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The gene encoding 5-lipoxygenase activating protein confers risk of myocardial infarction and stroke 总被引:29,自引:0,他引:29
Helgadottir A Manolescu A Thorleifsson G Gretarsdottir S Jonsdottir H Thorsteinsdottir U Samani NJ Gudmundsson G Grant SF Thorgeirsson G Sveinbjornsdottir S Valdimarsson EM Matthiasson SE Johannsson H Gudmundsdottir O Gurney ME Sainz J Thorhallsdottir M Andresdottir M Frigge ML Topol EJ Kong A Gudnason V Hakonarson H Gulcher JR Stefansson K 《Nature genetics》2004,36(3):233-239
We mapped a gene predisposing to myocardial infarction to a locus on chromosome 13q12-13. A four-marker single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) haplotype in this locus spanning the gene ALOX5AP encoding 5-lipoxygenase activating protein (FLAP) is associated with a two times greater risk of myocardial infarction in Iceland. This haplotype also confers almost two times greater risk of stroke. Another ALOX5AP haplotype is associated with myocardial infarction in individuals from the UK. Stimulated neutrophils from individuals with myocardial infarction produce more leukotriene B4, a key product in the 5-lipoxygenase pathway, than do neutrophils from controls, and this difference is largely attributed to cells from males who carry the at-risk haplotype. We conclude that variants of ALOX5AP are involved in the pathogenesis of both myocardial infarction and stroke by increasing leukotriene production and inflammation in the arterial wall. 相似文献
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Helgadottir A Manolescu A Helgason A Thorleifsson G Thorsteinsdottir U Gudbjartsson DF Gretarsdottir S Magnusson KP Gudmundsson G Hicks A Jonsson T Grant SF Sainz J O'Brien SJ Sveinbjornsdottir S Valdimarsson EM Matthiasson SE Levey AI Abramson JL Reilly MP Vaccarino V Wolfe ML Gudnason V Quyyumi AA Topol EJ Rader DJ Thorgeirsson G Gulcher JR Hakonarson H Kong A Stefansson K 《Nature genetics》2006,38(1):68-74
Variants of the gene ALOX5AP (also known as FLAP) encoding arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase activating protein are known to be associated with risk of myocardial infarction. Here we show that a haplotype (HapK) spanning the LTA4H gene encoding leukotriene A4 hydrolase, a protein in the same biochemical pathway as ALOX5AP, confers modest risk of myocardial infarction in an Icelandic cohort. Measurements of leukotriene B4 (LTB4) production suggest that this risk is mediated through upregulation of the leukotriene pathway. Three cohorts from the United States also show that HapK confers a modest relative risk (1.16) in European Americans, but it confers a threefold larger risk in African Americans. About 27% of the European American controls carried at least one copy of HapK, as compared with only 6% of African American controls. Our analyses indicate that HapK is very rare in Africa and that its occurrence in African Americans is due to European admixture. Interactions with other genetic or environmental risk factors that are more common in African Americans are likely to account for the greater relative risk conferred by HapK in this group. 相似文献
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RNA polymerase is poised for activation across the genome 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
Muse GW Gilchrist DA Nechaev S Shah R Parker JS Grissom SF Zeitlinger J Adelman K 《Nature genetics》2007,39(12):1507-1511
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Gene polymorphism in Netherton and common atopic disease. 总被引:13,自引:0,他引:13
A J Walley S Chavanas M F Moffatt R M Esnouf B Ubhi R Lawrence K Wong G R Abecasis E Y Jones J I Harper A Hovnanian W O Cookson 《Nature genetics》2001,29(2):175-178
Atopic dermatitis (AD) and asthma are characterized by IgE-mediated atopic (allergic) responses to common proteins (allergens), many of which are proteinases. Loci influencing atopy have been localized to a number of chromosomal regions, including the chromosome 5q31 cytokine cluster. Netherton disease is a rare recessive skin disorder in which atopy is a universal accompaniment. The gene underlying Netherton disease (SPINK5) encodes a 15-domain serine proteinase inhibitor (LEKTI) which is expressed in epithelial and mucosal surfaces and in the thymus. We have identified six coding polymorphisms in SPINK5 (Table 1) and found that a Glu420-->Lys variant shows significant association with atopy and AD in two independent panels of families. Our results implicate a previously unrecognized pathway for the development of common allergic illnesses. 相似文献
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Jaeger E Leedham S Lewis A Segditsas S Becker M Cuadrado PR Davis H Kaur K Heinimann K Howarth K East J Taylor J Thomas H Tomlinson I 《Nature genetics》2012,44(6):699-703
Hereditary mixed polyposis syndrome (HMPS) is characterized by apparent autosomal dominant inheritance of multiple types of colorectal polyp, with colorectal carcinoma occurring in a high proportion of affected individuals. Here, we use genetic mapping, copy-number analysis, exclusion of mutations by high-throughput sequencing, gene expression analysis and functional assays to show that HMPS is caused by a duplication spanning the 3' end of the SCG5 gene and a region upstream of the GREM1 locus. This unusual mutation is associated with increased allele-specific GREM1 expression. Whereas GREM1 is expressed in intestinal subepithelial myofibroblasts in controls, GREM1 is predominantly expressed in the epithelium of the large bowel in individuals with HMPS. The HMPS duplication contains predicted enhancer elements; some of these interact with the GREM1 promoter and can drive gene expression in vitro. Increased GREM1 expression is predicted to cause reduced bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) pathway activity, a mechanism that also underlies tumorigenesis in juvenile polyposis of the large bowel. 相似文献
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Detection of regulatory variation in mouse genes 总被引:23,自引:0,他引:23
Functional polymorphism in genes can be classified as coding variation, altering the amino-acid sequence of the encoded protein, or regulatory variation, affecting the level or pattern of expression of the gene. Coding variation can be recognized directly from DNA sequence, and consequently its frequency and characteristics have been extensively described. By contrast, virtually nothing is known about the extent to which gene regulation varies in populations. Yet it is likely that regulatory variants are important in modulating gene function: alterations in gene regulation have been proposed to influence disease susceptibility and to have been the primary substrate for the evolution of species. Here, we report a systematic study to assess the extent of cis-acting regulatory variation in 69 genes across four inbred mouse strains. We find that at least four of these genes show allelic differences in expression level of 1.5-fold or greater, and that some of these differences are tissue specific. The results show that the impact of regulatory variants can be detected at a significant frequency in a genomic survey and suggest that such variation may have important consequences for organismal phenotype and evolution. The results indicate that larger-scale surveys in both mouse and human could identify a substantial number of genes with common regulatory variation. 相似文献
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Mutations in the gene encoding ABCR (ABCA4), a photoreceptor-specific ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter, are responsible for autosomal recessive Stargardt disease (STGD), an early onset macular degeneration, and some forms of autosomal recessive cone-rod dystrophy and autosomal recessive retinitis pigmentosa. Heterozygosity for ABCA4 mutations may also represent a risk factor for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), although this idea is controversial. An ongoing challenge in the analysis of ABCA4-based retinopathies arises from the observation that most of the ABCA4 sequence variants identified so far are missense mutations that are rare in both patient and control populations. With the current sample size of most sequence variants, one cannot determine statistically whether a particular sequence variant is pathogenic or neutral. A related challenge is to determine the degree to which each pathogenic variant impairs ABCR function, as genotype-phenotype analyses indicate that age of onset and disease severity correlate with different ABCA4 alleles. To address these questions, we performed a functional analysis of human ABCR and its variants. These experiments reveal a wide spectrum of biochemical defects in these variants and provide insight into the transport mechanism of ABCR. 相似文献
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Positional cloning of a quantitative trait locus on chromosome 13q14 that influences immunoglobulin E levels and asthma 总被引:20,自引:0,他引:20
Zhang Y Leaves NI Anderson GG Ponting CP Broxholme J Holt R Edser P Bhattacharyya S Dunham A Adcock IM Pulleyn L Barnes PJ Harper JI Abecasis G Cardon L White M Burton J Matthews L Mott R Ross M Cox R Moffatt MF Cookson WO 《Nature genetics》2003,34(2):181-186
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Variation in DNA sequence contributes to individual differences in quantitative traits, but in humans the specific sequence variants are known for very few traits. We characterized variation in gene expression in cells from individuals belonging to three major population groups. This quantitative phenotype differs significantly between European-derived and Asian-derived populations for 1,097 of 4,197 genes tested. For the phenotypes with the strongest evidence of cis determinants, most of the variation is due to allele frequency differences at cis-linked regulators. The results show that specific genetic variation among populations contributes appreciably to differences in gene expression phenotypes. Populations differ in prevalence of many complex genetic diseases, such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. As some of these are probably influenced by the level of gene expression, our results suggest that allele frequency differences at regulatory polymorphisms also account for some population differences in prevalence of complex diseases. 相似文献
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Control of rice grain-filling and yield by a gene with a potential signature of domestication 总被引:16,自引:0,他引:16
Wang E Wang J Zhu X Hao W Wang L Li Q Zhang L He W Lu B Lin H Ma H Zhang G He Z 《Nature genetics》2008,40(11):1370-1374
Grain-filling, an important trait that contributes greatly to grain weight, is regulated by quantitative trait loci and is associated with crop domestication syndrome. However, the genes and underlying molecular mechanisms controlling crop grain-filling remain elusive. Here we report the isolation and functional analysis of the rice GIF1 (GRAIN INCOMPLETE FILLING 1) gene that encodes a cell-wall invertase required for carbon partitioning during early grain-filling. The cultivated GIF1 gene shows a restricted expression pattern during grain-filling compared to the wild rice allele, probably a result of accumulated mutations in the gene's regulatory sequence through domestication. Fine mapping with introgression lines revealed that the wild rice GIF1 is responsible for grain weight reduction. Ectopic expression of the cultivated GIF1 gene with the 35S or rice Waxy promoter resulted in smaller grains, whereas overexpression of GIF1 driven by its native promoter increased grain production. These findings, together with the domestication signature that we identified by comparing nucleotide diversity of the GIF1 loci between cultivated and wild rice, strongly suggest that GIF1 is a potential domestication gene and that such a domestication-selected gene can be used for further crop improvement. 相似文献
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Common loss-of-function variants of the epidermal barrier protein filaggrin are a major predisposing factor for atopic dermatitis 总被引:21,自引:0,他引:21
Palmer CN Irvine AD Terron-Kwiatkowski A Zhao Y Liao H Lee SP Goudie DR Sandilands A Campbell LE Smith FJ O'Regan GM Watson RM Cecil JE Bale SJ Compton JG DiGiovanna JJ Fleckman P Lewis-Jones S Arseculeratne G Sergeant A Munro CS El Houate B McElreavey K Halkjaer LB Bisgaard H Mukhopadhyay S McLean WH 《Nature genetics》2006,38(4):441-446
Atopic disease, including atopic dermatitis (eczema), allergy and asthma, has increased in frequency in recent decades and now affects approximately 20% of the population in the developed world. Twin and family studies have shown that predisposition to atopic disease is highly heritable. Although most genetic studies have focused on immunological mechanisms, a primary epithelial barrier defect has been anticipated. Filaggrin is a key protein that facilitates terminal differentiation of the epidermis and formation of the skin barrier. Here we show that two independent loss-of-function genetic variants (R510X and 2282del4) in the gene encoding filaggrin (FLG) are very strong predisposing factors for atopic dermatitis. These variants are carried by approximately 9% of people of European origin. These variants also show highly significant association with asthma occurring in the context of atopic dermatitis. This work establishes a key role for impaired skin barrier function in the development of atopic disease. 相似文献
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Two variants on chromosome 17 confer prostate cancer risk, and the one in TCF2 protects against type 2 diabetes 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Gudmundsson J Sulem P Steinthorsdottir V Bergthorsson JT Thorleifsson G Manolescu A Rafnar T Gudbjartsson D Agnarsson BA Baker A Sigurdsson A Benediktsdottir KR Jakobsdottir M Blondal T Stacey SN Helgason A Gunnarsdottir S Olafsdottir A Kristinsson KT Birgisdottir B Ghosh S Thorlacius S Magnusdottir D Stefansdottir G Kristjansson K Bagger Y Wilensky RL Reilly MP Morris AD Kimber CH Adeyemo A Chen Y Zhou J So WY Tong PC Ng MC Hansen T Andersen G Borch-Johnsen K Jorgensen T Tres A Fuertes F 《Nature genetics》2007,39(8):977-983
We performed a genome-wide association scan to search for sequence variants conferring risk of prostate cancer using 1,501 Icelandic men with prostate cancer and 11,290 controls. Follow-up studies involving three additional case-control groups replicated an association of two variants on chromosome 17 with the disease. These two variants, 33 Mb apart, fall within a region previously implicated by family-based linkage studies on prostate cancer. The risks conferred by these variants are moderate individually (allele odds ratio of about 1.20), but because they are common, their joint population attributable risk is substantial. One of the variants is in TCF2 (HNF1beta), a gene known to be mutated in individuals with maturity-onset diabetes of the young type 5. Results from eight case-control groups, including one West African and one Chinese, demonstrate that this variant confers protection against type 2 diabetes. 相似文献
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MHC2TA is associated with differential MHC molecule expression and susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis and myocardial infarction 总被引:15,自引:0,他引:15
Swanberg M Lidman O Padyukov L Eriksson P Akesson E Jagodic M Lobell A Khademi M Börjesson O Lindgren CM Lundman P Brookes AJ Kere J Luthman H Alfredsson L Hillert J Klareskog L Hamsten A Piehl F Olsson T 《Nature genetics》2005,37(5):486-494
Antigen presentation to T cells by MHC molecules is essential for adaptive immune responses. To determine the exact position of a gene affecting expression of MHC molecules, we finely mapped a previously defined rat quantitative trait locus regulating MHC class II on microglia in an advanced intercross line. We identified a small interval including the gene MHC class II transactivator (Mhc2ta) and, using a map over six inbred strains combined with gene sequencing and expression analysis, two conserved Mhc2ta haplotypes segregating with MHC class II levels. In humans, a -168A --> G polymorphism in the type III promoter of the MHC class II transactivator (MHC2TA) was associated with increased susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis and myocardial infarction, as well as lower expression of MHC2TA after stimulation of leukocytes with interferon-gamma. We conclude that polymorphisms in Mhc2ta and MHC2TA result in differential MHC molecule expression and are associated with susceptibility to common complex diseases with inflammatory components. 相似文献