206792 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.667877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2021] [Accepted: 04/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Multiple genes were previously identified to be associated with cervical cancer; however, the genetic architecture of cervical cancer remains unknown and many potential causal genes are yet to be discovered. METHODS To explore potential causal genes related to cervical cancer, a two-stage causal inference approach was proposed within the framework of Mendelian randomization, where the gene expression was treated as exposure, with methylations located within the promoter regions of genes serving as instrumental variables. Five prediction models were first utilized to characterize the relationship between the expression and methylations for each gene; then, the methylation-regulated gene expression (MReX) was obtained and the association was evaluated via Cox mixed-effect model based on MReX. We further implemented the aggregated Cauchy association test (ACAT) combination to take advantage of respective strengths of these prediction models while accounting for dependency among the p-values. RESULTS A total of 14 potential causal genes were discovered to be associated with the survival risk of cervical cancer in TCGA when the five prediction models were separately employed. The total number of potential causal genes was brought to 23 when conducting ACAT. Some of the newly discovered genes may be novel (e.g., YJEFN3, SPATA5L1, IMMP1L, C5orf55, PPIP5K2, ZNF330, CRYZL1, PPM1A, ESCO2, ZNF605, ZNF225, ZNF266, FICD, and OSTC). Functional analyses showed that these genes were enriched in tumor-associated pathways. Additionally, four genes (i.e., COL6A1, SYDE1, ESCO2, and GIPC1) were differentially expressed between tumor and normal tissues. CONCLUSION Our study discovered promising candidate genes that were causally associated with the survival risk of cervical cancer and thus provided new insights into the genetic etiology of cervical cancer.
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- Jinhui Zhang
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
- Center for Medical Statistics and Data Analysis, School of Public Health, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
- Center for Medical Statistics and Data Analysis, School of Public Health, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
- Center for Medical Statistics and Data Analysis, School of Public Health, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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Xu Y, Luo H, Hu Q, Zhu H. Identification of Potential Driver Genes Based on Multi-Genomic Data in Cervical Cancer. Front Genet 2021; 12:598304. [PMID: 33664766 PMCID: PMC7921803 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.598304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2020] [Accepted: 01/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Background: Cervical cancer became the third most common cancer among women, and genome characterization of cervical cancer patients has revealed the extensive complexity of molecular alterations. However, identifying driver mutation and depicting molecular classification in cervical cancer remain a challenge. Methods: We performed an integrative multi-platform analysis of a cervical cancer cohort from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) based on 284 clinical cases and identified the driver genes and possible molecular classification of cervical cancer. Results: Multi-platform integration showed that cervical cancer exhibited a wide range of mutation. The top 10 mutated genes were TTN, PIK3CA, MUC4, KMT2C, MUC16, KMT2D, SYNE1, FLG, DST, and EP300, with a mutation rate from 12 to 33%. Applying GISTIC to detect copy number variation (CNV), the most frequent chromosome arm-level CNVs included losses in 4p, 11p, and 11q and gains in 20q, 3q, and 1q. Then, we performed unsupervised consensus clustering of tumor CNV profiles and methylation profiles and detected four statistically significant expression subtypes. Finally, by combining the multidimensional datasets, we identified 10 potential driver genes, including GPR107, CHRNA5, ZBTB20, Rb1, NCAPH2, SCA1, SLC25A5, RBPMS, DDX3X, and H2BFM. Conclusions: This comprehensive analysis described the genetic characteristic of cervical cancer and identified novel driver genes in cervical cancer. These results provide insight into developing precision treatment in cervical cancer.
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- Yuexun Xu
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Gynecology, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gynecology, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gynecology, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Hasan ME, Matin M, Haque ME, Aziz MA, Millat MS, Uddin MS, Moghal MMR, Islam MS. Polymorphic variants INSIG2 rs6726538, HLA-DRB1 rs9272143, and GCNT1P5 rs7780883 contribute to the susceptibility of cervical cancer in the Bangladeshi women. Cancer Med 2021; 10:1829-1838. [PMID: 33586351 PMCID: PMC7940232 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.3782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2020] [Revised: 01/16/2021] [Accepted: 01/27/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Objective Cervical cancer is a gynecological health problem, affecting nearly 500,000 women each year worldwide. Genome‐wide association studies have revealed multiple susceptible genes and their polymorphisms for cervical carcinoma risk. We have carried out this case‐control study to investigate the association of INSIG2 rs6726538 (A; T), HLA‐DRB1 rs9272143 (T; C), and GCNT1P5 rs7780883 (G; A) with cervical cancer. Methods The present study recruited 234 cervical cancer patients as cases and 212 healthy females as controls. We have applied the tetra‐primer amplification refractory mutation system polymerase chain reaction (T‐ARMS‐PCR) method for genotyping. Results The SNP rs6726538 was significantly associated with increased risk of cervical cancer in all genetic models (AT vs. AA: OR = 3.30, 95% CI = 2.19–4.97, p < 0.0001; TT vs. AA: OR = 8.72, 95% CI = 3.87–19.7, p < 0.0001; AT+TT vs. AA: OR = 3.87, 95% CI = 2.61–5.73, p < 0.0001; T vs. A: OR = 2.97, 95% CI = 2.20–4.01, p < 0.0001) except the recessive model which showed a significantly reduced risk (TT vs. AA+AT: OR = 0.20, 95% CI = 0.09–0.44, p = 0.0001). rs9272143 showed significantly reduced risk for the additive model 1, dominant model, and allelic model (TC vs. TT: OR = 0.46, 95% CI = 0.31–0.70, p = 0.0004; TC+CC vs. TT: OR = 0.47 95% CI = 0.32–0.70, p = 0.0002; C vs. T: OR = 0.56, 95% CI = 0.40–0.78, p = 0.0006, respectively). The third variant, rs7780883, was significantly associated with increased risk in additive model 2, dominant, and allelic models (AA vs. GG: OR = 5.08, 95% CI = 2.45–10.5, p < 0.0001; GA+AA vs. GG: OR = 1.54, 95% CI = 1.06–2.24, p = 0.0237; A vs. G: OR = 1.88, 95% CI = 1.34–2.52, p < 0.0001, consecutively), whereas recessive model reduced the risk of cervical cancer (AA vs. GG+GA: OR = 0.20, 95% CI = 0.09–0.41, p < 0.0001). Other models of these SNPs were not associated with cervical cancer. All significant associations for three SNPs withstand after Bonferroni correction except the additive model 2 of rs7780883. Conclusion Our study concludes that INSIG2 rs6726538, HLA‐DRB1 rs9272143, and GCNT1P5 rs7780883 polymorphisms may contribute to the development of cervical cancer in the Bangladeshi population.
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- Md Emtiaz Hasan
- Department of Pharmacy, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, Bangladesh
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- Department of Pharmacy, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, Bangladesh
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- Department of Pharmacy, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, Bangladesh
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- Department of Pharmacy, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, Bangladesh
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- Department of Pharmacy, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, Bangladesh
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- Department of Pharmacy, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, Bangladesh
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- Department of Pharmacy, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, Bangladesh
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Tian J, Cai Y, Li Y, Lu Z, Huang J, Deng Y, Yang N, Wang X, Ying P, Zhang S, Zhu Y, Zhang H, Zhong R, Chang J, Miao X. CancerImmunityQTL: a database to systematically evaluate the impact of genetic variants on immune infiltration in human cancer. Nucleic Acids Res 2021; 49:D1065-D1073. [PMID: 33010176 PMCID: PMC7778991 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkaa805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2020] [Revised: 09/10/2020] [Accepted: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Tumor-infiltrating immune cells as integral component of the tumor microenvironment are associated with tumor progress, prognosis and responses to immunotherapy. Genetic variants have been demonstrated to impact tumor-infiltrating, underscoring the heritable character of immune landscape. Therefore, identification of immunity quantitative trait loci (immunQTLs), which evaluate the effect of genetic variants on immune cells infiltration, might present a critical step toward fully understanding the contribution of genetic variants in tumor development. Although emerging studies have demonstrated the determinants of germline variants on immune infiltration, no database has yet been developed to systematically analyze immunQTLs across multiple cancer types. Using genotype data from TCGA database and immune cell fractions estimated by CIBERSORT, we developed a computational pipeline to identify immunQTLs in 33 cancer types. A total of 913 immunQTLs across different cancer types were identified. Among them, 5 immunQTLs are associated with patient overall survival. Furthermore, by integrating immunQTLs with GWAS data, we identified 527 immunQTLs overlapping with known GWAS linkage disequilibrium regions. Finally, we constructed a user-friendly database, CancerImmunityQTL (http://www.cancerimmunityqtl-hust.com/) for users to browse, search and download data of interest. This database provides an informative resource to understand the germline determinants of immune infiltration in human cancer and benefit from personalized cancer immunotherapy.
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- Jianbo Tian
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Key Laboratory of Environmental Health of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Key Laboratory of Environmental Health of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Key Laboratory of Environmental Health of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Key Laboratory of Environmental Health of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Key Laboratory of Environmental Health of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Key Laboratory of Environmental Health of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Key Laboratory of Environmental Health of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Key Laboratory of Environmental Health of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Key Laboratory of Environmental Health of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Key Laboratory of Environmental Health of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Key Laboratory of Environmental Health of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Key Laboratory of Environmental Health of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Key Laboratory of Environmental Health of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Key Laboratory of Environmental Health of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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Chen H, Wang T, Huang S, Zeng P. New novel non-MHC genes were identified for cervical cancer with an integrative analysis approach of transcriptome-wide association study. J Cancer 2021; 12:840-848. [PMID: 33403041 PMCID: PMC7778537 DOI: 10.7150/jca.47918] [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: 05/08/2020] [Accepted: 10/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Although genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have successfully identified multiple genetic variants associated with cervical cancer, the functional role of those variants is not well understood. To bridge such gap, we integrated the largest cervical cancer GWAS (N = 9,347) with gene expression measured in six human tissues to perform a multi-tissue transcriptome-wide association study (TWAS). We identified a total of 20 associated genes in the European population, especially four novel non-MHC genes (i.e. WDR19, RP11-384K6.2, RP11-384K6.6 and ITSN1). Further, we attempted to validate our results in another independent cervical cancer GWAS from the East Asian population (N = 3,314) and re-discovered four genes including WDR19, HLA-DOB, MICB and OR2B8P. In our subsequent co-expression analysis, we discovered SLAMF7 and LTA were co-expressed in TCGA tumor samples and showed both WDR19 and ITSN1 were enriched in "plasma membrane". Using the protein-protein interaction analysis we observed strong interactions between the proteins produced by genes that are associated with cervical cancer. Overall, our study identified multiple candidate genes, especially four non-MHC genes, which may be causally associated with the risk of cervical cancer. However, further investigations with larger sample size are warranted to validate our findings in diverse populations.
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- Haimiao Chen
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, China
- Center for Medical Statistics and Data Analysis, School of Public Health, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, China
- Center for Medical Statistics and Data Analysis, School of Public Health, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, China
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Rong L, Li H, Li Z, Ouyang J, Ma Y, Song F, Chen Y. FAM83A as a Potential Biological Marker Is Regulated by miR-206 to Promote Cervical Cancer Progression Through PI3K/AKT/mTOR Pathway. Front Med (Lausanne) 2020; 7:608441. [PMID: 33344485 PMCID: PMC7746878 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2020.608441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background and Objective: Chemotherapy and radiotherapy are effective treatment options for cervical cancer (CC), but their efficacy is limited by short survival rate of about 5 years particularly for advance stage CC. Bioinformatics analysis combined with experimental in vivo and in vitro data can identify potential markers of tumorigenesis and cancer progression to improve CC prognosis and survival rate of the patients. This study aims to investigate the prognostic value of family with sequence similarity 83, member A (FAM83A) gene and miR-206 in promoting CC progression and the involved genetic signaling pathways. Method: This was a bioinformatic analysis study based on RNA sequencing data of The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) databases and verification by in vivo and in vitro experimental data. It was designed to evaluate whether the aberrantly expressed gene signatures could serve as new potential biomarker to improve prognosis prediction in CC. The TCGA RNA sequencing data [306 cervical squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and endocervical adenocarcinoma samples and 13 adjacent samples] and GEO data (GSE9750 and GSE52903 datasets) were integrated and performed a bioinformatics analysis. Results: The results showed that CC-associated FAM83A gene serves as a key regulator of CC development and progression. Functionally, we observed that FAM83A is significantly overexpressed in CC, which is linked to poor overall survival as well as disease-free survival in CC patients. The in-vitro and in-vivo assessments performed after silencing FAM83A revealed that cell proliferation was significantly inhibited and the S-phase cell cycle arrest was induced. Mechanistically, FAM83A plays a role in PI3K/AKT signaling, and its downstream molecules could promote CC cell proliferation. Furthermore, functionality assessments by in-vitro luciferase reporter system and immunoblot analysis showed that miR-206 was the upstream of FAM83A and negatively correlated with FAM83A. Conclusion: The miR-206/FAM83A/PI3K/AKT signaling pathway possibly serves as a critical effector in CC progression indicating the potential prognostic value of FAM83A gene as a novel biomarker for CC progression.
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- Li Rong
- Chongqing Public Health Medical Center, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Public Health Medical Center, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Public Health Medical Center, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Public Health Medical Center, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Public Health Medical Center, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Wijetunga NA, Yu Y, Morris LG, Lee N, Riaz N. The head and neck cancer genome in the era of immunotherapy. Oral Oncol 2020; 112:105040. [PMID: 33197752 DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2020.105040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2020] [Revised: 10/04/2020] [Accepted: 10/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The recent success of immunotherapy in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) has necessitated a new perspective on the cancer genome. Here we review recent advances in the carcinogenesis and molecular genetics of HNSCC with an eye on their implications for cancer immunity. Newer sequencing technologies have recently facilitated dissection of the complex interaction between the HPV virus, tumor, host factors, and the tumor microenvironment (TME) that help shed light on how the immune system interacts with head and neck malignancies.
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- N Ari Wijetunga
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
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Deng Y, Li P, Liu W, Pu R, Yang F, Song J, Yin J, Han X, Li C, Zhao J, Wang H, Cao G. The genetic polymorphism down-regulating HLA-DRB1 enhancer activity facilitates HBV persistence, evolution and hepatocarcinogenesis in the Chinese Han population. J Viral Hepat 2020; 27:1150-1161. [PMID: 32568442 DOI: 10.1111/jvh.13353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2020] [Revised: 05/08/2020] [Accepted: 05/25/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Genetic predisposition of human leucocyte antigen (HLA)-DR has been linked to nonresponse to hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination. We sought to reveal their effects on chronic infection and evolution of HBV and development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Genetic polymorphisms at HLA-DR enhancer regions were genotyped in 4588 participants using quantitative PCR. HBV mutations were determined by sequencing. A dual-luciferase assay was applied to detect the enhancer activity. Associations between HLA-DR polymorphisms and postoperative prognosis were investigated in another cohort of 397 HBV-infected HCC patients. Variant alleles (rs3135395-T, rs3135338-C and rs477515-T) were significantly associated with a decreased risk of HBV persistence in Chinese patients. rs3135395-T, rs3135338-C, rs477515-T and rs2395178-G also significantly decreased HCC risk. rs3135395-T, rs477515-T and rs2395178-G were inversely associated with the generation of A1762T/G1764A, T1753V and C1653T, the HCC-risk HBV mutations. Multiplicative interactions of the variant genotypes with the HCC-risk HBV mutations were significantly associated with a decreased risk of HCC. In multivariate Cox analysis, rs477515-T independently predicted a favourable prognosis, with a hazard ratio of 0.48 (P = .002). The activity of the HLA-DRB1 enhancer with rs477515-T was significantly higher than that with rs477515-C. The activity of the HLA-DRB1 enhancer with rs477515-T and that with rs477515-C was significantly up-regulated by interferon-γ and interleukin-4, respectively. Interleukin-6 significantly inhibited the HLA-DRB1 enhancer activity, and this effect was more evident in those carrying rs477515-T. Polymorphisms predisposing to down-regulation of HLA-DR facilitate the Th1-to-Th2 transition and promote HCC development, possibly via selecting the HCC-risk HBV mutations. This can be transformed into specific prophylaxis of HCC.
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- Yang Deng
- Department of Epidemiology, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Division of Chronic Diseases, Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Yangpu District, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Hepatic Surgery, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Signaling Regulation and Targeting Therapy of Liver Cancer, Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Hepatobiliary Tumor Biology, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China.,Key Laboratory of Signaling Regulation and Targeting Therapy of Liver Cancer, Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Hepatobiliary Tumor Biology, Shanghai, China
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Gong X, Chen P, Ma P, Gao J, Yang J, Guo H, Yan C, Zhang B, He Y. MICA polymorphisms associated with antithyroid drug-induced agranulocytosis in the Chinese Han population. IMMUNITY INFLAMMATION AND DISEASE 2020; 8:695-703. [PMID: 33017098 PMCID: PMC7654430 DOI: 10.1002/iid3.359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2020] [Accepted: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Background Graves' disease (GD) is a clinical autoimmune thyroid disease. During the treatment of GD, antithyroid drug‐induced agranulocytosis (TIA) is a common and even life‐threatening adverse drug reaction. Previous studies suggested that susceptibility to TIA is strongly associated with HLA‐B*27:05, HLA‐B*38:02, and HLA‐DRB1*08:03 genetic variation and six single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in MICA genes. Aims The purpose of this study is to further study the associations between TIA, HLA‐B and MICA. Materials & Methods We genotyped MICA‐STR and MICA‐129 variants in 41 TIA and 308 control patients with GD and investigated the linkage effect among SNPs and short tandem repeat (STR) of MICA and HLA‐B alleles. Results The results showed that MICA*A5.1 was significantly associated with TIA (p = .007, odd ratio = 1.958, 95% confidence interval, 1.192–3.214). In addition, high linkage among MICA‐129 and six SNPs MICA and HLA‐B was detected, and two haplotypes (AAAACAAAAACGGCCTA and AACAAAAAAAACATTAA (p = 5.14E−07 and p = 3.42E−08, respectively)) were significantly associated with TIA. Furthermore, when we analyzed only MICA‐129 and HLA‐B separately, the haplotypes (AAAACAAAAAA with p = 2.49E−07 and AACAAAAAAAA with p = 2.14E−09) were identified with more significant effects. MICA‐129 was completely linked to six SNPs with haplotypes ACATTACA (p = 2.05E−05) significantly associated with TIA. Conclusion These data indicated that there was a significant linkage effect between MICA‐129 and other alleles, suggesting that they exert interactive effects as risk factors for the development of TIA.
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- Xiaojuan Gong
- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.,College of Medicine and Forensic, Health Science Center of Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Medicine and Forensic, Health Science Center of Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Medicine and Forensic, Health Science Center of Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Medicine and Forensic, Health Science Center of Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Medicine and Forensic, Health Science Center of Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Medicine and Forensic, Health Science Center of Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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Lou H, Boland JF, Torres-Gonzalez E, Albanez A, Zhou W, Steinberg MK, Diaw L, Mitchell J, Roberson D, Cullen M, Garland L, Bass S, Burk RD, Yeager M, Wentzensen N, Schiffman M, Freites EA, Gharzouzi E, Mirabello L, Dean M. The D2 and D3 Sublineages of Human Papilloma Virus 16-Positive Cervical Cancer in Guatemala Differ in Integration Rate and Age of Diagnosis. Cancer Res 2020; 80:3803-3809. [PMID: 32631904 PMCID: PMC7501218 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-20-0029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2020] [Revised: 04/06/2020] [Accepted: 06/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Human papillomavirus (HPV) 16 displays substantial sequence variation; four HPV16 lineages (A, B, C, and D) have been described as well as multiple sublineages. To identify molecular events associated with HPV16 carcinogenesis, we evaluated viral variation, the integration of HPV16, and somatic mutation in 96 cervical cancer samples from Guatemala. A total of 65% (62/96) of the samples had integrated HPV16 sequences and integration was associated with an earlier age of diagnosis and premenopausal disease. HPV16 integration sites were broadly distributed in the genome, but in one tumor, HPV16 integrated into the promoter of the IFN regulatory factor 4 (IRF4) gene, which plays an important role in the regulation of the IFN response to viral infection. The HPV16 D2 and D3 sublineages were found in 23% and 30% of the tumors, respectively, and were significantly associated with adenocarcinoma. D2-positive tumors had a higher rate of integration, earlier age of diagnosis, and a lower rate of somatic mutation, whereas D3-positive tumors were less likely to integrate, had later age of diagnosis, and exhibited a higher rate of somatic mutation. In conclusion, Guatemalan cervical tumors have a high frequency of very high-risk HPV16 D2 and D3 sublineages harboring distinct histology, which may help guide future therapeutic strategies to target the tumor and reduce recurrence. SIGNIFICANCE: This study details the biological and molecular properties of the most pathogenic forms of HPV16, the cause of the majority of cervical cancers.
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- Hong Lou
- Cancer Genetics Research Laboratory, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, Leidos Biomedical Research Inc., National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Gaithersburg, Maryland
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- Cancer Genetics Research Laboratory, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, Leidos Biomedical Research Inc., National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Gaithersburg, Maryland
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- Laboratory of Translational Genomics, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, NCI, Gaithersburg, Maryland
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- Cancer Genetics Research Laboratory, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, Leidos Biomedical Research Inc., National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Gaithersburg, Maryland
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- Cancer Genetics Research Laboratory, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, Leidos Biomedical Research Inc., National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Gaithersburg, Maryland
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- Laboratory of Translational Genomics, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, NCI, Gaithersburg, Maryland
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- Cancer Genetics Research Laboratory, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, Leidos Biomedical Research Inc., National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Gaithersburg, Maryland
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- Cancer Genetics Research Laboratory, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, Leidos Biomedical Research Inc., National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Gaithersburg, Maryland
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- Cancer Genetics Research Laboratory, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, Leidos Biomedical Research Inc., National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Gaithersburg, Maryland
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- Cancer Genetics Research Laboratory, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, Leidos Biomedical Research Inc., National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Gaithersburg, Maryland
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- Cancer Genetics Research Laboratory, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, Leidos Biomedical Research Inc., National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Gaithersburg, Maryland
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- Departments of Pediatrics, Microbiology and Immunology, and Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York
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- Cancer Genetics Research Laboratory, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, Leidos Biomedical Research Inc., National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Gaithersburg, Maryland
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- Laboratory of Cancer Genetics, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, NCI, Gaithersburg, Maryland
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- Laboratory of Cancer Genetics, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, NCI, Gaithersburg, Maryland
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- Hospital Central Universitario "Dr. Antonio M Pineda," Barquisimeto, Lara State, Venezuela
- Universidad Andina del Cusco, Vicerrectorado de Investigación, Division of Cancer Research, Cusco, Perú
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- Laboratory of Cancer Genetics, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, NCI, Gaithersburg, Maryland
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- Laboratory of Translational Genomics, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, NCI, Gaithersburg, Maryland.
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Palomero L, Galván-Femenía I, de Cid R, Espín R, Barnes DR, Cimba, Blommaert E, Gil-Gil M, Falo C, Stradella A, Ouchi D, Roso-Llorach A, Violan C, Peña-Chilet M, Dopazo J, Extremera AI, García-Valero M, Herranz C, Mateo F, Mereu E, Beesley J, Chenevix-Trench G, Roux C, Mak T, Brunet J, Hakem R, Gorrini C, Antoniou AC, Lázaro C, Pujana MA. Immune Cell Associations with Cancer Risk. iScience 2020; 23:101296. [PMID: 32622267 PMCID: PMC7334419 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2020.101296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2020] [Revised: 05/23/2020] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Proper immune system function hinders cancer development, but little is known about whether genetic variants linked to cancer risk alter immune cells. Here, we report 57 cancer risk loci associated with differences in immune and/or stromal cell contents in the corresponding tissue. Predicted target genes show expression and regulatory associations with immune features. Polygenic risk scores also reveal associations with immune and/or stromal cell contents, and breast cancer scores show consistent results in normal and tumor tissue. SH2B3 links peripheral alterations of several immune cell types to the risk of this malignancy. Pleiotropic SH2B3 variants are associated with breast cancer risk in BRCA1/2 mutation carriers. A retrospective case-cohort study indicates a positive association between blood counts of basophils, leukocytes, and monocytes and age at breast cancer diagnosis. These findings broaden our knowledge of the role of the immune system in cancer and highlight promising prevention strategies for individuals at high risk.
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- Luis Palomero
- ProCURE, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet del Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia 08908, Spain
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- GCAT-Genomes for Life, Germans Trias i Pujol Health Sciences Research Institute (IGTP), Program for Predictive and Personalized Medicine of Cancer (IMPPC), Badalona, Catalonia 08916, Spain
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- GCAT-Genomes for Life, Germans Trias i Pujol Health Sciences Research Institute (IGTP), Program for Predictive and Personalized Medicine of Cancer (IMPPC), Badalona, Catalonia 08916, Spain
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- ProCURE, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet del Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia 08908, Spain
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- Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB1 8RN, UK
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- Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB1 8RN, UK
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- ProCURE, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet del Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia 08908, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet del Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia 08908, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet del Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia 08908, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet del Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia 08908, Spain
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- Jordi Gol University Institute for Research Primary Healthcare (IDIAP Jordi Gol), Barcelona, Catalonia 08007, Spain; Autonomous University of Barcelona, Bellaterra, Catalonia 08913, Spain
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- Jordi Gol University Institute for Research Primary Healthcare (IDIAP Jordi Gol), Barcelona, Catalonia 08007, Spain; Autonomous University of Barcelona, Bellaterra, Catalonia 08913, Spain
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- Jordi Gol University Institute for Research Primary Healthcare (IDIAP Jordi Gol), Barcelona, Catalonia 08007, Spain; Autonomous University of Barcelona, Bellaterra, Catalonia 08913, Spain
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- Clinical Bioinformatics Area, Fundación Progreso y Salud (FPS), Bioinformatics in Rare Diseases (BiER), CIBERER, INB-ELIXIR-es, Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Seville 41013, Spain
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- Clinical Bioinformatics Area, Fundación Progreso y Salud (FPS), Bioinformatics in Rare Diseases (BiER), CIBERER, INB-ELIXIR-es, Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Seville 41013, Spain
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- ProCURE, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet del Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia 08908, Spain
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- ProCURE, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet del Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia 08908, Spain
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- ProCURE, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet del Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia 08908, Spain
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- ProCURE, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet del Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia 08908, Spain
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- CNAG-CRG, Centre for Genomic Regulation, Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Barcelona, Catalonia 08003, Spain
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- Cancer Division, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD 4006, Australia
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, The Campbell Family Institute for Breast Cancer Research, Ontario Cancer Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 2M9, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, The Campbell Family Institute for Breast Cancer Research, Ontario Cancer Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 2M9, Canada
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- Hereditary Cancer Program, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Biomedical Research Institute of Girona (IDIBGI), Girona, Catalonia 17190, Spain
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Department of Medical Biophysics, University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5G 2C1, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, The Campbell Family Institute for Breast Cancer Research, Ontario Cancer Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 2M9, Canada
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- Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB1 8RN, UK.
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- Hereditary Cancer Program, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Oncobell, Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet del Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia 08908, and Spanish Biomedical Research Network Centre in Oncology (CIBERONC), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid 28029, Spain.
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- ProCURE, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet del Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia 08908, Spain.
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Ramachandran D, Schürmann P, Mao Q, Wang Y, Bretschneider LM, Speith LM, Hülse F, Enßen J, Bousset K, Jentschke M, Böhmer G, Strauß HG, Hirchenhain C, Schmidmayr M, Tarbiat J, Runnebaum I, Dürst M, Hein A, Koch M, Ruebner M, Ekici A, Beckmann MW, Fasching PA, Luyten A, Petry KU, Hillemanns P, Dörk T. Association of genomic variants at the human leukocyte antigen locus with cervical cancer risk, HPV status and gene expression levels. Int J Cancer 2020; 147:2458-2468. [PMID: 32580243 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.33171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2020] [Revised: 05/15/2020] [Accepted: 05/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The human leukocyte antigen (HLA) locus on chromosome 6 has been reported to be associated with cervical cancer. We investigated two independent single-nucleotide polymorphisms in a large case-control series of cervical dysplasia and carcinoma that has been newly established by the German Cervigen Consortium, comprising a total of 2481 cases and 1556 healthy females. We find significant associations for both variants, rs9272117 at HLA-DQA1 and rs2844511 at MICA and HCP5, with cervical disease. Both variants showed evidence of association with invasive cervical cancer (rs9272117: OR 0.89, 95% CI 0.79-0.99, P = .036; rs2844511: OR 1.17, 95% CI 1.04-1.31, P = .008) and with high-grade dysplasia (rs9272117: OR 0.78, 95% CI 0.70-0.87, P = 7.1 × 10-6 ; rs2844511: OR 1.13, 95% CI 1.01-1.26, P = .035), as well as in a combined analysis of both groups (rs9272117: OR 0.83, 95% CI 0.75-0.91, P = 6.9 × 10-5 ; rs2844511: OR 1.14, 95% CI 1.04-1.26, P = .005). Variant rs2844511, but not rs9272117, also showed modest evidence of association with low-grade dysplasia (OR 1.26, 95% CI 1.04-1.54, P = .019). In case-only analyses, rs2844511 tended to predict HPV status (P = .044) and rs9272117 tended to associate with HPV16 (P = .022). RNA studies in cervical samples showed a significant correlation in the transcript levels of MICA, HCP5 and HLA-DQA1, suggesting extensive co-regulation. All three genes were upregulated in HPV16-positive samples. In stratified analyses, rs9272117 was associated with HLA-DQA1 levels, specifically in HPV-positive samples, while rs2844511 was associated with MICA and HCP5 levels. The risk allele of rs2844511 was required for correlations between MICA or HCP5 with HLA-DQA1. Altogether, our results support 6p21.32-33 as the first consistent cervical cancer susceptibility locus and provide evidence for a link between genetic risk variants, HPV16 status and transcript levels of HLA-DQA1, HCP5 and MICA, which may contribute to tumor immune evasion.
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- Dhanya Ramachandran
- Department of Gynaecology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology, University Clinics, Martin-Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology, Clinics Carl Gustav Carus, University of Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Erlangen University Hospital, Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN, Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Erlangen University Hospital, Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN, Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Erlangen University Hospital, Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN, Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Erlangen University Hospital, Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN, Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Erlangen University Hospital, Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN, Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
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- Dysplasia Unit, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Mare Klinikum, Kronshagen, Germany.,Department of Gynecology, Wolfsburg Hospital, Wolfsburg, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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Shete S, Liu H, Wang J, Yu R, Sturgis EM, Li G, Dahlstrom KR, Liu Z, Amos CI, Wei Q. A Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies Two Novel Susceptible Regions for Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck. Cancer Res 2020; 80:2451-2460. [PMID: 32276964 PMCID: PMC7299763 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-19-2360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2019] [Revised: 02/06/2020] [Accepted: 04/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
To identify genetic variants for risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN), we conducted a two-phase genome-wide association study consisting of 7,858,089 SNPs in 2,171 cases and 4,493 controls of non-Hispanic white, of which, 434,839 typed and 7,423,250 imputed SNPs were used as the discovery. SNPs with P < 1 × 10-3 were further validated in the OncoArray study of oral and pharynx cancer (5,205 cases and 3,232 controls of European ancestry) from databases of Genotypes and Phenotypes. Meta-analysis of the discovery and replication studies identified one novel locus 6p22.1 (P = 2.96 × 10-9 for the leading rs259919) and two cancer susceptibility loci 6p21.32 (rs3135001, HLA-DQB1) and 6p21.33 (rs1265081, CCHCR1) associated with SCCHN risk. Further stratification by tumor site revealed four known cancer loci (5p15.33, 6p21.32, 6p21.33, and 2p23.1) associated with oral cavity cancer risk and oropharyngeal cancer risk, respectively. In addition, one novel locus 18q22.2 (P = 2.54 × 10-9 for the leading SNP rs142021700) was identified for hypopharynx and larynx cancer risk. For SNPs in those reported or novel loci, we also performed functional annotations by bioinformatics prediction and expression quantitative trait loci analysis. Collectively, our identification of four reported loci (2p23.1, 5p15.33, 6p21.32, and 6p21.33) and two novel loci (6p22.1 and 18q22.2) for SCCHN risk highlight the importance of human leukocyte antigen loci for oropharyngeal cancer risk, suggesting that immunologic mechanisms are implicated in the etiology of this subset of SCCHN. SIGNIFICANCE: Two novel risk loci for SCCHN in non-Hispanic white individuals highlight the importance of immunologic mechanism in the disease etiology.
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- Sanjay Shete
- Department of Epidemiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
- Department of Biostatistics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
- Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Biostatistics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Biostatistics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
- Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
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- The Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
- Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
- Department of Population Health Sciences, Duke University Medical School, Durham, North Carolina
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Sica A, DE Rimini ML, Sagnelli C, Casale B, Spada A, Reginelli A, Amarelli C, Maiello C, Belfiore MP, Creta M, Ciccozzi M, Sagnelli E, Troiani T, Cappabianca S. Post-heart transplantation lymphoproliferative diseases (PTLDs) and the diagnostic role of [18f] FDG-PET/CT. Minerva Med 2020; 112:338-345. [PMID: 32407047 DOI: 10.23736/s0026-4806.20.06607-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND The incidence of cancer is higher in transplant patients than in the normal population, mostly due to the assumption of immunosuppressants able to reduce the possibility of rejection. In addition, immunocompromised patients have a greater susceptibility to EBV, HPV and HIV, infectious agents that by themselves may favor the onset of malignancies. Post-transplant lymphoproliferative diseases (PLDs) are among the most frequent neoplasms in transplant patients which like other aggressive neoplasms may be identified by the [18f] fluoro-D-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT). METHODS We evaluated the clinical use of FDG-PET/CT in detecting PTLDs and other neoplasms performed at the lowest clinical or laboratory suspicion of malignancy in 127 consecutive subjects who underwent heart transplantation. RESULTS A SUV>4 more confirmed the suspect of malignancy and induced us to further investigations. Of the 127 transplant subjects who underwent FDG-PET/CT, 64 showed a SUV value >4. Of these 64, 8 had PTLDs, 49 other neoplasms (urinary tract tumors, thyroid cancer, HPV cancer related, Kaposi' sarcoma and EBV related head and neck neoplasms) and 7 patients with chronic non-neoplastic inflammatory diseases. CONCLUSIONS In the present study, FDG-PET/CT examination was of great use for an early identification and for an early treatment of PTLDs and other neoplasms.
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- Antonello Sica
- Department of Precision Medicine, Luigi Vanvitelli University of Campania, Naples, Italy -
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- Diagnostic Service Department, AORN Dei Colli - V. Monaldi, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Mental Health and Public Medicine, Luigi Vanvitelli University of Campania, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pneumology and Tisiology, AORN Dei Colli - V. Monaldi, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Precision Medicine, Luigi Vanvitelli University of Campania, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Precision Medicine, Luigi Vanvitelli University of Campania, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Heart Surgery and Transplantations AORN Dei Colli - V. Monaldi, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Heart Surgery and Transplantations AORN Dei Colli - V. Monaldi, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Precision Medicine, Luigi Vanvitelli University of Campania, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Sciences of Reproduction, and Odontostomatology, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Medical Statistics and Molecular Epidemiology, Campus Bio-Medico University Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pneumology and Tisiology, AORN Dei Colli - V. Monaldi, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Precision Medicine, Luigi Vanvitelli University of Campania, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Precision Medicine, Luigi Vanvitelli University of Campania, Naples, Italy
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Wang S, Zhu H, Ding B, Feng X, Zhao W, Cui M, Xu Y, Shi M, Chen J, Jin H. Genetic variants in microRNAs are associated with cervical cancer risk. Mutagenesis 2020; 34:127-133. [PMID: 30852614 DOI: 10.1093/mutage/gez005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2018] [Revised: 02/02/2019] [Accepted: 02/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Because genetic variants in microRNAs (miRNAs) or their surrounding regions can alter miRNA processing, expression and final biological function, we investigated whether miRNA single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are associated with cervical cancer (CC) susceptibility. Common miRNA SNPs (i.e. miR-146a rs2910164, miR-149 rs2292832, miR-196a2 rs11614913, miR-499 rs3746444, miR-605 rs2043556 and miR-618 rs2682818) were genotyped in the 954 patients and 1339 controls. The results showed that the miR-149 rs2292832 TC/CC genotypes were associated with a 21% increased risk of CC compared with the TT genotype [odds ratio (OR) = 1.21, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.00-1.47]. The association was more prominent among the subjects with age ≤ 48 years (OR = 1.55, 95% CI = 1.16-2.06), having history of abortion (OR = 1.44, 95% CI = 1.12-1.86), premenopausal status (OR = 1.41, 95% CI = 1.08-1.85) and patients with clinical stage II of CC (OR = 1.43, 95% CI = 1.08-1.90). The expression plasmids containing the pre-miR-149 sequence with C allele of rs2292832 transcribed higher amount of mature miR-149-5p/3p than these with T allele in the HeLa and SiHa cells. Therefore, the rs2292832 polymorphism might influence CC susceptibility through modulation of the procession of pre-miR-149 to mature miRNAs.
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- Shizhi Wang
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Clinical Laboratory, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Nantong University (Nantong Tumor Hospital), Nantong, China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Surgery, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Nantong University (Nantong Tumor Hospital), Nantong, China
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- Clinical Laboratory, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Nantong University (Nantong Tumor Hospital), Nantong, China
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- Clinical Laboratory, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Nantong University (Nantong Tumor Hospital), Nantong, China
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Del Río-Ospina L, Camargo M, Soto-De León SC, Sánchez R, Moreno-Pérez DA, Patarroyo ME, Patarroyo MA. Identifying the HLA DRB1-DQB1 molecules and predicting epitopes associated with high-risk HPV infection clearance and redetection. Sci Rep 2020; 10:7306. [PMID: 32350356 PMCID: PMC7190668 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-64268-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2019] [Accepted: 03/25/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Several determining factors are involved in HPV infection outcomes; human leukocyte antigen (HLA) polymorphisms have been described as related factors. This study has ascertained the effect of genetic variation on HLA-DRB1 and DQB1 genes on HPV-16/-18/-31/-33/-45 and -58 clearance and redetection in Colombian women. PCR and qPCR were used for viral identification and the Illumina MiSeq system was used for HLA-typing of cervical samples (n = 276). Survival models were adjusted for identifying alleles/haplotypes related to HPV clearance/redetection; L1/L2 protein-epitope binding to MHC-II molecules was also predicted. Significant associations suggested effects favouring or hampering clearance/redetection events depending on the viral type involved in infection, e.g. just DRB1*12:01:01G favoured HPV-16 (coeff: 4.8) and HPV-45 clearance (coeff: 12.65) whilst HPV-18 (coeff: 2E-15), HPV-31 (coeff: 8E-17) and HPV-58 hindered elimination (coeff: 1E-14). An effect was only observed for some alelles when configured as haplotypes, e.g. DRB1*04:07:01G (having the greatest frequency in the target population) was associated with DQB1*02:01:1G or *03:02:03. Epitope prediction identified 23 clearance-related peptides and 29 were redetection-related; eight might have been related to HPV-16/-18 and -58 persistence and one to HPV-18 elimination. HLA allele/haplotype relationship with the course of HPV infection (clearance/redetection) depended on the infecting HPV type, in line with the specific viral epitopes displayed.
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- Luisa Del Río-Ospina
- Molecular Biology and Immunology Department, Fundación Instituto de Inmunología de Colombia, Carrera 50 # 26-20, Bogotá, Colombia
- Clinical Research Group, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Calle 1 # 9-85, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Molecular Biology and Immunology Department, Fundación Instituto de Inmunología de Colombia, Carrera 50 # 26-20, Bogotá, Colombia
- PhD Programme in Biomedical and Biological Sciences, Universidad del Rosario, Carrera 24 # 63C-69, Bogotá, Colombia
- Animal Science Faculty, Universidad de Ciencias Aplicadas y Ambientales (U.D.C.A), Calle 222 # 55-37, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Molecular Biology and Immunology Department, Fundación Instituto de Inmunología de Colombia, Carrera 50 # 26-20, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Carrera 45 # 26-85, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Molecular Biology and Immunology Department, Fundación Instituto de Inmunología de Colombia, Carrera 50 # 26-20, Bogotá, Colombia
- School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universidad del Rosario, Carrera 24 # 63C-69, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Molecular Biology and Immunology Department, Fundación Instituto de Inmunología de Colombia, Carrera 50 # 26-20, Bogotá, Colombia
- Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Carrera 45 # 26-85, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Molecular Biology and Immunology Department, Fundación Instituto de Inmunología de Colombia, Carrera 50 # 26-20, Bogotá, Colombia.
- School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universidad del Rosario, Carrera 24 # 63C-69, Bogotá, Colombia.
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