Identification of Multiple Genetic Susceptibility Loci in Takayasu Arteritis

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Saruhan-Direskeneli G., Hughes T., AKSU K., KESER G., Coit P., Aydin S. Z., ...Daha Fazla

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS, cilt.93, sa.2, ss.298-305, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 93 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2013.05.026
  • Dergi Adı: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.298-305
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Takayasu arteritis is a rare inflammatory disease of large arteries. The etiology of Takayasu arteritis remains poorly understood, but genetic contribution to the disease pathogenesis is supported by the genetic association with HLA-B*52. We genotyped similar to 200,000 genetic variants in two ethnically divergent Takayasu arteritis cohorts from Turkey and North America by using a custom-designed genotyping platform (Immunochip). Additional genetic variants and the classical HLA alleles were imputed and analyzed. We identified and confirmed two independent susceptibility loci within the HLA region (r(2) < 0.2): HLA-B/MICA (rs12524487, OR = 3.29, p = 5.57 x 10(-16)) and HLA-DQB1/HLA-DRB1 (rs113452171, OR = 2.34, p = 3.74 x 10(-9); and rs189754752, OR = 2.47, p = 4.22 x 10(-9)). In addition, we identified and confirmed a genetic association between Takayasu arteritis and the FCGR2A/FCGR3A locus on chromosome 1 (rs10919543, OR = 1.81, p = 5.89 x 10(-12)). The risk allele in this locus results in increased mRNA expression of FCGR2A. We also established the genetic association between IL12B and Takayasu arteritis (rs56167332, OR = 1.54, p = 2.18 x 10(-8)).