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Ah-Pine F, Casas D, Menei P, Boisselier B, Garcion E, Rousseau A. RNA-sequencing of IDH-wild-type glioblastoma with chromothripsis identifies novel gene fusions with potential oncogenic properties. Transl Oncol 2021; 14:100884. [PMID: 33074125 PMCID: PMC7569239 DOI: 10.1016/j.tranon.2020.100884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Revised: 09/16/2020] [Accepted: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most frequent and most aggressive form of glioma. It is characterized by marked genomic instability, which suggests that chromothripsis (CT) might be involved in GBM initiation. Recently, CT has emerged as an alternative mechanism of cancer development, involving massive chromosome rearrangements in a one-step catastrophic event. The aim of the study was to detect CT in GBM and identify novel gene fusions in CT regions. One hundred and seventy IDH-wild-type GBM were screened for CT patterns using whole-genome single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) arrays. RNA sequencing was performed in 52 GBM with CT features to identify gene fusions within CT regions. Forty tumors (40/52, 77%) harbored at least one gene fusion within CT regions. We identified 120 candidate gene fusions, 30 of which with potential oncogenic activities. We validated 11 gene fusions, which involved the most recurrent fusion partners (EGFR, SEPT14, VOPP1 and CPM), by RT-PCR and Sanger sequencing. The occurrence of CT points to underlying gene fusions in IDH-wild-type GBM. CT provides exciting new research avenues in this highly aggressive cancer.
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Key Words
- baf, b-allele frequency
- chr, chromosome
- cna, copy number alteration
- cns, central nervous system
- ct, chromothripsis
- fpkm, fragments per kilobase of exon per million fragments mapped
- gbm, glioblastoma multiform
- hd, homozygous deletion
- loh, loss of heterozygosity
- rna-seq, rna sequencing
- rt-pcr, reverse transcriptase – polymerase chain reaction
- snp, single nucleotide polymorphism
- who, world health organization
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- Franck Ah-Pine
- Département de Pathologie Cellulaire et Tissulaire, CHU Angers, 4 rue Larrey, 49100 Angers, France
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- CRCINA, INSERM, Université de Nantes, Université d'Angers, 4 rue Larrey, 49100 Angers, France.
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- Département de Neurochirurgie, CHU Angers, 4 rue Larrey, 49100 Angers, France.
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- Département de Pathologie Cellulaire et Tissulaire, CHU Angers, 4 rue Larrey, 49100 Angers, France; CRCINA, INSERM, Université de Nantes, Université d'Angers, 4 rue Larrey, 49100 Angers, France
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- CRCINA, INSERM, Université de Nantes, Université d'Angers, 4 rue Larrey, 49100 Angers, France.
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- Département de Pathologie Cellulaire et Tissulaire, CHU Angers, 4 rue Larrey, 49100 Angers, France; CRCINA, INSERM, Université de Nantes, Université d'Angers, 4 rue Larrey, 49100 Angers, France.
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Cust AE, Drummond M, Kanetsky PA, Goldstein AM, Barrett JH, MacGregor S, Law MH, Iles MM, Bui M, Hopper JL, Brossard M, Demenais F, Taylor JC, Hoggart C, Brown KM, Landi MT, Newton-Bishop JA, Mann GJ, Bishop DT. Assessing the Incremental Contribution of Common Genomic Variants to Melanoma Risk Prediction in Two Population-Based Studies. J Invest Dermatol 2018; 138:2617-2624. [PMID: 29890168 PMCID: PMC6249137 DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2018.05.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2018] [Revised: 05/29/2018] [Accepted: 05/30/2018] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
Abstract
It is unclear to what degree genomic and traditional (phenotypic and environmental) risk factors overlap in their prediction of melanoma risk. We evaluated the incremental contribution of common genomic variants (in pigmentation, nevus, and other pathways) and their overlap with traditional risk factors, using data from two population-based case-control studies from Australia (n = 1,035) and the United Kingdom (n = 1,460) that used the same questionnaires. Polygenic risk scores were derived from 21 gene regions associated with melanoma and odds ratios from published meta-analyses. Logistic regression models were adjusted for age, sex, center, and ancestry. Adding the polygenic risk score to a model with traditional risk factors increased the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) by 2.3% (P = 0.003) for Australia and by 2.8% (P = 0.002) for Leeds. Gene variants in the pigmentation pathway, particularly MC1R, were responsible for most of the incremental improvement. In a cross-tabulation of polygenic by traditional tertile risk scores, 59% (Australia) and 49% (Leeds) of participants were categorized in the same (concordant) tertile. Of participants with low traditional risk, 9% (Australia) and 21% (Leeds) had high polygenic risk. Testing of genomic variants can identify people who are susceptible to melanoma despite not having a traditional phenotypic risk profile.
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- Anne E Cust
- Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Research, Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Melanoma Institute Australia, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
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- Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Research, Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Melanoma Institute Australia, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Cancer Epidemiology, Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida, USA
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- Human Genetics Program, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Section of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Leeds Institute of Cancer and Pathology, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Statistical Genetics Lab, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia
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- Statistical Genetics Lab, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia
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- Section of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Leeds Institute of Cancer and Pathology, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population Health, University of Melbourne, Australia
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- Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population Health, University of Melbourne, Australia
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- INSERM, UMR 946, Genetic Variation and Human Diseases Unit, Paris, France; Institut Universitaire d'Hématologie, Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- INSERM, UMR 946, Genetic Variation and Human Diseases Unit, Paris, France; Institut Universitaire d'Hématologie, Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Section of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Leeds Institute of Cancer and Pathology, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Section of Paediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Human Genetics Program, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Human Genetics Program, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Section of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Leeds Institute of Cancer and Pathology, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Melanoma Institute Australia, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Centre for Cancer Research, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Section of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Leeds Institute of Cancer and Pathology, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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Gruber R, Rogerson C, Windpassinger C, Banushi B, Straatman-Iwanowska A, Hanley J, Forneris F, Strohal R, Ulz P, Crumrine D, Menon GK, Blunder S, Schmuth M, Müller T, Smith H, Mills K, Kroisel P, Janecke AR, Gissen P. Autosomal Recessive Keratoderma-Ichthyosis-Deafness (ARKID) Syndrome Is Caused by VPS33B Mutations Affecting Rab Protein Interaction and Collagen Modification. J Invest Dermatol 2017; 137:845-854. [PMID: 28017832 PMCID: PMC5358661 DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2016.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2016] [Revised: 11/30/2016] [Accepted: 12/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
In this paper, we report three patients with severe palmoplantar keratoderma associated with ichthyosis and sensorineural deafness. Biallelic mutations were found in VPS33B, encoding VPS33B, a Sec1/Munc18 family protein that interacts with Rab11a and Rab25 proteins and is involved in trafficking of the collagen-modifying enzyme LH3. Two patients were homozygous for the missense variant p.Gly131Glu, whereas one patient was compound heterozygous for p.Gly131Glu and the splice site mutation c.240-1G>C, previously reported in patients with arthrogryposis renal dysfunction and cholestasis syndrome. We demonstrated the pathogenicity of variant p.Gly131Glu by assessing the interactions of the mutant VPS33B construct and its ability to traffic LH3. Compared with wild-type VPS33B, the p.Gly131Glu mutant VPS33B had reduced coimmunoprecipitation and colocalization with Rab11a and Rab25 and did not rescue LH3 trafficking. Confirming the cell-based experiments, we found deficient LH3-specific collagen lysine modifications in patients' urine and skin fibroblasts. Additionally, the epidermal ultrastructure of the p.Gly131Glu patients mirrored defects in tamoxifen-inducible VPS33B-deficient Vps33bfl/fl-ERT2 mice. Both patients and murine models revealed an impaired epidermal structure, ascribed to aberrant secretion of lamellar bodies, which are essential for epidermal barrier formation. Our results demonstrate that p.Gly131Glu mutant VPS33B causes an autosomal recessive keratoderma-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome.
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Key Words
- arc, arthrogryposis renal dysfunction and cholestasis
- arkid, autosomal recessive keratoderma-ichthyosis-deafness
- co-ip, co-immunoprecipitation
- corvet, core vacuole/endosome tethering
- hops, homotypic fusion and vacuole protein sorting
- lb, lamellar body
- mimcd3, murine inner medullary collecting duct 3
- ppk, palmoplantar keratoderma
- snp, single nucleotide polymorphism
- vws, vohwinkel syndrome
- wt, wild type
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- Robert Gruber
- Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria; Division of Human Genetics, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- MRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology, University College London, London, UK; Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK
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- MRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology, University College London, London, UK; Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK
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- MRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology, University College London, London, UK; Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK
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- MRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology, University College London, London, UK; Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK
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- The Armenise-Harvard Laboratory of Structural Biology, Department of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, Academic Teaching Hospital Feldkirch, Feldkirch, Austria
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Dermatology, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Pediatrics I, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- MRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology, University College London, London, UK
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- Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Division of Human Genetics, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria; Department of Pediatrics I, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
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- MRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology, University College London, London, UK; Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK; Inherited Metabolic Diseases Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK.
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Kim TM, Park H, Cho K, Kim JS, Park MK, Choi JY, Park JB, Park WJ, Kim SJ. Comparison of Methods for Determining ABO Blood Type in Cynomolgus Macaques (Macaca fascicularis). J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci 2015; 54:255-260. [PMID: 26045449 PMCID: PMC4460936] [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] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2014] [Revised: 08/29/2014] [Accepted: 10/07/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
Abstract
Thorough examination of ABO blood type in cynomolgus monkeys is an essential experimental step to prevent humoral rejection during transplantation research. In the present study, we evaluated current methods of ABO blood-antigen typing in cynomolgus monkeys by comparing the outcomes obtained by reverse hemagglutination, single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) analysis, and buccal mucosal immunohistochemistry. Among 21 animals, 5 were type A regardless of the method. However, of 8 serologically type B animals, 3 had a heterozygous type AB SNP profile, among which 2 failed to express A antigen, as shown by immunohistochemical analysis. Among 8 serologically type AB animals, 2 appeared to be type A by SNP analysis and immunohistochemistry. None of the methods identified any type O subjects. We conclude that the expression of ABO blood-group antigens is regulated by an incompletely understood process and that using both SNP and immunohistochemistry might minimize the risk of incorrect results obtained from the conventional hemagglutination assay.
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- Tae M Kim
- Laboratory Animal Research Center, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Laboratory Animal Research Center, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Laboratory Animal Research Center, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea; Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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Glover M, Ware J, Henry A, Wolley M, Walsh R, Wain L, Xu S, Van’t Hoff W, Tobin M, Hall I, Cook S, Gordon R, Stowasser M, O’Shaughnessy K. Detection of mutations in KLHL3 and CUL3 in families with FHHt (familial hyperkalaemic hypertension or Gordon's syndrome). Clin Sci (Lond) 2014; 126:721-6. [PMID: 24266877 PMCID: PMC3963521 DOI: 10.1042/cs20130326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2013] [Revised: 11/11/2013] [Accepted: 11/25/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
The study of families with rare inherited forms of hypo- and hyper-tension has been one of the most successful strategies to probe the molecular pathophysiology of blood pressure control and has revealed dysregulation of distal nephron Na+ reabsorption to be a common mechanism. FHHt (familial hyperkalaemic hypertension; also known as Gordon's syndrome) is a salt-dependent form of hypertension caused by mutations in the regulators of the thiazide-sensitive Na+-Cl- co-transporter NCC [also known as SLC12A3 (solute carrier family 12 member 3)] and is effectively treated by thiazide diuretics and/or dietary salt restriction. Variation in at least four genes can cause FHHt, including WNK1 [With No lysine (=K) 1] and WNK4, KLHL3 (kelch-like family member 3), and CUL3 (cullin 3). In the present study we have identified novel disease-causing variants in CUL3 and KLHL3 segregating in 63% of the pedigrees with previously unexplained FHHt, confirming the importance of these recently described FHHt genes. We have demonstrated conclusively, in two unrelated affected individuals, that rare intronic variants in CUL3 cause the skipping of exon 9 as has been proposed previously. KLHL3 variants all occur in kelch-repeat domains and so probably disrupt WNK complex binding. We have found no evidence of any plausible disease-causing variants within SLC4A8 (an alternative thiazide-sensitive sodium transporter) in this population. The results of the present study support the existing evidence that the CUL3 and KLHL3 gene products are physiologically important regulators of thiazide-sensitive distal nephron NaCl reabsorption, and hence potentially interesting novel anti-hypertensive drug targets. As a third of our non-WNK FHHt families do not have plausible CUL3 or KLHL3 variants, there are probably additional, as yet undiscovered, regulators of the thiazide-sensitive pathways.
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Key Words
- diuretic
- gordon's syndrome
- hypertension
- hyperkalaemia
- pseudohypoaldosteronism
- thiazide
- cul3, cullin 3
- fhht, familial hyperkalaemic hypertension
- gan, gigaxonin
- ibd, identity by descent
- klhl3, kelch-like family member 3
- ncc, na+–cl− co-transporter
- ngs, next-generation sequencing
- slc, solute carrier
- snp, single nucleotide polymorphism
- spak, ste20/sps1-related proline/alanine-rich kinase
- ste20, sterile 20
- wnk, with no lysine (=k)
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- Mark Glover
- *Division of Therapeutics and Molecular Medicine, University of Nottingham,
Nottingham, U.K
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- †NIHR Biomedical Research Unit in Cardiovascular Disease at Royal Brompton and
Harefield NHS Foundation Trust and Imperial College London, London, U.K
- ‡National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London, U.K
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- *Division of Therapeutics and Molecular Medicine, University of Nottingham,
Nottingham, U.K
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- §Endocrine Hypertension Research Centre, University of Queensland School of
Medicine, Brisbane, Australia
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- †NIHR Biomedical Research Unit in Cardiovascular Disease at Royal Brompton and
Harefield NHS Foundation Trust and Imperial College London, London, U.K
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- ¶Genetic Epidemiology Group, University of Leicester, Leicester, U.K
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- §Endocrine Hypertension Research Centre, University of Queensland School of
Medicine, Brisbane, Australia
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- ∥Paediatric Nephrology Department, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children,
London, U.K
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- ¶Genetic Epidemiology Group, University of Leicester, Leicester, U.K
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- *Division of Therapeutics and Molecular Medicine, University of Nottingham,
Nottingham, U.K
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- ‡National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London, U.K
- **Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorders Program, Duke-National
University of Singapore, Singapore
- ††National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore
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- §Endocrine Hypertension Research Centre, University of Queensland School of
Medicine, Brisbane, Australia
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- §Endocrine Hypertension Research Centre, University of Queensland School of
Medicine, Brisbane, Australia
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Pang D, Smith A, Humphries S. Functional analysis of TCF7L2 genetic variants associated with type 2 diabetes. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2013; 23:550-556. [PMID: 22402060 PMCID: PMC3778915 DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2011.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2011] [Revised: 11/30/2011] [Accepted: 12/28/2011] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Common non-coding variations within the TCF7L2 locus have a strong influence on type 2 diabetes (T2D) susceptibility through uncharacterised mechanisms. An islet-specific functional polymorphism has been identified, although this does not explain the association between genotype and gene expression in other cell types. This study sought to identify these other functional TCF7L2 variants. METHODS AND RESULTS Alternative splicing and gene expression from TCF7L2 was examined from peripheral blood mononuclear cells from 100 healthy Caucasians using two T2D-associated SNPs, rs7903146 and rs12255372. Electrophoretic mobility shift assays and luciferase reporter assays were performed with these SNPs and those in strong LD to determine potential SNP functionality. Individuals homozygous for rs7903146 and rs12255372 T2D risk alleles (TT/TT) expressed 2.6-fold greater levels of TCF7L2 mRNA compared to individuals homozygous for the non-risk alleles (CC/GG, p = 0.006), although differentially spliced TCF7L2 transcripts did not differ by T2D risk-associated genotype. From SNPs identified to be in strong LD with the T2D-associated SNPs, rs7903146 and rs12255372, five (rs4132670, rs4506565, rs7903146, rs7901695, rs17747324) demonstrated allele-specific binding in electrophoretic mobility shift assays (EMSA). In luciferase reporter assays, rs4132670 exhibited 1.3-fold higher levels of enhancer activity in the Huh7 cell line (p = 3.8 × 10(-5)) and 2-fold higher levels in a WiDr colon carcinoma cell line (p = 0.008). CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that rs4132670, located in a region of chromatin accessibility, is a non-tissue-specific candidate functional SNP that has the potential to play a role in TCF7L2 gene expression and T2D risk.
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Sanchez-Guajardo V, Barnum C, Tansey M, Romero-Ramos M. Neuroimmunological processes in Parkinson's disease and their relation to α-synuclein: microglia as the referee between neuronal processes and peripheral immunity. ASN Neuro 2013; 5:113-39. [PMID: 23506036 PMCID: PMC3639751 DOI: 10.1042/an20120066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 170] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [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: 10/08/2012] [Revised: 03/15/2013] [Accepted: 03/19/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
The role of neuroinflammation and the adaptive immune system in PD (Parkinson's disease) has been the subject of intense investigation in recent years, both in animal models of parkinsonism and in post-mortem PD brains. However, how these processes relate to and modulate α-syn (α-synuclein) pathology and microglia activation is still poorly understood. Specifically, how the peripheral immune system interacts, regulates and/or is induced by neuroinflammatory processes taking place during PD is still undetermined. We present herein a comprehensive review of the features and impact that neuroinflamation has on neurodegeneration in different animal models of nigral cell death, how this neuroinflammation relates to microglia activation and the way microglia respond to α-syn in vivo. We also discuss a possible role for the peripheral immune system in animal models of parkinsonism, how these findings relate to the state of microglia activation observed in these animal models and how these findings compare with what has been observed in humans with PD. Together, the available data points to the need for development of dual therapeutic strategies that modulate microglia activation to change not only the way microglia interact with the peripheral immune system, but also to modulate the manner in which microglia respond to encounters with α-syn. Lastly, we discuss the immune-modulatory strategies currently under investigation in animal models of parkinsonism and the degree to which one might expect their outcomes to translate faithfully to a clinical setting.
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Key Words
- lymphocytes
- m1/m2 phenotype
- microglia
- neuroinflammation
- parkinson’s disease
- α-synuclein
- 6-ohda, 6-hydroxydopamine
- ad, alzheimer’s disease
- apc, antigen-presenting cell
- α-syn, α-synuclein
- bbb, brain–blood barrier
- bcg, bacille calmette–guérin
- bm, bone marrow
- cfa, complete freund’s adjuvant
- cm, conditioned media
- cns, central nervous system
- cox, cyclooxygenase
- cr, complement receptor
- csf, cerebrospinal fluid
- da, dopamine
- eae, experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis
- ga, galatiramer acetate
- gdnf, glial-derived neurotrophic factor
- gfp, green fluorescent protein
- hla-dr, human leucocyte antigen type dr
- ifnγ, interferon γ
- igg, immunoglobulin g
- il, interleukin
- inos, inducible nitric oxide synthase
- lamp, lysosome-associated membrane protein
- lb, lewy body
- lps, lipopolysaccharide
- mhc, major histocompatibility complex
- mptp, 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine
- nfκb, nuclear factor κb
- nk, natural killer
- no, nitric oxide
- pd, parkinson’s disease
- pet, positron-emission tomography
- prp, prion protein
- raav, recombinant adeno-associated virus
- rns, reactive nitrogen species
- ros, reactive oxygen species
- sn, substantia nigra
- snp, single nucleotide polymorphism
- tcr, t-cell receptor
- tgfβ, tumour growth factor β
- th, tyrosine hydroxylase
- th1, t helper 1
- tlr, toll-like receptor
- tnf, tumour necrosis factor
- treg, regulatory t-cell
- vip, vasoactive intestinal peptide
- wt, wild-type
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- Vanesa Sanchez-Guajardo
- *CNS Disease Modeling Group, Department of Biomedicine, Ole Worms Allé 3,
Aarhus University, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- †Department of Physiology, Emory University, School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
30233, U.S.A
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- †Department of Physiology, Emory University, School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
30233, U.S.A
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- *CNS Disease Modeling Group, Department of Biomedicine, Ole Worms Allé 3,
Aarhus University, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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Alfred T, Ben-Shlomo Y, Cooper R, Hardy R, Cooper C, Deary IJ, Gunnell D, Harris SE, Kumari M, Martin RM, Sayer AA, Starr JM, Kuh D, Day INM. Genetic markers of bone and joint health and physical capability in older adults: the HALCyon programme. Bone 2013; 52:278-85. [PMID: 23072920 PMCID: PMC3526776 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2012.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2012] [Revised: 09/22/2012] [Accepted: 10/04/2012] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Good bone and joint health is essential for the physical tasks of daily living and poorer indicators of physical capability in older adults have been associated with increased mortality rates. Genetic variants of indicators of bone and joint health may be associated with measures of physical capability. METHODS As part of the Healthy Ageing across the Life Course (HALCyon) programme, men and women aged between 52 and 90+ years from six UK cohorts were genotyped for a polymorphism associated with serum calcium (rs1801725, CASR), two polymorphisms associated with bone mineral density (BMD) (rs2941740, ESR1 and rs9594759, RANKL) and one associated with osteoarthritis risk rs3815148 (COG5). Meta-analysis was used to pool within-study effects of the associations between each of the polymorphisms and measures of physical capability: grip strength, timed walk or get up and go, chair rises and standing balance. RESULTS Few important associations were observed among the several tests. We found that carriers of the serum calcium-raising allele had poorer grip strength compared with non-carriers (pooled p=0.05, n=11,239) after adjusting for age and sex. Inconsistent results were observed for the two variants associated with BMD and we found no evidence for an association between rs3815148 (COG5) and any of the physical capability measures. CONCLUSION Our findings suggest elevated serum calcium levels may lead to lower grip strength, though this requires further replication. Our results do not provide evidence for a substantial influence of these variants in ESR1, RANKL and COG5 on physical capability in older adults.
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- bmd, bone mineral density
- oa, osteoarthritis
- bmi, body mass index
- snp, single nucleotide polymorphism
- caps, caerphilly prospective study
- elsa, english longitudinal study of ageing
- has, hertfordshire ageing study
- hcs, hertfordshire cohort study
- lbc1921, the lothian birth cohort 1921
- nshd, national survey of health and development
- hwe, hardy–weinberg equilibrium
- whr, waist–hip ratio
- gwas, genome-wide association studies
- aging
- grip strength
- calcium
- bone mineral density
- osteoarthritis
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- Tamuno Alfred
- School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 2PS, UK.
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Yiannakouris N, Cooper J, Shah S, Drenos F, Ireland H, Stephens J, Li KW, Elkeles R, Godsland I, Kivimaki M, Hingorani A, Kumari M, Talmud P, Humphries S. IRS1 gene variants, dysglycaemic metabolic changes and type-2 diabetes risk. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2012; 22:1024-1030. [PMID: 21917432 PMCID: PMC3657179 DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2011.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2011] [Revised: 05/25/2011] [Accepted: 05/31/2011] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS A recent genome-wide association study identified rs2943641C > T, 500 kb from the insulin receptor substrate-1 gene (IRS1), as a type-2 diabetes (T2D) susceptibility locus. We aimed to replicate this association by meta-analysis and examine whether common variants within IRS1, present on the HumanCVD BeadChip, were associated with T2D risk. METHODS AND RESULTS We genotyped rs2943641 in 2389 prevalent or incident T2D patients and 6494 controls from two prospective and three case studies based in UK and in the European Atherosclerosis Research Study-II (EARSII; n = 714). Thirty-three IRS1 variants had been genotyped in the prospective Whitehall-II study (n = 4752) using the HumanCVD BeadChip. In a fixed-effects meta-analysis of the UK study cohorts rs2943641T allele was associated with 6% lower risk of T2D (p = 0.18), with T-allele carriers having an odds ratio (OR) of 0.89 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.80-1.00, p = 0.056) compared to CC subjects. The T-allele was also associated with lower fasting insulin and homeostasis model assessment index of insulin resistance in Whitehall-II and with lower post-load insulin after an oral glucose tolerance test in EARSII (all p < 0.05). None of the IRS1 variants on the chip showed linkage disequilibrium with rs2943641. In silico analysis with follow-up genotyping (total n = 9313) identified that the rare allele of the IRS1 promoter variant rs6725556A > G showed association with reduced T2D risk (OR per G-allele: 0.82, 95%CI: 0.69-0.96, p = 0.015). CONCLUSIONS We confirm the association of rs2943641T with T2D protection. There is a possible independent effect on risk of a putative IRS1 promoter variant.
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Key Words
- irs1
- gwas
- genetic variation
- type-2 diabetes
- hyperinsulinemia
- insulin resistance
- irs1, insulin receptor substrate-1
- t2d, type-2 diabetes
- cvd, cardiovascular disease
- gwas, genome-wide association studies
- snp, single nucleotide polymorphism
- homa-ir, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance
- ogtt, oral glucose tolerance test
- ld, linkage disequilibrium
- whii, whitehall-ii
- nphsii, northwick park heart study-ii
- udacs, universitycollege london diabetes and cardiovascular study
- eds, ealing diabetes study
- predict, prospective evaluation of diabetic ischemic heart disease by computed tomography
- earsii, european atherosclerosis research study-ii
- diagram, diabetes genetics replication and meta-analysis consortium
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- Centre for Cardiovascular Genetics, Department of Medicine, Rayne Building, Royal Free and University College Medical School, 5 University Street, London WC1E 6JF, UK
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- University College London Genetics Institute, Department of Genetics, Environment and Evolution, Gower St, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Centre for Cardiovascular Genetics, Department of Medicine, Rayne Building, Royal Free and University College Medical School, 5 University Street, London WC1E 6JF, UK
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- Centre for Cardiovascular Genetics, Department of Medicine, Rayne Building, Royal Free and University College Medical School, 5 University Street, London WC1E 6JF, UK
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- Diabetes Research Group, Institute of Life Sciences, School of Medicine, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK
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- Centre for Cardiovascular Genetics, Department of Medicine, Rayne Building, Royal Free and University College Medical School, 5 University Street, London WC1E 6JF, UK
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- Endocrinology and Metabolic Medicine, Imperial College London and St Mary’s Hospital, London W2 1NY, UK
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- Endocrinology and Metabolic Medicine, Imperial College London and St Mary’s Hospital, London W2 1NY, UK
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- Genetic Epidemiology Group, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Genetic Epidemiology Group, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Genetic Epidemiology Group, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Centre for Cardiovascular Genetics, Department of Medicine, Rayne Building, Royal Free and University College Medical School, 5 University Street, London WC1E 6JF, UK
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- Centre for Cardiovascular Genetics, Department of Medicine, Rayne Building, Royal Free and University College Medical School, 5 University Street, London WC1E 6JF, UK
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Fontana JM, Alexander E, Salvatore M. Translational research in infectious disease: current paradigms and challenges ahead. Transl Res 2012; 159:430-53. [PMID: 22633095 DOI: 10.1016/j.trsl.2011.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2011] [Revised: 12/23/2011] [Accepted: 12/24/2012] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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In recent years, the biomedical community has witnessed a rapid scientific and technologic evolution after the development and refinement of high-throughput methodologies. Concurrently and consequentially, the scientific perspective has changed from the reductionist approach of meticulously analyzing the fine details of a single component of biology to the "holistic" approach of broadmindedly examining the globally interacting elements of biological systems. The emergence of this new way of thinking has brought about a scientific revolution in which genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and other "omics" have become the predominant tools by which large amounts of data are amassed, analyzed, and applied to complex questions of biology that were previously unsolvable. This enormous transformation of basic science research and the ensuing plethora of promising data, especially in the realm of human health and disease, have unfortunately not been followed by a parallel increase in the clinical application of this information. On the contrary, the number of new potential drugs in development has been decreasing steadily, suggesting the existence of roadblocks that prevent the translation of promising research into medically relevant therapeutic or diagnostic application. In this article, we will review, in a noninclusive fashion, several recent scientific advancements in the field of translational research, with a specific focus on how they relate to infectious disease. We will also present a current picture of the limitations and challenges that exist for translational research, as well as ways that have been proposed by the National Institutes of Health to improve the state of this field.
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- 2-de, 2-dimensional electrophoresis
- 2-d dige, 2-dimensional differential in-gel electrophoresis
- cf, cystic fibrosis
- ctsa, clinical and translational science awards program
- ebv, epstein-barr virus
- fda, u.s. food and drug administration
- gwas, genome-wide association studies
- hcv, hepatitis c virus
- hmp, human microbiome project
- hplc, high-pressure liquid chromatography
- lc, liquid chromatography
- lsb, laboratory of systems biology
- mab, monoclonal antibody
- mrm/srm, multiple reaction monitoring/selective reaction monitoring
- ms, mass spectrometry
- ms/ms, tandem mass spectrometry
- ncats, national center for advancing translational sciences
- ncrr, national center of research resources
- niaid, national institute of allergy and infectious disease
- nih, national institutes of health
- nme, new molecular entity
- nmr, nuclear magnetic resonance
- pbmc, peripheral blood mononuclear cell
- pcr, polymerase chain reaction
- prr, pathogen recognition receptor
- qqq, triple quadrupole mass spectrometry
- sars-cov, coronavirus associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome
- snp, single nucleotide polymorphism
- tb, tuberculosis
- uti, urinary tract infection
- yfv, yellow fever virus
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Knapp S, Warshow U, Ho KA, Hegazy D, Little A, Fowell A, Alexander G, Thursz M, Cramp M, Khakoo SI. A polymorphism in IL28B distinguishes exposed, uninfected individuals from spontaneous resolvers of HCV infection. Gastroenterology 2011; 141:320-5, 325.e1-2. [PMID: 21600205 PMCID: PMC3194089 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2011.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2010] [Revised: 03/17/2011] [Accepted: 04/01/2011] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Polymorphisms in the interleukin-28B (IL28B) gene are associated with outcomes from infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV). However, the role of these polymorphisms in protecting injection drug users who are at high risk for HCV infection but do not have detectable antibodies against HCV or HCV RNA (exposed uninfected) has not been demonstrated. We investigated whether these individuals have the IL28B genotype rs12979860-CC, which protects some individuals against HCV infection. METHODS Seventy-four exposed uninfected individuals, 89 spontaneous resolvers, and 234 chronically infected individuals were genotyped to determine single nucleotide polymorphisms at IL28B.rs12979860. RESULTS Exposed, uninfected individuals had a significantly lower frequency of the protective genotype (rs12979860-CC) than anti-HCV-positive spontaneous resolvers (41.9% vs 69.7%, respectively; P=.0005; odds ratio [OR], 0.31; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.16-0.60) but a similar frequency to patients who were chronically infected (41.9% vs 43.6%, respectively; P=ns). However, exposed, uninfected individuals had a significantly higher frequency of homozygosity for killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor 2DL3:group 1 HLA-C (KIR2DL3:HLA-C1) than those with chronic infection (31.1% vs 13.3%, respectively; P=.0008; OR, 2.95; 95% CI: 1.59-5.49). For patients who spontaneously resolved infection, IL28B and KIR:HLA protected, independently, against chronic HCV infection, based on logistic regression and synergy analyses (synergy factor, 1.3; 95% CI: 0.37-4.75; P synergy=.6). CONCLUSIONS IL28B and KIR2DL3:HLA-C1 are independently associated with spontaneous resolution of viremia following HCV exposure. Resistance to HCV infection in exposed uninfected cases is associated with homozygosity for KIR2DL3:HLA-C1 but not the single nucleotide polymorphism IL28B.rs12979860. Uninfected individuals are therefore a distinct population from patients who spontaneously resolve HCV infection. Distinct, nonsynergistic innate immune mechanisms can determine outcomes of HCV exposure.
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Key Words
- killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor
- genetics
- liver disease
- protective mechanisms
- eu, exposed but uninfected
- hcv, hepatitis c virus
- hencore, hepatitis c european network for cooperative research collaboration
- hla, human leukocyte antigen
- hla-c1, group 1 hla-c allotype
- idu, injection drug users
- ifn, interferon
- kir, killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor
- nk, natural killer cells
- snp, single nucleotide polymorphism
- sr, spontaneous resolvers
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Disease Progression
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- HLA-C Antigens/genetics
- Hepacivirus/genetics
- Hepacivirus/immunology
- Hepatitis C/diagnosis
- Hepatitis C/genetics
- Hepatitis C/immunology
- Hepatitis C/prevention & control
- Hepatitis C Antibodies/blood
- Hepatitis C, Chronic/diagnosis
- Hepatitis C, Chronic/genetics
- Hepatitis C, Chronic/immunology
- Hepatitis C, Chronic/prevention & control
- Humans
- Immunity, Innate/genetics
- Interferons
- Interleukins/genetics
- Logistic Models
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Odds Ratio
- Phenotype
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- RNA, Viral/blood
- Receptors, KIR2DL3/genetics
- Remission, Spontaneous
- Risk Assessment
- Risk Factors
- Substance Abuse, Intravenous/complications
- United Kingdom
- Viral Load
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- Susanne Knapp
- Department of Hepatology, Division of Medicine, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
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- Hepatology Research Group, Peninsula Medical School and South West Liver Unit, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, United Kingdom
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- Department of Hepatology, Division of Medicine, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
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- Hepatology Research Group, Peninsula Medical School and South West Liver Unit, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, United Kingdom
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- Laboratory of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics, Gartnavel General Hospital, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Department of Hepatology, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Hepatology, Division of Medicine, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
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- Hepatology Research Group, Peninsula Medical School and South West Liver Unit, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, United Kingdom
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- Department of Hepatology, Division of Medicine, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
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Smart MC, Dedoussis G, Yiannakouris N, Grisoni ML, Ken-Dror G, Yannakoulia M, Papoutsakis C, Louizou E, Mantzoros CS, Melistas L, Kontogianni MD, Cooper JA, Humphries SE, Talmud PJ. Genetic variation within IL18 is associated with insulin levels, insulin resistance and postprandial measures. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2011; 21:476-84. [PMID: 20227263 PMCID: PMC3158674 DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2009.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2009] [Revised: 11/18/2009] [Accepted: 12/10/2009] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS IL-18 expression is up-regulated in atherosclerotic plaques, and higher levels are seen in obese and Type 2 Diabetic individuals. More recently, a possible role for IL-18 in glucose and energy homeostasis has been suggested. METHODS AND RESULTS We investigated variation within the IL18 gene and its association with measures of obesity and the metabolic syndrome. Five IL18 tagging single nucleotide polymorphisms (rs1946519, rs2043055, rs549908, rs360729, rs3882891) were selected and genotyped in the Gene-Diet Attica Investigation on childhood obesity (GENDAI) (age range 10-14 yrs); in young European men in the second European Atherosclerosis Research offspring Study (EARSII), an offspring study (age range 18-28 yrs) and in a group of healthy women from the Greek Obese Women study (GrOW) (age range 18-74 yrs). Six common haplotypes were observed. In GrOW, Hap6 (Frequency-2.6%) was associated with higher insulin levels (p<0.0001), estimates of HOMA(-Insulin Resistance) (p<0.0001) and HOMA(-β-cell) (p<0.0001) compared to the common haplotype Hap1 (Frequency-33.2%). In EARSII, rs2043055 was associated with peak and area under the curve triglycerides (p=0.001 and p=0.002, respectively) after an oral fat tolerance test in 'cases' but not 'controls'. None of the haplotypes were associated with measures of body fatness in any of the studies. CONCLUSION Association of IL18 variation with insulin levels and estimates of insulin resistance were only observed in our adult study, suggesting that the effects of IL-18 are only associated with increasing age. Taken together with the association of IL18 variants with post-prandial measures, this provides support for IL-18 as a metabolic factor.
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- interleukin 18
- obesity
- insulin resistance
- single nucleotide polymorphisms
- genetic variants
- haplotypes
- auc, area under the curve
- catameri, catanzaro metabolic risk
- cvd, cardiovascular disease
- ci, confidence intervals
- chd, coronary heart disease
- earsii, european atherosclerosis research case control study
- fdr, false discovery rate
- gendai, gene-diet attica investigation on childhood obesity
- grow, greek obese women
- hwe, hardy–weinberg equilibrium
- homa, homeostasis model assessment
- iipga, innate immunity pga
- ir, insulin resistance
- il-18, interleukin 18
- ld, linkage disequilibrium
- mi, myocardial infarct
- maf, minor allele frequency
- oftt, oral fat tolerance test
- ogtt, oral glucose tolerance test
- quicki, quantitative insulin sensitivity check index
- snp, single nucleotide polymorphism
- tsnps, tagging single nucleotide polymorphisms
- t2d, type 2 diabetes
- utr, untranslated region
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- M C Smart
- Division of Cardiovascular Genetics, British Heart Foundation Laboratories, Department of Medicine, Royal Free and UCL Medical School, London, UK.
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Miknis ZJ, Magracheva E, Li W, Zdanov A, Kotenko SV, Wlodawer A. Crystal structure of human interferon-λ1 in complex with its high-affinity receptor interferon-λR1. J Mol Biol 2010; 404:650-64. [PMID: 20934432 PMCID: PMC2991516 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2010.09.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2010] [Revised: 09/29/2010] [Accepted: 09/30/2010] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Interferon (IFN)-λ1 [also known as interleukin (IL)-29] belongs to the recently discovered group of type III IFNs. All type III IFNs initiate signaling processes through formation of specific heterodimeric receptor complexes consisting of IFN-λR1 and IL-10R2. We have determined the structure of human IFN-λ1 complexed with human IFN-λR1, a receptor unique to type III IFNs. The overall structure of IFN-λ1 is topologically similar to the structure of IL-10 and other members of the IL-10 family of cytokines. IFN-λR1 consists of two distinct domains having fibronectin type III topology. The ligand-receptor interface includes helix A, loop AB, and helix F on the IFN site, as well as loops primarily from the N-terminal domain and inter-domain hinge region of IFN-λR1. Composition and architecture of the interface that includes only a few direct hydrogen bonds support an idea that long-range ionic interactions between ligand and receptor govern the process of initial recognition of the molecules while hydrophobic interactions finalize it.
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Key Words
- cytokine
- crystallography
- antiviral
- immunity
- signaling
- ifn, interferon
- il, interleukin
- hcv, hepatitis c virus
- cmv, cytomegalovirus
- ebv, epstein–barr virus
- peg, polyethylene glycol
- pdb, protein data bank
- nag, n-acetylglucosamine
- sc, shape complementarity
- snp, single nucleotide polymorphism
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- Zachary J. Miknis
- Macromolecular Crystallography Laboratory, NCI-Frederick, Frederick, MD 21702, USA
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- Macromolecular Crystallography Laboratory, NCI-Frederick, Frederick, MD 21702, USA
- Basic Research Program, SAIC-Frederick, Frederick, MD 21702, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University Hospital Cancer Center, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ 07103, USA
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- Macromolecular Crystallography Laboratory, NCI-Frederick, Frederick, MD 21702, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University Hospital Cancer Center, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ 07103, USA
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- Macromolecular Crystallography Laboratory, NCI-Frederick, Frederick, MD 21702, USA
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Camargo SM, Singer D, Makrides V, Huggel K, Pos KM, Wagner CA, Kuba K, Danilczyk U, Skovby F, Kleta R, Penninger JM, Verrey F. Tissue-specific amino acid transporter partners ACE2 and collectrin differentially interact with hartnup mutations. Gastroenterology 2009; 136:872-82. [PMID: 19185582 PMCID: PMC7094282 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2008.10.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 205] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2008] [Revised: 09/17/2008] [Accepted: 10/23/2008] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Hartnup amino acid transporter B(0)AT1 (SLC6A19) is the major luminal sodium-dependent neutral amino acid transporter of small intestine and kidney proximal tubule. The expression of B(0)AT1 in kidney was recently shown to depend on its association with collectrin (Tmem27), a protein homologous to the membrane-anchoring domain of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) 2. METHODS Because collectrin is almost absent from small intestine, we tested the hypothesis that it is ACE2 that interacts with B(0)AT1 in enterocytes. Furthermore, because B(0)AT1 expression depends on an associated protein, we tested the hypothesis that Hartnup-causing B(0)AT1 mutations differentially impact on B(0)AT1 interaction with intestinal and kidney accessory proteins. RESULTS Immunofluorescence, coimmunoprecipitation, and functional experiments using wild-type and ace2-null mice showed that expression of B(0)AT1 in small intestine critically depends on ACE2. Coexpressing new and previously identified Hartnup disorder-causing missense mutations of B(0)AT1 with either collectrin or ACE2 in Xenopus laevis oocytes showed that the high-frequency D173N and the newly identified P265L mutant B(0)AT1 transporters can still be activated by ACE2 but not collectrin coexpression. In contrast, the human A69T and R240Q B(0)AT1 mutants cannot be activated by either of the associated proteins, although they function as wild-type B(0)AT1 when expressed alone. CONCLUSIONS We thus show that ACE2 is necessary for the expression of the Hartnup transporter in intestine and suggest that the differential functional association of mutant B(0)AT1 transporters with ACE2 and collectrin in intestine and kidney, respectively, participates in the phenotypic heterogeneity of human Hartnup disorder.
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- Simone M.R. Camargo
- Institute of Physiology and Zürich Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Physiology and Zürich Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Physiology and Zürich Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Physiology and Zürich Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Physiology and Zürich Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Physiology and Zürich Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- IMBA, Institute for Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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- IMBA, Institute for Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- University College London, London, England,Reprint requests Address requests for reprints to: François Verrey, MD, Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland. Robert Kleta, MD, Centre for Nephrology, University College London, Rowland Hill Street, London NW3 2PF, England. Josef M. Penninger, MD, IMBA, Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Dr. Bohr-Gasse 3, A-1030 Vienna, Austria
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- IMBA, Institute for Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Austria,Reprint requests Address requests for reprints to: François Verrey, MD, Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland. Robert Kleta, MD, Centre for Nephrology, University College London, Rowland Hill Street, London NW3 2PF, England. Josef M. Penninger, MD, IMBA, Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Dr. Bohr-Gasse 3, A-1030 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Physiology and Zürich Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland,Reprint requests Address requests for reprints to: François Verrey, MD, Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland. Robert Kleta, MD, Centre for Nephrology, University College London, Rowland Hill Street, London NW3 2PF, England. Josef M. Penninger, MD, IMBA, Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Dr. Bohr-Gasse 3, A-1030 Vienna, Austria
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Tremelling M, Cummings F, Fisher SA, Mansfield J, Gwilliam R, Keniry A, Nimmo ER, Drummond H, Onnie CM, Prescott NJ, Sanderson J, Bredin F, Berzuini C, Forbes A, Lewis CM, Cardon L, Deloukas P, Jewell D, Mathew CG, Parkes M, Satsangi J. IL23R variation determines susceptibility but not disease phenotype in inflammatory bowel disease. Gastroenterology 2007; 132:1657-64. [PMID: 17484863 PMCID: PMC2696256 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2007.02.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2006] [Accepted: 02/08/2007] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND & AIMS Identification of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) susceptibility genes is key to understanding pathogenic mechanisms. Recently, the North American IBD Genetics Consortium provided compelling evidence for an association between ileal Crohn's disease (CD) and the IL23R gene using genome-wide association scanning. External replication is a priority, both to confirm this finding in other populations and to validate this new technique. We tested for association between IL23R and IBD in a large independent UK panel to determine the size of the effect and explore subphenotype correlation and interaction with CARD15. METHODS Eight single nucleotide polymorphism markers in IL23R tested in the North American study were genotyped in 1902 cases of Crohn's disease (CD), 975 cases of ulcerative colitis (UC), and 1345 controls using MassARRAY. Data were analyzed using chi(2) statistics, and subgroup association was sought. RESULTS A highly significant association with CD was observed, with the strongest signal at coding variant Arg381Gln (allele frequency, 2.5% in CD vs 6.2% in controls [P = 1.1 x 10(-12)]; odds ratio, 0.38; 95% confidence interval, 0.29-0.50). A weaker effect was seen in UC (allele frequency, 4.6%; odds ratio, 0.73; 95% confidence interval, 0.55-0.96). Analysis accounting for Arg381Gln suggested that other loci within IL23R also influence IBD susceptibility. Within CD, there were no subphenotype associations or evidence of interaction with CARD15. CONCLUSIONS This study shows an association between IL23R and all subphenotypes of CD with a smaller effect on UC. This extends the findings of the North American study, providing clear evidence that genome-wide association scanning can successfully identify true complex disease genes.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mark Tremelling
- IBD Research Group, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England
- Centre for Gastroenterology and Nutrition, University College, London, England
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Radcliffe Infirmary, University of Oxford, Oxford, England
- Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, England
- Centre for Gastroenterology and Nutrition, University College, London, England
| | - Sheila A. Fisher
- Division of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Guy’s, King’s College and St Thomas’ School of Medicine, London, England
- Centre for Gastroenterology and Nutrition, University College, London, England
| | - John Mansfield
- Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
- Centre for Gastroenterology and Nutrition, University College, London, England
| | - Rhian Gwilliam
- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, England
- Centre for Gastroenterology and Nutrition, University College, London, England
| | - Andrew Keniry
- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, England
- Centre for Gastroenterology and Nutrition, University College, London, England
| | - Elaine R. Nimmo
- Department of Gastroenterology, University of Edinburgh, and Gastrointestinal Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland
- Centre for Gastroenterology and Nutrition, University College, London, England
| | - Hazel Drummond
- Department of Gastroenterology, University of Edinburgh, and Gastrointestinal Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland
- Centre for Gastroenterology and Nutrition, University College, London, England
| | - Clive M. Onnie
- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, King’s College London School of Medicine, Guy’s Hospital, London, United Kingdom
- Centre for Gastroenterology and Nutrition, University College, London, England
| | - Natalie J. Prescott
- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, King’s College London School of Medicine, Guy’s Hospital, London, United Kingdom
- Centre for Gastroenterology and Nutrition, University College, London, England
| | - Jeremy Sanderson
- Division of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Guy’s, King’s College and St Thomas’ School of Medicine, London, England
- Centre for Gastroenterology and Nutrition, University College, London, England
| | - Francesca Bredin
- IBD Research Group, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England
- Centre for Gastroenterology and Nutrition, University College, London, England
| | - Carlo Berzuini
- IBD Research Group, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England
- Centre for Gastroenterology and Nutrition, University College, London, England
| | - Alastair Forbes
- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, King’s College London School of Medicine, Guy’s Hospital, London, United Kingdom
- Centre for Gastroenterology and Nutrition, University College, London, England
| | - Cathryn M. Lewis
- Division of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Guy’s, King’s College and St Thomas’ School of Medicine, London, England
- Centre for Gastroenterology and Nutrition, University College, London, England
| | - Lon Cardon
- Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, England
- Centre for Gastroenterology and Nutrition, University College, London, England
| | - Panos Deloukas
- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, England
- Centre for Gastroenterology and Nutrition, University College, London, England
| | - Derek Jewell
- Gastroenterology Unit, Radcliffe Infirmary, University of Oxford, Oxford, England
- Centre for Gastroenterology and Nutrition, University College, London, England
| | - Christopher G. Mathew
- Division of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Guy’s, King’s College and St Thomas’ School of Medicine, London, England
- Centre for Gastroenterology and Nutrition, University College, London, England
| | - Miles Parkes
- IBD Research Group, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England
- Centre for Gastroenterology and Nutrition, University College, London, England
| | - Jack Satsangi
- Department of Gastroenterology, University of Edinburgh, and Gastrointestinal Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland
- Centre for Gastroenterology and Nutrition, University College, London, England
- Address requests for reprints to: Jack Satsangi, FRCP, Gastrointestinal Unit, Division of Medical Sciences, School of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh EH4 2XU, England. fax: (44) 0131-537-1085.
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