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Soomro M, Stadler M, Dand N, Bluett J, Jadon D, Jalali-Najafabadi F, Duckworth M, Ho P, Marzo-Ortega H, Helliwell PS, Ryan AW, Kane D, Korendowych E, Simpson MA, Packham J, McManus R, Gabay C, Lamacchia C, Nissen MJ, Brown MA, Verstappen SMM, Van Staa T, Barker JN, Smith CH, FitzGerald O, McHugh N, Warren RB, Bowes J, Barton A. Comparative genetic analysis of psoriatic arthritis and psoriasis for the discovery of genetic risk factors and risk prediction modelling. Arthritis Rheumatol 2022; 74:1535-1543. [PMID: 35507331 PMCID: PMC9539852 DOI: 10.1002/art.42154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2021] [Revised: 03/16/2022] [Accepted: 04/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Abstract
Objectives Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) has a strong genetic component, and the identification of genetic risk factors could help identify the ~30% of psoriasis patients at high risk of developing PsA. Our objectives were to identify genetic risk factors and pathways that differentiate PsA from cutaneous‐only psoriasis (PsC) and to evaluate the performance of PsA risk prediction models. Methods Genome‐wide meta‐analyses were conducted separately for 5,065 patients with PsA and 21,286 healthy controls and separately for 4,340 patients with PsA and 6,431 patients with PsC. The heritability of PsA was calculated as a single‐nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)–based heritability estimate (h2SNP) and biologic pathways that differentiate PsA from PsC were identified using Priority Index software. The generalizability of previously published PsA risk prediction pipelines was explored, and a risk prediction model was developed with external validation. Results We identified a novel genome‐wide significant susceptibility locus for the development of PsA on chromosome 22q11 (rs5754467; P = 1.61 × 10−9), and key pathways that differentiate PsA from PsC, including NF‐κB signaling (adjusted P = 1.4 × 10−45) and Wnt signaling (adjusted P = 9.5 × 10−58). The heritability of PsA in this cohort was found to be moderate (h2SNP = 0.63), which was similar to the heritability of PsC (h2SNP = 0.61). We observed modest performance of published classification pipelines (maximum area under the curve 0.61), with similar performance of a risk model derived using the current data. Conclusion Key biologic pathways associated with the development of PsA were identified, but the investigation of risk classification revealed modest utility in the available data sets, possibly because many of the PsC patients included in the present study were receiving treatments that are also effective in PsA. Future predictive models of PsA should be tested in PsC patients recruited from primary care.
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- Mehreen Soomro
- Centre for Genetics and Genomics Versus Arthritis, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, UK
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- Centre for Genetics and Genomics Versus Arthritis, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, School of Basic & Medical Biosciences, King's College London, London, UK
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- Centre for Genetics and Genomics Versus Arthritis, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, UK.,NIHR Manchester Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, UK
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- Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Centre for Genetics and Genomics Versus Arthritis, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, UK
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- St John's Institute of Dermatology, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, London, UK
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- Centre for Genetics and Genomics Versus Arthritis, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, UK.,NIHR Manchester Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, UK
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- NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust and Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, UK
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- NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust and Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, UK
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Trinity Translational Medicine Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.,Genuity Science, Cherrywood Business Park, Dublin, Ireland
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- Tallaght University Hospital and Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
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- Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases and Dept Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, UK
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- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, School of Basic & Medical Biosciences, King's College London, London, UK
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- Rheumatology Department, Haywood Hospital, Stoke on Trent, Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, UK.,Academic Unit of Population and Lifespan Sciences, University of Nottingham, University of Nottingham, UK
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Trinity Translational Medicine Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals & Department of Pathology and Immunology, University of Geneva, Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Rheumatology, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Rheumatology, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, London, UK.,Genomics England, Charterhouse Square, London, UK
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- NIHR Manchester Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, UK.,Centre for Epidemiology Versus Arthritis, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Division of Musculoskeletal and Dermatological Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK
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- Health e-Research Centre, Health Data Research UK North, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- St John's Institute of Dermatology, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, London, UK
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- St John's Institute of Dermatology, Guys and St Thomas' Foundation Trust and Kings College London, London, UK
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- UCD School of Medicine and Medical Sciences and Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, University College Dublin, Ireland
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- Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases and Dept Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, UK
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- Dermatology Centre, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Centre for Genetics and Genomics Versus Arthritis, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, UK.,NIHR Manchester Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, UK
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- Centre for Genetics and Genomics Versus Arthritis, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, UK.,NIHR Manchester Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, UK
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Pratt J, Boreham C, Ennis S, Ryan AW, De Vito G. Genetic Associations with Aging Muscle: A Systematic Review. Cells 2019; 9:E12. [PMID: 31861518 PMCID: PMC7016601 DOI: 10.3390/cells9010012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2019] [Revised: 12/17/2019] [Accepted: 12/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The age-related decline in skeletal muscle mass, strength and function known as 'sarcopenia' is associated with multiple adverse health outcomes, including cardiovascular disease, stroke, functional disability and mortality. While skeletal muscle properties are known to be highly heritable, evidence regarding the specific genes underpinning this heritability is currently inconclusive. This review aimed to identify genetic variants known to be associated with muscle phenotypes relevant to sarcopenia. PubMed, Embase and Web of Science were systematically searched (from January 2004 to March 2019) using pre-defined search terms such as "aging", "sarcopenia", "skeletal muscle", "muscle strength" and "genetic association". Candidate gene association studies and genome wide association studies that examined the genetic association with muscle phenotypes in non-institutionalised adults aged ≥50 years were included. Fifty-four studies were included in the final analysis. Twenty-six genes and 88 DNA polymorphisms were analysed across the 54 studies. The ACTN3, ACE and VDR genes were the most frequently studied, although the IGF1/IGFBP3, TNFα, APOE, CNTF/R and UCP2/3 genes were also shown to be significantly associated with muscle phenotypes in two or more studies. Ten DNA polymorphisms (rs154410, rs2228570, rs1800169, rs3093059, rs1800629, rs1815739, rs1799752, rs7412, rs429358 and 192 bp allele) were significantly associated with muscle phenotypes in two or more studies. Through the identification of key gene variants, this review furthers the elucidation of genetic associations with muscle phenotypes associated with sarcopenia.
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- Jedd Pratt
- Institute for Sport and Health, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland; (C.B.); (G.D.V.)
- Genomics Medicine Ireland, Dublin, Ireland; (S.E.); (A.W.R.)
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- Institute for Sport and Health, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland; (C.B.); (G.D.V.)
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- Genomics Medicine Ireland, Dublin, Ireland; (S.E.); (A.W.R.)
- UCD ACoRD, Academic Centre on Rare Diseases, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Genomics Medicine Ireland, Dublin, Ireland; (S.E.); (A.W.R.)
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- Institute for Sport and Health, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland; (C.B.); (G.D.V.)
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Via F. Marzolo 3, 35131 Padova, Italy
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Bowes J, Ashcroft J, Dand N, Jalali-Najafabadi F, Bellou E, Ho P, Marzo-Ortega H, Helliwell PS, Feletar M, Ryan AW, Kane DJ, Korendowych E, Simpson MA, Packham J, McManus R, Brown MA, Smith CH, Barker JN, McHugh N, FitzGerald O, Warren RB, Barton A. Cross-phenotype association mapping of the MHC identifies genetic variants that differentiate psoriatic arthritis from psoriasis. Ann Rheum Dis 2017; 76:1774-1779. [PMID: 28821532 PMCID: PMC5629941 DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-211414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2017] [Revised: 05/22/2017] [Accepted: 07/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
Objectives Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a chronic inflammatory arthritis, with a strong heritable component, affecting patients with psoriasis. Here we attempt to identify genetic variants within the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) that differentiate patients with PsA from patients with cutaneous psoriasis alone (PsC). Methods 2808 patients with PsC, 1945 patients with PsA and 8920 population controls were genotyped. We imputed SNPs, amino acids and classical HLA alleles across the MHC and tested for association with PsA compared to population controls and the PsC patient group. In addition we investigated the impact of the age of disease onset on associations. Results HLA-C*06:02 was protective of PsA compared to PsC (p=9.57×10−66, OR 0.37). The HLA-C*06:02 risk allele was associated with a younger age of psoriasis onset in all patients (p=1.01×10−59). After controlling for the age of psoriasis onset no association of PsA to HLA-C*06:02 (p=0.07) was observed; instead, the most significant association was to amino acid at position 97 of HLA-B (p=1.54×10−9) where the presence of asparagine or serine residue increased PsA risk. Asparagine at position 97 of HLA-B defines the HLA-B*27 alleles. Conclusions By controlling for the age of psoriasis onset, we show, for the first time, that HLA-C*06:02 is not associated with PsA and that amino acid position 97 of HLA-B differentiates PsA from PsC. This amino acid also represents the largest genetic effect for ankylosing spondylitis, thereby refining the genetic overlap of these two spondyloarthropathies. Correcting for bias has important implications for cross-phenotype genetic studies.
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- John Bowes
- Arthritis Research UK Centre for Genetics and Genomics, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Arthritis Research UK Centre for Genetics and Genomics, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, King's College London, Guy's Hospital, London, UK
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- Arthritis Research UK Centre for Genetics and Genomics, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Arthritis Research UK Centre for Genetics and Genomics, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Arthritis Research UK Centre for Genetics and Genomics, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.,NIHR Manchester Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK
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- NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal 12 Biomedical Research Unit, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust and Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Disease, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal 12 Biomedical Research Unit, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust and Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Disease, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Rheumatology, Emeritus Research, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Trinity Translational Medicine Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Adelaide and Meath Hospital and Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases and Department Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, Bath, UK
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- Department of Rheumatology, St Vincent's University Hospital, UCD School of Medicine and Medical Sciences and Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Haywood Academic Rheumatology Centre, Institute of Applied Clinical Science, Keele University, Stoke on Trent, UK
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Trinity Translational Medicine Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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- St John's Institute of Dermatology, Guys and St Thomas' Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- St John's Institute of Dermatology, Division of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, London, UK
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- Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases and Department Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, Bath, UK
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- Department of Rheumatology, St Vincent's University Hospital, UCD School of Medicine and Medical Sciences and Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Dermatology Centre, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Arthritis Research UK Centre for Genetics and Genomics, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.,NIHR Manchester Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK
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Radian S, Diekmann Y, Gabrovska P, Holland B, Bradley L, Wallace H, Stals K, Bussell AM, McGurren K, Cuesta M, Ryan AW, Herincs M, Hernández-Ramírez LC, Holland A, Samuels J, Aflorei ED, Barry S, Dénes J, Pernicova I, Stiles CE, Trivellin G, McCloskey R, Ajzensztejn M, Abid N, Akker SA, Mercado M, Cohen M, Thakker RV, Baldeweg S, Barkan A, Musat M, Levy M, Orme SM, Unterländer M, Burger J, Kumar AV, Ellard S, McPartlin J, McManus R, Linden GJ, Atkinson B, Balding DJ, Agha A, Thompson CJ, Hunter SJ, Thomas MG, Morrison PJ, Korbonits M. Increased Population Risk of AIP-Related Acromegaly and Gigantism in Ireland. Hum Mutat 2016; 38:78-85. [PMID: 27650164 PMCID: PMC5215436 DOI: 10.1002/humu.23121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2016] [Accepted: 09/13/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
Abstract
The aryl hydrocarbon receptor interacting protein (AIP) founder mutation R304* (or p.R304*; NM_003977.3:c.910C>T, p.Arg304Ter) identified in Northern Ireland (NI) predisposes to acromegaly/gigantism; its population health impact remains unexplored. We measured R304* carrier frequency in 936 Mid Ulster, 1,000 Greater Belfast (both in NI) and 2,094 Republic of Ireland (ROI) volunteers and in 116 NI or ROI acromegaly/gigantism patients. Carrier frequencies were 0.0064 in Mid Ulster (95%CI = 0.0027–0.013; P = 0.0005 vs. ROI), 0.001 in Greater Belfast (0.00011–0.0047) and zero in ROI (0–0.0014). R304* prevalence was elevated in acromegaly/gigantism patients in NI (11/87, 12.6%, P < 0.05), but not in ROI (2/29, 6.8%) versus non‐Irish patients (0–2.41%). Haploblock conservation supported a common ancestor for all the 18 identified Irish pedigrees (81 carriers, 30 affected). Time to most recent common ancestor (tMRCA) was 2550 (1,275–5,000) years. tMRCA‐based simulations predicted 432 (90–5,175) current carriers, including 86 affected (18–1,035) for 20% penetrance. In conclusion, R304* is frequent in Mid Ulster, resulting in numerous acromegaly/gigantism cases. tMRCA is consistent with historical/folklore accounts of Irish giants. Forward simulations predict many undetected carriers; geographically targeted population screening improves asymptomatic carrier identification, complementing clinical testing of patients/relatives. We generated disease awareness locally, necessary for early diagnosis and improved outcomes of AIP‐related disease.
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- Serban Radian
- Centre of Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.,Department of Endocrinology, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, C.I. Parhon National Institute of Endocrinology, Bucharest, Romania
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- Research Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, London, UK
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- Centre of Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Centre of Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Belfast HSC Trust, Belfast, UK
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- Regional Centre for Endocrinology and Diabetes, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust/ Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Science, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, UK
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust/ Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Science, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, UK
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Beaumont Hospital/RCSI Medical School, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Beaumont Hospital/RCSI Medical School, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Institute of Molecular Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Centre of Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Centre of Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Centre of Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Centre of Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Centre of Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Centre of Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Centre of Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Centre of Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Centre of Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Centre of Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Centre of Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children, Belfast, UK
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- Centre of Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Endocrinology Service/Experimental Endocrinology Unit, Hospital de Especialidades, Centro Medico Nacional Siglo XXI, IMSS, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Barnet General Hospital, London, UK
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- Academic Endocrine Unit, OCDEM, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, University College London Hospitals, London, UK
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Endocrinology, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, C.I. Parhon National Institute of Endocrinology, Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Endocrinology, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Endocrinology, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK
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- Institute of Anthropology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
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- North East Thames Regional Genetics Service, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust/ Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Science, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, UK
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- Trinity Biobank, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Institute of Molecular Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Centre for Public Health, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- Regional Centre for Endocrinology and Diabetes, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK
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- Research Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, London, UK.,School of Biosciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.,Schools of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Beaumont Hospital/RCSI Medical School, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Beaumont Hospital/RCSI Medical School, Dublin, Ireland
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- Regional Centre for Endocrinology and Diabetes, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK
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- Research Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Belfast HSC Trust, Belfast, UK.,Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, Queens University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- Centre of Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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Budu-Aggrey A, Bowes J, Loehr S, Uebe S, Zervou MI, Helliwell P, Ryan AW, Kane D, Korendowych E, Giardina E, Packham J, McManus R, FitzGerald O, McHugh N, Behrens F, Burkhardt H, Huffmeier U, Ho P, Martin J, Castañeda S, Goulielmos G, Reis A, Barton A. Replication of a distinct psoriatic arthritis risk variant at the IL23R locus. Ann Rheum Dis 2016; 75:1417-8. [PMID: 27016051 PMCID: PMC4941176 DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-209290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2016] [Accepted: 03/03/2016] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Ashley Budu-Aggrey
- Arthritis Research UK Centre for Genetics and Genomics, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, The University of Manchester, UK NIHR Manchester Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Central Manchester Foundation Trust and University of Manchester, Manchester Academy of Health Sciences, Manchester, UK
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- Arthritis Research UK Centre for Genetics and Genomics, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, The University of Manchester, UK
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Human Genetics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
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- NIHR-Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Rheumatology, Adelaide and Meath Hospital and Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
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- Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases and Department Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, Bath, UK
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome 'Tor Vergata' and Laboratory of Molecular Genetics UILDM, Fondazione Santa Lucia IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Rheumatology Department, Haywood Hospital, Health Services Research Unit, Institute of Science and Technology in Medicine, Keele University, Stoke on Trent, UK
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Rheumatology, St. Vincent's University Hospital, UCD School of Medicine and Medical Sciences and Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases and Department Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, Bath, UK
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- Division of Rheumatology and Fraunhofer IME-Project-Group Translational Medicine and Pharmacology, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Division of Rheumatology and Fraunhofer IME-Project-Group Translational Medicine and Pharmacology, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Arthritis Research UK Centre for Genetics and Genomics, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, The University of Manchester, UK The Kellgren Centre for Rheumatology, Central Manchester Foundation Trust, NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester, UK
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- CSIC, Instituto de Parasitologia y Biomedicina Lopez-Neyra, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Rheumatology, Hospital La Princesa, IIS-IPrincesa, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Human Genetics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Arthritis Research UK Centre for Genetics and Genomics, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, The University of Manchester, UK NIHR Manchester Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Central Manchester Foundation Trust and University of Manchester, Manchester Academy of Health Sciences, Manchester, UK The Kellgren Centre for Rheumatology, Central Manchester Foundation Trust, NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester, UK
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Turner GD, Dunne MR, Ryan AW. Celiac Disease: Background and Historical Context. Methods Mol Biol 2015; 1326:3-14. [PMID: 26498607 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-2839-2_1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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Medical descriptions of celiac disease date to the first century BC, and the first modern description was published in 1888. Further insights were gained throughout the 1900s, culminating in the identification of the dietary component, the major genetic determinant, and the autoantigen by the turn of the century. Understanding of the age of onset, population prevalence, and the extent of subclinical celiac disease developed in tandem. Thanks to advances in genomics, currently established loci account for over 50 % of the genetic risk. Nonetheless, much remains to be discovered. Advances in high-throughput genomic, biochemical, and cell analyses, as well as the bioinformatics needed to process the data, promise to deepen our understanding further. Here we present a primer of celiac disease, viewing the condition in turn from the historical, epidemiological, immunological, molecular, and genetic points of view. Research into any ailment has specific requirements: study subjects must be identified and relevant tissue samples collected and stored with the appropriate timing and conditions. These requirements are summarized. To conclude, a short discussion of future prospects is presented.
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- Graham D Turner
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.,Institute of Molecular Medicine, Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- National Children's Research Centre, Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin, 12, Ireland.,Department of Immunology, Institute of Molecular Medicine, St James's Hospital, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, 8, Ireland.,Department of Surgery, Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, St James's Hospital, Dublin, 8, Ireland
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland. .,Institute of Molecular Medicine, Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
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Gahan JM, Byrne MM, Connolly E, Gray SG, Anney RJL, Murphy RT, Ryan AW. 39 Allelic expression imbalance at interleukin 18 and chemokine cxcl 16 in patients with acute coronary syndromes. Heart 2015. [DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2015-308621.39] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Bowes J, Loehr S, Budu-Aggrey A, Uebe S, Bruce IN, Feletar M, Marzo-Ortega H, Helliwell P, Ryan AW, Kane D, Korendowych E, Alenius GM, Giardina E, Packham J, McManus R, FitzGerald O, Brown MA, Behrens F, Burkhardt H, McHugh N, Huffmeier U, Ho P, Reis A, Barton A. PTPN22 is associated with susceptibility to psoriatic arthritis but not psoriasis: evidence for a further PsA-specific risk locus. Ann Rheum Dis 2015; 74:1882-5. [PMID: 25923216 PMCID: PMC4602265 DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-207187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2014] [Accepted: 04/05/2015] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Objectives Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a chronic inflammatory arthritis associated with psoriasis; it has a higher estimated genetic component than psoriasis alone, however most genetic susceptibility loci identified for PsA to date are also shared with psoriasis. Here we attempt to validate novel single nucleotide polymorphisms selected from our recent PsA Immunochip study and determine specificity to PsA. Methods A total of 15 single nucleotide polymorphisms were selected (PImmunochip <1×10−4) for validation genotyping in 1177 cases and 2155 controls using TaqMan. Meta-analysis of Immunochip and validation data sets consisted of 3139 PsA cases and 11 078 controls. Novel PsA susceptibility loci were compared with data from two large psoriasis studies (WTCCC2 and Immunochip) to determine PsA specificity. Results We found genome-wide significant association to rs2476601, mapping to PTPN22 (p=1.49×10−9, OR=1.32), but no evidence for association in the psoriasis cohort (p=0.34) and the effect estimates were significantly different between PsA and psoriasis (p=3.2×10−4). Additionally, we found genome-wide significant association to the previously reported psoriasis risk loci; NOS2 (rs4795067, p=5.27×10−9). Conclusions For the first time, we report genome-wide significant association of PTPN22 (rs2476601) to PsA susceptibility, but no evidence for association to psoriasis.
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- John Bowes
- Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Institute for Inflammation and Repair, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Institute for Inflammation and Repair, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK NIHR Manchester Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Institute for Inflammation and Repair, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK NIHR Manchester Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK The Kellgren Centre for Rheumatology, Central Manchester Foundation Trust, NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester, UK
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- NIHR-Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- NIHR-Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Adelaide and Meath Hospital and Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases and Department Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, Bath, UK
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- Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Rheumatology, University Hospital, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Biopathology, Centre of Excellence for Genomic Risk Assessment in Multifactorial and Complex Diseases, School of Medicine, University of Rome 'Tor Vergata' and Fondazione PTV 'Policlinico Tor Vergata', Rome, Italy
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- Rheumatology Department, Haywood Hospital, Health Services Research Unit, Institute of Science and Technology in Medicine, Keele University
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Rheumatology, St. Vincent's University Hospital, UCD School of Medicine and Medical Sciences and Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Division of Rheumatology and Fraunhofer IME-Project-Group Translational Medicine and Pharmacology, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Division of Rheumatology and Fraunhofer IME-Project-Group Translational Medicine and Pharmacology, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases and Department Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, Bath, UK
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Institute for Inflammation and Repair, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK The Kellgren Centre for Rheumatology, Central Manchester Foundation Trust, NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester, UK
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Institute for Inflammation and Repair, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK NIHR Manchester Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK The Kellgren Centre for Rheumatology, Central Manchester Foundation Trust, NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester, UK
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Bowes J, Budu-Aggrey A, Huffmeier U, Uebe S, Steel K, Hebert HL, Wallace C, Massey J, Bruce IN, Bluett J, Feletar M, Morgan AW, Marzo-Ortega H, Donohoe G, Morris DW, Helliwell P, Ryan AW, Kane D, Warren RB, Korendowych E, Alenius GM, Giardina E, Packham J, McManus R, FitzGerald O, McHugh N, Brown MA, Ho P, Behrens F, Burkhardt H, Reis A, Barton A. Dense genotyping of immune-related susceptibility loci reveals new insights into the genetics of psoriatic arthritis. Nat Commun 2015; 6:6046. [PMID: 25651891 PMCID: PMC4327416 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms7046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2014] [Accepted: 12/04/2014] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a chronic inflammatory arthritis associated with psoriasis and, despite the larger estimated heritability for PsA, the majority of genetic susceptibility loci identified to date are shared with psoriasis. Here, we present results from a case-control association study on 1,962 PsA patients and 8,923 controls using the Immunochip genotyping array. We identify eight loci passing genome-wide significance, secondary independent effects at three loci and a distinct PsA-specific variant at the IL23R locus. We report two novel loci and evidence of a novel PsA-specific association at chromosome 5q31. Imputation of classical HLA alleles, amino acids and SNPs across the MHC region highlights three independent associations to class I genes. Finally, we find an enrichment of associated variants to markers of open chromatin in CD8(+) memory primary T cells. This study identifies key insights into the genetics of PsA that could begin to explain fundamental differences between psoriasis and PsA.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Alleles
- Arthritis, Psoriatic/genetics
- Arthritis, Psoriatic/immunology
- Arthritis, Psoriatic/metabolism
- Arthritis, Psoriatic/pathology
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/metabolism
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/pathology
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/metabolism
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/pathology
- Case-Control Studies
- Chromatin/chemistry
- Chromatin/immunology
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 5
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
- Genotyping Techniques
- Histocompatibility Antigens Class I/genetics
- Histocompatibility Antigens Class I/immunology
- Humans
- Immunologic Memory
- Male
- Microarray Analysis
- Middle Aged
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Psoriasis/genetics
- Psoriasis/immunology
- Psoriasis/metabolism
- Psoriasis/pathology
- Quantitative Trait Loci/immunology
- Receptors, Interleukin/genetics
- Receptors, Interleukin/immunology
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- John Bowes
- Arthritis Research UK Centre for Genetics and Genomics, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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- Arthritis Research UK Centre for Genetics and Genomics, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
- NIHR Manchester Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Central Manchester Foundation Trust and University of Manchester, Manchester Academy of Health Sciences, Manchester M13 9WU, UK
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen 91054, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen 91054, Germany
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- Arthritis Research UK Centre for Genetics and Genomics, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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- Arthritis Research UK Centre for Genetics and Genomics, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
- The Dermatology Centre, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester M6 8HD, UK
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- JDRF/Wellcome Trust Diabetes and Inflammation Laboratory, Department of Medical Genetics, NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Wellcome Trust/MRC Building, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0XY, UK
- Centre for Biostatistics, Institute of Population Health, The University of Manchester, Jean McFarlane Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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- Arthritis Research UK Centre for Genetics and Genomics, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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- Arthritis Research UK Centre for Genetics and Genomics, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
- The Kellgren Centre for Rheumatology, Central Manchester Foundation Trust, NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester M13 9WL, UK
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- Arthritis Research UK Centre for Genetics and Genomics, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
- The Kellgren Centre for Rheumatology, Central Manchester Foundation Trust, NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester M13 9WL, UK
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- Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- NIHR-Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds LS7 4SA, UK
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- NIHR-Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds LS7 4SA, UK
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- CogGene Group, Discipline of Biochemistry and School of Psychology, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
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- CogGene Group, Discipline of Biochemistry and School of Psychology, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
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- NIHR-Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds LS7 4SA, UK
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 8, Ireland
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- Adelaide and Meath Hospital and Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 24, Ireland
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- The Dermatology Centre, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester M6 8HD, UK
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- Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases and Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, Bath BA1 1RL, UK
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- Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Rheumatology, University Hospital, Umeå 901 87, Sweden
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- Department of Biopathology, Centre of Excellence for Genomic Risk Assessment in Multifactorial and Complex Diseases, School of Medicine, University of Rome ‘Tor Vergata’ and Fondazione PTV ‘Policlinico Tor Vergata’, Rome 18-00173, Italy
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- Rheumatology Department, Haywood Hospital, Health Services Research Unit, Institute of Science and Technology in Medicine, Keele University, Keele ST5 5BG, UK
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 8, Ireland
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- Department of Rheumatology, St. Vincent’s University Hospital, UCD School of Medicine and Medical Sciences and Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, University College Dublin, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases and Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, Bath BA1 1RL, UK
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- The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland QLD 4102, Australia
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- Arthritis Research UK Centre for Genetics and Genomics, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
- The Kellgren Centre for Rheumatology, Central Manchester Foundation Trust, NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester M13 9WL, UK
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- Division of Rheumatology and Fraunhofer IME-Project-Group Translational Medicine and Pharmacology, Goethe University, Frankfurt 60590, Germany
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- Division of Rheumatology and Fraunhofer IME-Project-Group Translational Medicine and Pharmacology, Goethe University, Frankfurt 60590, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen 91054, Germany
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- Arthritis Research UK Centre for Genetics and Genomics, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
- NIHR Manchester Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Central Manchester Foundation Trust and University of Manchester, Manchester Academy of Health Sciences, Manchester M13 9WU, UK
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Cardiovascular disease is the single largest cause of death in the western world and its incidence is on the rise globally. Atherosclerosis, characterized by the development of atheromatus plaque, can trigger luminal narrowing and upon rupture result in myocardial infarction or ischemic stroke. Epigenetic phenomena are a focus of considerable research interest due to the role they play in gene regulation. Epigenetic mechanisms such as DNA methylation and histone acetylation have been identified as potential drug targets in the treatment of cardiovascular disease. miRNAs are known to play a role in gene silencing, which has been widely investigated in cancer. In comparison, the role they play in cardiovascular disease and plaque rupture is not well understood. Nutritional epigenetic modifiers from dietary components, for instance sulforaphane found in broccoli, have been shown to suppress the pro-inflammatory response through transcription factor activation. This review will discuss current and potential epigenetic therapeutics for the treatment of cardiovascular disease, focusing on the use of miRNAs and dietary supplements such as sulforaphane and protocatechuic aldehyde.
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- Mikaela M. Byrne
- Department of Clinical Medicine and Institute of Molecular Medicine, Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, St. James’s HospitalDublin, Ireland
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- Department of Cardiology, St. James’s HospitalDublin, Ireland
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Institute of Molecular Medicine, Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, St. James’s HospitalDublin, Ireland
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Apel M, Uebe S, Bowes J, Giardina E, Korendowych E, Juneblad K, Pasutto F, Ekici AB, McManus R, Ho P, Bruce IN, Ryan AW, Behrens F, Böhm B, Traupe H, Lohmann J, Gieger C, Wichmann HE, Padyukov L, FitzGerald O, Alenius GM, McHugh NJ, Novelli G, Burkhardt H, Barton A, Reis A, Hüffmeier U. Variants inRUNX3Contribute to Susceptibility to Psoriatic Arthritis, Exhibiting Further Common Ground With Ankylosing Spondylitis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 65:1224-31. [DOI: 10.1002/art.37885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2012] [Accepted: 01/22/2013] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Bowes J, Ho P, Flynn E, Ali F, Marzo-Ortega H, Coates LC, Warren RB, McManus R, Ryan AW, Kane D, Korendowych E, McHugh N, FitzGerald O, Packham J, Morgan AW, Bruce IN, Barton A. Comprehensive assessment of rheumatoid arthritis susceptibility loci in a large psoriatic arthritis cohort. Ann Rheum Dis 2012; 71:1350-4. [PMID: 22328738 PMCID: PMC3396450 DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2011-200802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE A number of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) susceptibility genes have been identified in recent years. Given the overlap in phenotypic expression of synovial joint inflammation between RA and psoriatic arthritis (PsA), the authors explored whether RA susceptibility genes are also associated with PsA. METHODS 56 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) mapping to 41 genes previously reported as RA susceptibility loci were selected for investigation. PsA was defined as an inflammatory arthritis associated with psoriasis and subjects were recruited from the UK and Ireland. Genotyping was performed using the Sequenom MassArray platform and frequencies compared with data derived from large UK control collections. RESULTS Significant evidence for association with susceptibility to PsA was found toa SNP mapping to the REL (rs13017599, p(trend)=5.2×10(4)) gene, while nominal evidence for association (p(trend)<0.05) was found to seven other loci including PLCL2 (rs4535211, p=1.7×10(-3)); STAT4 (rs10181656, p=3.0×10(-3)) and the AFF3, CD28, CCL21, IL2 and KIF5A loci. Interestingly, three SNPs demonstrated opposite effects to those reported for RA. CONCLUSIONS The REL gene, a key modulator of the NFκB pathway, is associated with PsA but the allele conferring risk to RA is protective in PsA suggesting that there are fundamental differences in the aetiological mechanisms underlying these two types of inflammatory arthritis.
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- John Bowes
- Arthritis Research UK Epidemiology Unit, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Tewari P, Ryan AW, Hayden PJ, Catherwood M, Drain S, Staines A, Grant T, Nieters A, Becker N, de Sanjose S, Foretova L, Maynardie M, Cocco P, Boffetta P, Brennan P, Chanock S, Lawler M, Browne PV. Genetic variation at the 8q24 locus confers risk to multiple myeloma. Br J Haematol 2011; 156:133-6. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2011.08798.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Bowes J, Orozco G, Flynn E, Ho P, Brier R, Marzo-Ortega H, Coates L, McManus R, Ryan AW, Kane D, Korendowych E, McHugh N, FitzGerald O, Packham J, Morgan AW, Bruce IN, Barton A. Confirmation of TNIP1 and IL23A as susceptibility loci for psoriatic arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis 2011; 70:1641-4. [PMID: 21623003 PMCID: PMC3147229 DOI: 10.1136/ard.2011.150102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate a shared genetic aetiology for skin involvement in psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) by genotyping single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), reported to be associated in genome-wide association studies of psoriasis, in patients with PsA. METHODS SNPs with reported evidence for association with psoriasis were genotyped in a PsA case and control collection from the UK and Ireland. Genotype and allele frequencies were compared between PsA cases and controls using the Armitage test for trend. RESULTS Seven SNPs mapping to the IL1RN, TNIP1, TNFAIP3, TSC1, IL23A, SMARCA4 and RNF114 genes were successfully genotyped. The IL23A and TNIP1 genes showed convincing evidence for association (rs2066808, p = 9.1×10(-7); rs17728338, p = 3.5×10(-5), respectively) whilst SNPs mapping to the TNFAIP3, TSC1 and RNF114 genes showed nominal evidence for association (rs610604, p = 0.03; rs1076160, p = 0.03; rs495337, p = 0.0025). No evidence for association with IL1RN or SMARCA4 was found but the power to detect association was low. CONCLUSIONS SNPs mapping to previously reported psoriasis loci show evidence for association to PSA, thus supporting the hypothesis that the genetic aetiology of skin involvement is the same in both PsA and psoriasis.
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- John Bowes
- Arthritis Research UK Epidemiology Unit, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Zhernakova A, Stahl EA, Trynka G, Raychaudhuri S, Festen EA, Franke L, Westra HJ, Fehrmann RSN, Kurreeman FAS, Thomson B, Gupta N, Romanos J, McManus R, Ryan AW, Turner G, Brouwer E, Posthumus MD, Remmers EF, Tucci F, Toes R, Grandone E, Mazzilli MC, Rybak A, Cukrowska B, Coenen MJH, Radstake TRDJ, van Riel PLCM, Li Y, de Bakker PIW, Gregersen PK, Worthington J, Siminovitch KA, Klareskog L, Huizinga TWJ, Wijmenga C, Plenge RM. Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies in celiac disease and rheumatoid arthritis identifies fourteen non-HLA shared loci. PLoS Genet 2011; 7:e1002004. [PMID: 21383967 PMCID: PMC3044685 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1002004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 274] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2010] [Accepted: 12/24/2010] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Epidemiology and candidate gene studies indicate a shared genetic basis for celiac disease (CD) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but the extent of this sharing has not been systematically explored. Previous studies demonstrate that 6 of the established non-HLA CD and RA risk loci (out of 26 loci for each disease) are shared between both diseases. We hypothesized that there are additional shared risk alleles and that combining genome-wide association study (GWAS) data from each disease would increase power to identify these shared risk alleles. We performed a meta-analysis of two published GWAS on CD (4,533 cases and 10,750 controls) and RA (5,539 cases and 17,231 controls). After genotyping the top associated SNPs in 2,169 CD cases and 2,255 controls, and 2,845 RA cases and 4,944 controls, 8 additional SNPs demonstrated P<5×10−8 in a combined analysis of all 50,266 samples, including four SNPs that have not been previously confirmed in either disease: rs10892279 near the DDX6 gene (Pcombined = 1.2×10−12), rs864537 near CD247 (Pcombined = 2.2×10−11), rs2298428 near UBE2L3 (Pcombined = 2.5×10−10), and rs11203203 near UBASH3A (Pcombined = 1.1×10−8). We also confirmed that 4 gene loci previously established in either CD or RA are associated with the other autoimmune disease at combined P<5×10−8 (SH2B3, 8q24, STAT4, and TRAF1-C5). From the 14 shared gene loci, 7 SNPs showed a genome-wide significant effect on expression of one or more transcripts in the linkage disequilibrium (LD) block around the SNP. These associations implicate antigen presentation and T-cell activation as a shared mechanism of disease pathogenesis and underscore the utility of cross-disease meta-analysis for identification of genetic risk factors with pleiotropic effects between two clinically distinct diseases. Celiac disease (CD) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are two autoimmune diseases characterized by distinct clinical features but increased co-occurrence in families and individuals. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) performed in CD and RA have identified the HLA region and 26 non-HLA genetic risk loci in each disease. Of the 26 CD and 26 RA risk loci, previous studies have shown that six are shared between the two diseases. In this study we aimed to identify additional shared risk alleles and, in doing so, gain more insight into shared disease pathogenesis. We first empirically investigated the distribution of putative risk alleles from GWAS across both diseases (after removing known risk loci for both diseases). We found that CD risk alleles are non-randomly distributed in the RA GWAS (and vice versa), indicating that CD risk alleles have an increased prior probability of being associated with RA (and vice versa). Next, we performed a GWAS meta-analysis to search for shared risk alleles by combing the RA and CD GWAS, performing both directional and opposite allelic effect analyses, followed by replication testing in independent case-control datasets in both diseases. In addition to the already established six non-HLA shared risk loci, we observed statistically robust associations at eight SNPs, thereby increasing the number of shared non-HLA risk loci to fourteen. Finally, we used gene expression studies and pathway analysis tools to identify the plausible candidate genes in the fourteen associated loci. We observed remarkable overrepresentation of T-cell signaling molecules among the shared genes.
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- Alexandra Zhernakova
- Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
- Complex Genetics Section, Department of Medical Genetics, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Division of Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Division of Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Broad Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Genetics Department, University Medical Centre Groningen and University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Division of Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Broad Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Center for Human Genetic Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Division of Genetics, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Genetics Department, University Medical Centre Groningen and University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Genetics Department, University Medical Centre Groningen and University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Blizard Institute of Cell and Molecular Science, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Genetics Department, University Medical Centre Groningen and University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Genetics Department, University Medical Centre Groningen and University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
- Division of Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Broad Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Broad Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Broad Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Genetics Department, University Medical Centre Groningen and University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Institute of Molecular Medicine, Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, Trinity College, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Institute of Molecular Medicine, Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, Trinity College, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Institute of Molecular Medicine, Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, Trinity College, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Groningen and University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Groningen and University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Genetics and Genomics Branch, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- European Laboratory for Food Induced Disease, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Unita' di Aterosclerosi e Trombosi, I.R.C.C.S Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, S. Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Immunology, Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pathology, Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Rheumatology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Celera, Alameda, California, United States of America
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- Division of Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Broad Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, Manhasset, New York, United States of America
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- Arthritis Research Campaign–Epidemiology Unit, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Mount Sinai Hospital and University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
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- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet at Karolinska University Hospital Solna, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Genetics Department, University Medical Centre Groningen and University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Division of Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Broad Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Division of Genetics, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Bowes J, Eyre S, Flynn E, Ho P, Salah S, Warren RB, Marzo-Ortega H, Coates L, McManus R, Ryan AW, Kane D, Korendowych E, McHugh N, FitzGerald O, Packham J, Morgan AW, Griffiths CEM, Bruce IN, Worthington J, Barton A. Evidence to support IL-13 as a risk locus for psoriatic arthritis but not psoriasis vulgaris. Ann Rheum Dis 2011; 70:1016-9. [PMID: 21349879 PMCID: PMC3086035 DOI: 10.1136/ard.2010.143123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Objective There is great interest in the identification of genetic factors that differentiate psoriatic arthritis (PsA) from psoriasis vulgaris (PsV), as such discoveries could lead to the identification of distinct underlying aetiological pathways. Recent studies identified single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the interleukin 13 (IL-13) gene region as risk factors for PsV. Further investigations in one of these studies found the effect to be primarily restricted to PsA, thus suggesting the discovery of a specific genetic risk factor for PsA. Given this intriguing evidence, association to this gene was investigated in large collections of PsA and PsV patients and healthy controls. Methods Two SNPs (rs20541 and rs1800925) mapping to the IL-13 gene were genotyped in 1057 PsA and 778 type I PsV patients using the Sequenom genotyping platform. Genotype frequencies were compared to those of 5575 healthy controls. Additional analyses were performed in phenotypic subgroups of PsA (type I or II PsV and in those seronegative for rheumatoid factor). Results Both SNPs were found to be highly associated with susceptibility to PsA (rs1800925 ptrend = 6.1×10−5 OR 1.33, rs20541 ptrend = 8.0×10−4 OR 1.27), but neither SNP was significantly associated with susceptibility to PsV. Conclusions This study confirms that the effect of IL-13 risk locus is specific for PsA, thus highlighting a key biological pathway that differentiates PsA from PsV. The identification of markers that differentiate the two diseases raises the possibility in future of allowing screening of PsV patients to identify those at risk of developing PsA.
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- John Bowes
- Arthritis Research UK Epidemiology Unit, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Hüffmeier U, Uebe S, Ekici AB, Bowes J, Giardina E, Korendowych E, Juneblad K, Apel M, McManus R, Ho P, Bruce IN, Ryan AW, Behrens F, Lascorz J, Böhm B, Traupe H, Lohmann J, Gieger C, Wichmann HE, Herold C, Steffens M, Klareskog L, Wienker TF, Fitzgerald O, Alenius GM, McHugh NJ, Novelli G, Burkhardt H, Barton A, Reis A. Common variants at TRAF3IP2 are associated with susceptibility to psoriatic arthritis and psoriasis. Nat Genet 2010; 42:996-9. [PMID: 20953186 PMCID: PMC2981079 DOI: 10.1038/ng.688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 288] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2010] [Accepted: 09/13/2010] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Ulrike Hüffmeier
- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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Bowes J, Flynn E, Ho P, Aly B, Morgan AW, Marzo-Ortega H, Coates L, McManus R, Ryan AW, Kane D, Korendowych E, McHugh N, FitzGerald O, Packham J, Bruce IN, Barton A. Variants in linkage disequilibrium with the late cornified envelope gene cluster deletion are associated with susceptibility to psoriatic arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis 2010; 69:2199-203. [PMID: 20643763 PMCID: PMC3002763 DOI: 10.1136/ard.2010.130575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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OBJECTIVE A common deletion mapping to the psoriasis susceptibility locus 4 on chromosome 1q21, encompassing two genes of the late cornified envelope (LCE) gene cluster, has been associated with an increased risk of psoriasis vulgaris (PsV). One previous report found no association of the deletion with psoriatic arthritis (PsA), suggesting it may be a specific risk factor for PsV. Given the genetic overlap between PsA and PsV, a study was undertaken to investigate whether single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) mapping to this locus are risk factors for PsA in a UK and Irish population. METHODS Three SNPs with prior evidence of association with susceptibility to PsV were genotyped in 1057 patients with PsA using Sequenom iPlex chemistry and genotype frequencies compared with data available for 5575 healthy controls. Two of the SNPs, rs4112788 and rs4085613, were reported to be highly correlated with the LCE deletion. The third SNP, rs6701216, was previously reported to be associated with PsV in a US population. RESULTS Alleles tagging the deletion for both rs4112788 and rs4085613 were found to be enriched in cases compared with controls (69% vs 65%) and significantly associated with increased susceptibility to PsA (p(trend) = 0.001, OR 1.19 and p(trend) = 0.001, OR 1.18, respectively). No association was observed with rs6701216. CONCLUSIONS The evidence presented here supports LCE deletion as a risk factor for PsA in a UK and Irish population. It suggests that this locus is a risk factor within a shared aetiological pathway that contributes to psoriatic skin disease in both PsV and PsA.
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- John Bowes
- Arthritis Research UK Epidemiology Unit, Stopford Building, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Brophy K, Ryan AW, Turner G, Trimble V, Patel KD, O'Morain C, Kennedy NP, Egan B, Close E, Lawlor G, MacMathuna P, Stevens FM, Abuzakouk M, Feighery C, Kelleher D, McManus R. Evaluation of 6 candidate genes on chromosome 11q23 for coeliac disease susceptibility: a case control study. BMC Med Genet 2010; 11:76. [PMID: 20478055 PMCID: PMC2880976 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2350-11-76] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2009] [Accepted: 05/17/2010] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Background Recent whole genome analysis and follow-up studies have identified many new risk variants for coeliac disease (CD, gluten intolerance). The majority of newly associated regions encode candidate genes with a clear functional role in T-cell regulation. Furthermore, the newly discovered risk loci, together with the well established HLA locus, account for less than 50% of the heritability of CD, suggesting that numerous additional loci remain undiscovered. Linkage studies have identified some well-replicated risk regions, most notably chromosome 5q31 and 11q23. Methods We have evaluated six candidate genes in one of these regions (11q23), namely CD3E, CD3D, CD3G, IL10RA, THY1 and IL18, as risk factors for CD using a 2-phase candidate gene approach directed at chromosome 11q. 377 CD cases and 349 ethnically matched controls were used in the initial screening, followed by an extended sample of 171 additional coeliac cases and 536 additional controls. Results Promotor SNPs (-607, -137) in the IL18 gene, which has shown association with several autoimmune diseases, initially suggested association with CD (P < 0.05). Follow-up analyses of an extended sample supported the same, moderate effect (P < 0.05) for one of these. Haplotype analysis of IL18-137/-607 also supported this effect, primarily due to one relatively rare haplotype IL18-607C/-137C (P < 0.0001), which was independently associated in two case-control comparisons. This same haplotype has been noted in rheumatoid arthritis. Conclusion Haplotypes of the IL18 promotor region may contribute to CD risk, consistent with this cytokine's role in maintaining inflammation in active CD.
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- Karen Brophy
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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Trynka G, Zhernakova A, Romanos J, Franke L, Hunt KA, Turner G, Bruinenberg M, Heap GA, Platteel M, Ryan AW, de Kovel C, Holmes GKT, Howdle PD, Walters JRF, Sanders DS, Mulder CJJ, Mearin ML, Verbeek WHM, Trimble V, Stevens FM, Kelleher D, Barisani D, Bardella MT, McManus R, van Heel DA, Wijmenga C. Coeliac disease-associated risk variants in TNFAIP3 and REL implicate altered NF-kappaB signalling. Gut 2009; 58:1078-83. [PMID: 19240061 DOI: 10.1136/gut.2008.169052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 157] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Our previous coeliac disease genome-wide association study (GWAS) implicated risk variants in the human leucocyte antigen (HLA) region and eight novel risk regions. To identify more coeliac disease loci, we selected 458 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that showed more modest association in the GWAS for genotyping and analysis in four independent cohorts. DESIGN 458 SNPs were assayed in 1682 cases and 3258 controls from three populations (UK, Irish and Dutch). We combined the results with the original GWAS cohort (767 UK cases and 1422 controls); six SNPs showed association with p<1 x 10(-04) and were then genotyped in an independent Italian coeliac cohort (538 cases and 593 controls). RESULTS We identified two novel coeliac disease risk regions: 6q23.3 (OLIG3-TNFAIP3) and 2p16.1 (REL), both of which reached genome-wide significance in the combined analysis of all 2987 cases and 5273 controls (rs2327832 p = 1.3 x 10(-08), and rs842647 p = 5.2 x 10(-07)). We investigated the expression of these genes in the RNA isolated from biopsies and from whole blood RNA. We did not observe any changes in gene expression, nor in the correlation of genotype with gene expression. CONCLUSIONS Both TNFAIP3 (A20, at the protein level) and REL are key mediators in the nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kappaB) inflammatory signalling pathway. For the first time, a role for primary heritable variation in this important biological pathway predisposing to coeliac disease has been identified. Currently, the HLA risk factors and the 10 established non-HLA risk factors explain approximately 40% of the heritability of coeliac disease.
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- G Trynka
- Genetics Department, University Medical Centre, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Mahmud A, Zhou S, Ryan AW, Jerrard-Dunne P, Feely J. A haplotype at the MMP-9 locus is associated with high-blood pressure and arterial stiffness in patients with essential hypertension. Artery Res 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.artres.2009.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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O'Dwyer MJ, Mankan AK, Ryan AW, Lawless MW, Stordeur P, Kelleher D, McManus R, Ryan T. Characterization of tumour necrosis factor-alpha genetic variants and mRNA expression in patients with severe sepsis. Int J Immunogenet 2008; 35:279-85. [PMID: 18643840 DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-313x.2008.00773.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNFalpha) has been implicated in the pathogenicity of severe sepsis by both genetic association studies and animal models. Conflicting functional data have emerged in relation to genetic variants and TNFalpha protein production. Therefore, we assessed the functionality of TNFalpha genetic variants in terms of mRNA production and their potential influence on outcome in the setting of severe sepsis. Sixty-two Irish Caucasian patients presenting with severe sepsis were recruited and TNFalpha mRNA and protein levels were quantified. Patient DNA was analysed for the presence of common promoter polymorphisms and haplotypes were inferred. An A allele at position -863 was associated with more TNFalpha mRNA on day 1 compared to C homozygotes (P = 0.037). There was a trend for G homozygotes at position -308 to produce more TNFalpha mRNA on day 1 than those carrying an A allele (P = 0.059). The presence of an A allele at -863 was associated with greater levels of TNFalpha mRNA in comparison with patients carrying the A allele at -308 on day 1 (P = 0.02). Patients homozygous for the A allele at position -308 had a higher mortality than those carrying the G allele (P = 0.01). Our data are consistent with recent reports suggesting that a deficient proinflammatory response may be harmful in human sepsis. This deficient inflammatory response may be mediated in part by polymorphisms in the TNFalpha promoter.
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- M J O'Dwyer
- Department of Anaesthesia, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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Ryan AW, O'Brien E, Shields D, McManus R. Lack of association between NFKBIL1/LTA polymorphisms and hypertension, myocardial infarct, unstable angina and stable angina in a large Irish population sample. Atherosclerosis 2008; 197:465-6. [PMID: 17485095 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2007.03.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2007] [Accepted: 03/23/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Ryan R, Thornton J, Duggan E, McGovern E, O'Dwyer MJ, Ryan AW, Kelleher D, McManus R, Ryan T. Gene polymorphism and requirement for vasopressor infusion after cardiac surgery. Ann Thorac Surg 2006; 82:895-901. [PMID: 16928504 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.04.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2005] [Revised: 04/06/2006] [Accepted: 04/07/2006] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Genes in the class III region of the MHC, encoding proteins involved in inflammation and vascular regulation, were investigated for association with the occurrence of vasodilation and requirement for vasopressor infusion. METHODS A cohort of 236 elective cardiac surgical patients was studied. Hemodynamic and metabolic variables and dosage of vasopressor medications were recorded for the first 12 hours of intensive care unit admission after cardiac surgery on an electronic patient record. Demographic factors and operative details were recorded from other institutional databases. The DNA was extracted from peripheral blood mononuclear cells and genotyped for the presence of polymorphic alleles in genes coding for inflammation-related proteins. RESULTS Carriage of the dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase II (DDAH II) -449 G allele and the lymphotoxin alpha +252 G allele was significantly less frequent in patients who required infusions of vasopressors after cardiac surgery. On multivariate analysis, prior myocardial infarction, prolonged bypass, and the homozygous carriage of the DDAH II C allele were associated with postoperative vasopressor requirement. CONCLUSIONS Vasopressor requirement after surgery may be related to an interaction of genotype, preoperative morbidity, and prolonged surgery.
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- Ronan Ryan
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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Mattiangeli V, Ryan AW, McManus R, Bradley DG. A genome-wide approach to identify genetic loci with a signature of natural selection in the Irish population. Genome Biol 2006; 7:R74. [PMID: 16904005 PMCID: PMC1779589 DOI: 10.1186/gb-2006-7-8-r74] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2006] [Revised: 05/26/2006] [Accepted: 08/11/2006] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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A single population test applied in a genomic context reveals evidence of selection on three biologically interesting genes in the Irish population. Background In this study we present a single population test (Ewens-Waterson) applied in a genomic context to investigate the presence of recent positive selection in the Irish population. The Irish population is an interesting focus for the investigation of recent selection since several lines of evidence suggest that it may have a relatively undisturbed genetic heritage. Results We first identified outlier single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), from previously published genome-wide data, with high FST branch specification in a European-American population. Eight of these were chosen for further analysis. Evidence for selective history was assessed using the Ewens-Watterson's statistic calculated using Irish genotypes of microsatellites flanking the eight outlier SNPs. Evidence suggestive of selection was detected in three of these by comparison with a population-specific genome-wide empirical distribution of the Ewens-Watterson's statistic. Conclusion The cystic fibrosis gene, a disease that has a world maximum frequency in Ireland, was among the genes showing evidence of selection. In addition to the demonstrated utility in detecting a signature of natural selection, this approach has the particular advantage of speed. It also illustrates concordance between results drawn from alternative methods implemented in different populations.
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- Valeria Mattiangeli
- Smurfit Institute of Genetics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Trinity Centre for Health Science; Institute of Molecular Medicine, Dublin Molecular Medicine Centre, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Trinity Centre for Health Science; Institute of Molecular Medicine, Dublin Molecular Medicine Centre, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
- Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Trinity Centre for Health Science; Institute of Molecular Medicine, Dublin Molecular Medicine Centre, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
- Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
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- Smurfit Institute of Genetics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland
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Ryan AW, Mapp J, Moyna S, Mattiangeli V, Kelleher D, Bradley DG, McManus R. Levels of interpopulation differentiation among different functional classes of immunologically important genes. Genes Immun 2006; 7:179-83. [PMID: 16222342 DOI: 10.1038/sj.gene.6364266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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It has been postulated that gene function may influence the degree to which allele frequencies differ among populations. In order to evaluate this effect, genotypic data from resequencing studies of genes classified as cytokines, cytokine receptors, cell adhesion molecules, Toll-like receptors and coagulation proteins were analysed for genetic differentiation (FST) between population samples of European and African descent. FST values did not differ statistically among functional groups when all polymorphic sites were included in the analyses. However, analysis based on nonsynonymous SNPs alone suggested weak heterogeneity among functional classes (P=0.0424). Particularly high levels of differentiation were shown by individual nonsynonymous SNPs at some genes, most notably ICAM1 and some Toll-like receptors. These genes interact directly with pathogens, and may therefore have been subject to geographically localised natural selection. Such loci warrant particular attention in studies of genetic disease risk and local adaptation to environmental conditions.
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- A W Ryan
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Trinity College, Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
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Dring MM, Goulding CA, Trimble VI, Keegan D, Ryan AW, Brophy KM, Smyth CM, Keeling PWN, O'Donoghue D, O'Sullivan M, O'Morain C, Mahmud N, Wikström AC, Kelleher D, McManus R. The pregnane X receptor locus is associated with susceptibility to inflammatory bowel disease. Gastroenterology 2006; 130:341-8; quiz 592. [PMID: 16472590 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2005.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2005] [Accepted: 10/26/2005] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS The pregnane X receptor (PXR) regulates an array of genes involved in the response to xenobiotics. Evidence from several studies suggests that xenobiotic metabolism may play a role in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and that low levels of PXR may be associated with disease expression. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of functional polymorphisms of the PXR encoding gene (NR1I2) with disease in IBD populations. METHODS This was a case-control study examining 8 NR1I2 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) previously associated with altered activity of PXR-regulated genes in an Irish cohort including 422 patients with IBD and 350 ethnically matched controls. RESULTS We showed significant associations of NR1I2 with IBD, Crohn's disease (CD), and ulcerative colitis (UC) groups compared with a control population for SNPs -23585 (IBD: P = .000008; odds ratio [OR], 1.62; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.31-2.00) and -24381 (IBD: P = .0002; OR, 1.50; 95% CI, 1.21-1.84). SNPs 7635 (P = .0008) and 8055 (P = .007) were found to be associated with IBD and CD but not UC. Risk of IBD is strongly correlated to genotype at these sites, especially for the -25385CC genotype (P = .00001; OR, 2.92; 95% CI, 1.87-4.66). We also show specific correlations of IBD phenotype with genotypes and haplotypes in the patient group. CONCLUSIONS These results show that genetic variation in the PXR encoding gene, which has been associated with altered activity of PXR, is strongly associated with susceptibility to IBD, CD, and UC.
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- Megan M Dring
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Trinity Centre for Health Science, St James's Hospital, Dublin
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Ní Eidhin D, Ryan AW, Doyle RM, Walsh JB, Kelleher D. Sequence and phylogenetic analysis of the gene for surface layer protein, slpA, from 14 PCR ribotypes of Clostridium difficile. J Med Microbiol 2006; 55:69-83. [PMID: 16388033 DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.46204-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Clostridium difficile is the commonest cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhoea, with the hospitalized elderly being at particular risk. The organism makes a crystalline surface protein layer (S-layer), encoded by the slpA gene, the product of which is cleaved to give two mature peptides which associate to form the layer. The larger peptide (high molecular weight; HMW), derived from the C-terminal portion of the precursor, is relatively conserved, whereas the smaller peptide (low molecular weight; LMW), derived from the N-terminal portion of the precursor, is a dominant antigen which substantially forms the basis for serotyping of isolates. PCR ribotyping is a more discriminatory typing method, based on the intergenic rRNA. We obtained the sequence for slpA and some flanking DNA from a collection of C. difficile strains of 14 ribotypes isolated from elderly patients. Sequences from different ribotypes were compared with one another and with published sequences. Sequences from C. difficile ribotypes 046 and 092 were identical. Sequences from ribotype pairs 005 and 054, 012 and 046/092, 014 and 066 and 031 and 094 differed by 1-3 nt in the slpA gene. There were ultimately nine ribotypes or groups of ribotypes with very different slpA sequences, particularly in the region encoding the LMW peptide. The sequence from ribotype 002 was very different from previously published sequences. The DNA segment sequenced included the 5' 315 bp of a secA homologue, encoding a putative transport protein required for peptide secretion across the plasma membrane. The amino acid sequences of the predicted HMW peptides were aligned and a neighbour-joining tree was produced using 10,000 bootstrap replicates. The predicted SecA N-terminal region was similarly analysed. For both SlpA and SecA, a strong association was found between ribotypes 012, 046/092, 017, 031 and 094. Ribotypes 001 and 078 formed part of this clade for SlpA but not SecA, indicating independent evolution for slpA and secA, presumably because they come under different selection pressures.
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Brophy K, Ryan AW, Thornton JM, Abuzakouk M, Fitzgerald AP, McLoughlin RM, O'morain C, Kennedy NP, Stevens FM, Feighery C, Kelleher D, McManus R. Haplotypes in the CTLA4 region are associated with coeliac disease in the Irish population. Genes Immun 2005; 7:19-26. [PMID: 16237465 DOI: 10.1038/sj.gene.6364265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Chromosomal region 2q33 encodes the immune regulatory genes, CTLA4, ICOS and CD28, which are involved in regulation of T-cell activity and has been studied as a candidate gene locus in autoimmune diseases, including coeliac disease (CD). We have investigated whether an association exists between this region and CD in the Irish population using a comprehensive analysis for genetic variation. Using a haplotype-tagging approach, this gene cluster was investigated for disease association in a case-control study comprising 394 CD patients and 421 ethnically matched healthy controls. Several SNPs, including CTLA4_CT60, showed association with disease; however, after correction for multiple-testing, CTLA4-658C/T was the only polymorphism found to show significant association with disease when allele, genotype, or carrier status frequency were analysed (carrier status (Allele C), P = 0.0016). Haplotype analysis revealed a haplotype incorporating the CD28/CTLA4 and two 5' ICOS polymorphisms to be significantly associated with disease (patients 24.1%; controls 31.5%; P = 0.035), as was a shorter haplotype composed of the CTLA4 markers only (30.9 vs 34.9%; P = 0.042). The extended haplotype incorporating CD28/CTLA4 and 5' ICOS is more strongly associated with disease than haplotypes of individual genes. This suggests a causal variant associated with this haplotype may be associated with disease in this population.
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- K Brophy
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Trinity College, Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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Ryan AW, Thornton JM, Brophy K, Daly JS, McLoughlin RM, O'Morain C, Abuzakouk M, Kennedy NP, Stevens FM, Feighery C, Kelleher D, McManus R. Chromosome 5q candidate genes in coeliac disease: Genetic variation at IL4, IL5, IL9, IL13, IL17B and NR3C1. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 65:150-5. [PMID: 15713213 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.2005.00354.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Genetic predisposition to coeliac disease (CD) is determined primarily by alleles at the HLA-DQB locus, and evidence exists implicating other major histocompatibility complex-linked genes (6p21) and the CTLA4 locus on chromosome 2q33. In addition, extensive family studies have provided strong, reproducible evidence for a susceptibility locus on chromosome 5q (CELIAC2). However, the gene responsible has not been identified. We have assayed genetic variation at the IL4, IL5, IL9, IL13, IL17B and NR3C1 (GR) loci, all of which are present on chromosome 5q and have potential or demonstrated involvement in autoimmune and/or inflammatory disease, in a sample of 409 CD cases and 355 controls. Thirteen single nucleotide polymorphisms were chosen on the basis of functional relevance, prior disease association and, where possible, prior knowledge of the haplotype variation present in European populations. There were no statistically significant allele or haplotype frequency differences between cases and controls. Therefore, these results provide no evidence that these loci are associated with CD in this sample population.
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- A W Ryan
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Trinity College, Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, St James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
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Ryan AW, Thornton JM, Brophy K, Daly JS, O'Morain C, McLoughlin RM, Kennedy NP, Abuzakouk M, Stevens FM, Feighery C, Kelleher D, McManus R. Haplotype variation at the IBD5/SLC22A4 locus (5q31) in coeliac disease in the Irish population. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 64:195-8. [PMID: 15245375 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.2004.00251.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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In addition to the well-established association of coeliac disease (CD) with HLA-DQ (6p21) and possibly CTLA4 (2q33), there is considerable evidence for a susceptibility locus on chromosome 5q, which contains many potential candidates for inflammatory disease, including a cluster of cytokine genes in 5q31. CD cases and controls were genotyped for four single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers that together characterize >90% of the haplotype variation at the IBD5 locus encoding, among others, the SLC22A4 gene. IBD5 and SLC22A4 map to 5q31 and have recently been associated with Crohn's disease and rheumatoid arthritis. Haplotype frequencies do not differ significantly between CD cases and controls in the Irish population, and therefore the chromosome 5 CD susceptibility locus most likely lies elsewhere on 5q.
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- A W Ryan
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Trinity College, Trinity Center for Health Sciences, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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Ryan AW, Duke EJ, Fairley JS. Polymorphism, localization and geographical transfer of mitochondrial DNA in Mus musculus domesticus (Irish house mice). Heredity (Edinb) 1993; 70 ( Pt 1):75-81. [PMID: 8094386 DOI: 10.1038/hdy.1993.11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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The analysis of mtDNA restriction fragments from Irish house mice revealed much polymorphism, both within and between populations. Many phenotypes showed geographical localization and there was a strong correlation between geographical distance and genetic divergence. Populations, which are discontinuous and limited to buildings or their vicinity, are apparently the result of short-range migration. Transport by man, with whom the species is closely associated, appears to have negligible impact. There is some evidence of the influence of topographical features on migration and consequent genetic interchange.
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- A W Ryan
- Department of Zoology, University College, Dublin, Ireland
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