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Przybylowicz PK, Sokolowska KE, Rola H, Wojdacz TK. DNA Methylation Changes in Blood Cells of Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Patients. J Pain Res 2023; 16:4025-4036. [PMID: 38054109 PMCID: PMC10695140 DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s439412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2023] [Accepted: 11/13/2023] [Indexed: 12/07/2023] Open
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Purpose Fibromyalgia (FM) and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) affect 0.4% and 1% of society, respectively, and the prevalence of these pain syndromes is increasing. To date, no strong association between these syndromes and the genetic background of affected individuals has been shown. Therefore, it is plausible that epigenetic changes might play a role in the development of these syndromes. Patients and Methods Three previous studies have attempted to elaborate the involvement of genome-wide methylation changes in blood cells in the development of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. These studies included 22 patients with fibromyalgia and 127 patients with CFS, and the results of the studies were largely discrepant. Contradicting results of those studies may be attributed to differences in the omics data analysis approaches used in each study. We reanalyzed the data collected in these studies using an updated and coherent data-analysis framework. Results Overall, the methylation changes that we observed overlapped with previous results only to some extent. However, the gene set enrichment analyses based on genes annotated to methylation changes identified in each of the analyzed datasets were surprisingly coherent and uniformly associated with the physiological processes that, when affected, may result in symptoms characteristic of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. Conclusion Methylomes of the blood cells of patients with FM and CFS in three independent studies have shown methylation changes that appear to be implicated in the pathogenesis of these syndromes.
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- Independent Clinical Epigenetics Laboratory, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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Zhou N, Liang W, Zhang Y, Quan G, Li T, Huang S, Huo Y, Cui H, Cheng Y. ODAD1 variants resulting from splice-site mutations retain partial function and cause primary ciliary dyskinesia with outer dynein arm defects. Front Genet 2023; 14:1270278. [PMID: 38028630 PMCID: PMC10651219 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2023.1270278] [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: 08/01/2023] [Accepted: 10/13/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a genetically heterogeneous disorder caused by defects in motile ciliary function and/or structure. Outer dynein arm docking complex subunit 1 (ODAD1) is an important component of the outer dynein arm docking complex (ODA-DC). To date, 13 likely pathogenic mutations of ODAD1 have been reported. However, the pathogenesis of ODAD1 mutations remains elusive. To investigate the pathogenesis of splice-site mutations in ODAD1 discovered in this study and those reported previously, molecular and functional analyses were performed. Whole-exome sequencing revealed a compound mutation in ODAD1 (c.71-2A>C; c.598-2A>C) in a patient with PCD, with c.598-2A>C being a novel mutation that resulted in two mutant transcripts. The compound mutation in ODAD1 (c.71-2A>C; c.598-2A>C) led to aberrant splicing that resulted in the absence of the wild-type ODAD1 and defects of the outer dynein arm in ciliary axonemes, causing a decrease in ciliary beat frequency. Furthermore, we demonstrated that the truncated proteins resulting from splice-site mutations in ODAD1 could retain partial function and inhibit the interaction between wild-type ODAD1 and ODAD3. The results of this study expand the mutational and clinical spectrum of PCD, provide more evidence for genetic counseling, and offer new insights into gene-based therapeutic strategies for PCD.
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Asseri AA, Shati AA, Asiri IA, Aldosari RH, Al-Amri HA, Alshahrani M, Al-Asmari BG, Alalkami H. Clinical and Genetic Characterization of Patients with Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia in Southwest Saudi Arabia: A Cross Sectional Study. CHILDREN (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 10:1684. [PMID: 37892347 PMCID: PMC10605387 DOI: 10.3390/children10101684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2023] [Revised: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD, MIM 244400) is an inherited ciliopathy disorder characterized by recurrent sinopulmonary infections, subfertility, and laterality defects. The true incidence of PCD in Saudi Arabia is not known, but it is likely underdiagnosed due to the high prevalence of consanguineous marriages. In this study, we aim to study the clinical and genetic characteristics of PCD patients in the southwestern region of Saudi Arabia to provide guidance to clinicians and researchers studying PCD. METHODS This was a cross-sectional study conducted between 2019 and 2023 in Abha Maternity and Children's Hospital. Twenty-eight patients with clinically diagnosed PCD were recruited. The diagnosis of PCD was confirmed via whole-exome sequencing. RESULTS A total of 28 patients from 20 families were identified and recruited for this study. The median age of patients was 7.5 years (IQR = 3, 13 years). The people of different sexes were evenly distributed, and 18 patients (64%) had neonatal respiratory distress (NRD). The median age of diagnosis was 5.5 years (IQR = 2, 11 years), while the age when the first symptoms appeared was 3 months old (IQR = 1, 6 months). The prevalence of a chronic wet cough, chronic rhinosinusitis, ear infections were 100% (n = 28), 78.6% (n = 22), and 67.9% (19), respectively. The most common gene in our study was DNAH5, which represented 17.9% (five out of twenty-eight) of the cases. Furthermore, the remaining pathogenic variants included: 14.3% with RSPH9 in four individuals (three families), 14.3% with DNAI2 in four individuals (two families), and 10.7% with LRRC56 in three individuals (one family). The most common findings on the chest CT scans were consolidation (seen in all patients), mucus plugging (seen in 95%), and bronchiectasis (seen in 77%). In the patients with bronchiectasis, the most commonly affected lobes were the right lower lobe (88%) and left lower lobe (76%). The patients with PCD and situs inversus were more likely to experience NRD than the patients with PCD and situs solitus. The median PICADAR score in the patients with PCD and situs inversus (median: 11.5; Q1: 10-Q3: 12.5) was significantly higher compared to those with PCD and situs solitus (median: 7.5; Q1: 5.8-Q3: 8) (U = 10.5; p < 0.001). CONCLUSION This study provides preliminary data on the clinical and genetic characteristics of PCD patients in the southwestern region of Saudi Arabia. We found that DNAH5 and RSPH9 genes were the most common genes among the studied population. Furthermore, PCD should be considered for each child with early NRD and laterality defects, and further confirmatory tests are recommended. These findings also highlight the need for greater awareness of the disease in daily clinical practice to facilitate early diagnosis and avoid irreversible lung damage.
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- Ali Alsuheel Asseri
- Department of Child Health, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Child Health, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia;
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- Departments of Pediatrics, King Khalid University Medical City, Abha 62223, Saudi Arabia;
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- College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Pediatrics, Khamis Mushayt Children Hospital, Khamis Mushayt 62454, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Pulmonology, Aseer Central Hospital, Abha 62523, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Pediatrics, King Fahad Military Hospital, Khamis Mushayt 31932, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Pediatrics, Abha Maternity & Children Hospital, Abha 3613, Saudi Arabia;
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Cai HY, Chen SR, Wang Y, Jiao JJ, Qiao J, Hölscher C, Wang ZJ, Zhang SX, Wu MN. Integrated analysis of the lncRNA-associated ceRNA network in Alzheimer's disease. Gene 2023; 876:147484. [PMID: 37187245 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2023.147484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2022] [Revised: 04/07/2023] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that worsens with age. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) dysregulation and its associated competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) network have a potential connection with the occurrence and development of AD. A total of 358 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were screened via RNA sequencing, including 302 differentially expressed mRNAs (DEmRNAs) and 56 differential expressed lncRNAs (DElncRNAs). Anti-sense lncRNA is the main type of DElncRNA, which plays a major role in the cis and trans regulation. The constructed ceRNA network consisted of 4 lncRNAs (NEAT1, LINC00365, FBXL19-AS1, RAI1-AS1719) and 4 microRNAs (miRNAs) (HSA-Mir-27a-3p, HSA-Mir-20b-5p, HSA-Mir-17-5p, HSA-Mir-125b-5p), and 2 mRNAs (MKNK2, F3). Functional enrichment analysis revealed that DEmRNAs are involved in related biological functions of AD. The co-expressed DEmRNAs (DNAH11, HGFAC, TJP3, TAC1, SPTSSB, SOWAHB, RGS4, ADCYAP1) of humans and mice were screened and verified by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). In this study, we analyzed the expression profile of human AD-related lncRNA genes, constructed a ceRNA network, and performed functional enrichment analysis of DEmRNAs between human and mice. The obtained gene regulatory networks and target genes can be used to further analyze AD-related pathological mechanisms to optimize AD diagnosis and treatment.
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- Hong-Yan Cai
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China; Key Laboratory of Cellular Physiology (Shanxi Medical University), Ministry of Education, Taiyuan, China; Key Laboratory of Cellular Physiology, Shanxi Province, China.
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
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- Department of Physiology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cellular Physiology (Shanxi Medical University), Ministry of Education, Taiyuan, China; Department of Rheumatology, The Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
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- Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Henan university of Chinese medicine, Zhengzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cellular Physiology (Shanxi Medical University), Ministry of Education, Taiyuan, China; Key Laboratory of Cellular Physiology, Shanxi Province, China; Department of Physiology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cellular Physiology (Shanxi Medical University), Ministry of Education, Taiyuan, China; Department of Rheumatology, The Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cellular Physiology (Shanxi Medical University), Ministry of Education, Taiyuan, China; Key Laboratory of Cellular Physiology, Shanxi Province, China; Department of Physiology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China.
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Rumman N, Fassad MR, Driessens C, Goggin P, Abdelrahman N, Adwan A, Albakri M, Chopra J, Doherty R, Fashho B, Freke GM, Hasaballah A, Jackson CL, Mohamed MA, Abu Nema R, Patel MP, Pengelly RJ, Qaaqour A, Rubbo B, Thomas NS, Thompson J, Walker WT, Wheway G, Mitchison HM, Lucas JS. The Palestinian primary ciliary dyskinesia population: first results of the diagnostic and genetic spectrum. ERJ Open Res 2023; 9:00714-2022. [PMID: 37077557 PMCID: PMC10107064 DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00714-2022] [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: 12/15/2022] [Accepted: 02/04/2023] [Indexed: 04/21/2023] Open
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Background Diagnostic testing for primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) started in 2013 in Palestine. We aimed to describe the diagnostic, genetic and clinical spectrum of the Palestinian PCD population. Methods Individuals with symptoms suggestive of PCD were opportunistically considered for diagnostic testing: nasal nitric oxide (nNO) measurement, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and/or PCD genetic panel or whole-exome testing. Clinical characteristics of those with a positive diagnosis were collected close to testing including forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) Global Lung Index z-scores and body mass index z-scores. Results 68 individuals had a definite positive PCD diagnosis, 31 confirmed by genetic and TEM results, 23 by TEM results alone, and 14 by genetic variants alone. 45 individuals from 40 families had 17 clinically actionable variants and four had variants of unknown significance in 14 PCD genes. CCDC39, DNAH11 and DNAAF11 were the most commonly mutated genes. 100% of variants were homozygous. Patients had a median age of 10.0 years at diagnosis, were highly consanguineous (93%) and 100% were of Arabic descent. Clinical features included persistent wet cough (99%), neonatal respiratory distress (84%) and situs inversus (43%). Lung function at diagnosis was already impaired (FEV1 z-score median -1.90 (-5.0-1.32)) and growth was mostly within the normal range (z-score mean -0.36 (-3.03-2.57). 19% individuals had finger clubbing. Conclusions Despite limited local resources in Palestine, detailed geno- and phenotyping forms the basis of one of the largest national PCD populations globally. There was notable familial homozygosity within the context of significant population heterogeneity.
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- Nisreen Rumman
- Pediatric Department, Makassed Hospital, East Jerusalem, Palestine
- Caritas Hospital, Bethlehem, Palestine
- Al-Quds University, School of Medicine, East Jerusalem, Palestine
- Joint first authors
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- Genetics and Genomic Medicine Department, University College London, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK
- Department of Human Genetics, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
- Joint first authors
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- Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton Faculty of Medicine, Southampton, UK
- Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
- NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Wessex, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
- Joint first authors
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- Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
- Biomedical Imaging Unit, University of Southampton Faculty of Medicine, Southampton, UK
- Joint first authors
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- Internal Medicine Department, Makassed Hospital, East Jerusalem, Palestine
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- Al-Quds University, School of Medicine, East Jerusalem, Palestine
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- Internal Medicine Department, Makassed Hospital, East Jerusalem, Palestine
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- Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton Faculty of Medicine, Southampton, UK
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- Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
- Biomedical Imaging Unit, University of Southampton Faculty of Medicine, Southampton, UK
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- Genetics and Genomic Medicine Department, University College London, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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- Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton Faculty of Medicine, Southampton, UK
- Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Genetics and Genomic Medicine Department, University College London, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK
- Biochemistry Division, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Zagazig University, Ash Sharqiyah, Egypt
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- Genetics and Genomic Medicine Department, University College London, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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- Human Development and Health, University of Southampton Faculty of Medicine, Southampton, UK
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- Internal Medicine Department, Makassed Hospital, East Jerusalem, Palestine
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- Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton Faculty of Medicine, Southampton, UK
- Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Human Development and Health, University of Southampton Faculty of Medicine, Southampton, UK
- Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, Salisbury District Hospital, Salisbury, UK
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- Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton Faculty of Medicine, Southampton, UK
- Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
- Biomedical Imaging Unit, University of Southampton Faculty of Medicine, Southampton, UK
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- Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton Faculty of Medicine, Southampton, UK
- Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Human Development and Health, University of Southampton Faculty of Medicine, Southampton, UK
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- Genetics and Genomic Medicine Research and Teaching Department, University College London, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK
- Joint senior authors
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- Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton Faculty of Medicine, Southampton, UK
- Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
- Joint senior authors
- Corresponding author: Jane S. Lucas ()
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