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Validation of single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with acute rejection in kidney transplant recipients using a large multi-center cohort.

ABSTRACT: There have been numerous reports proposing a statistically significant association between a genetic variant, usually in the form of a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), and acute rejection (AR). Unfortunately, there are additional publications reporting a lack of association with AR when a different cohort of recipients was analyzed for the same SNP. The objective of this report was to attempt replication of these published finding in our own kidney allograft recipient cohort. We analyzed 23 genetic variants, previously reported to have a significant association with AR, using a cohort of 969 clinically well-defined kidney transplant recipients. Only one SNP, rs6025 (Leiden mutation), within the coagulation factor V gene, showed a significant association with a P-value of 0.011 in a race-adjusted analysis and a P-value of 0.0003 in multiple variable analysis. An additional SNP, rs11706052 in IMPDH2, gave a modest P-value of 0.044 using multiple variable analysis, which is not significant when multiple testing is taken into consideration. Our results suggest that careful validation of previously reported associations with AR is necessary, and different strategies other than candidate gene studies can help to identify causative genetic variants associated with AR.

SUBMITTER: Oetting WS

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3208796 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Validation of single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with acute rejection in kidney transplant recipients using a large multi-center cohort.

Oetting William S WS Schladt David P DP Leduc Robert E RE Jacobson Pamala A PA Guan Weihua W Matas Arthur J AJ Israni Ajay A

Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation 20110929 12

There have been numerous reports proposing a statistically significant association between a genetic variant, usually in the form of a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), and acute rejection (AR). Unfortunately, there are additional publications reporting a lack of association with AR when a different cohort of recipients was analyzed for the same SNP. The objective of this report was to attempt replication of these published finding in our own kidney allograft recipient cohort. We analyzed 23 ...[more]

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Project description:BackgroundNowadays, renal allograft survival is confined by the development of allograft fibrosis. Previous studies have reported interleukin-33 (IL-33) upregulated significantly in patients with chronic renal allograft dysfunction, and it could induce renal tubular epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT), which eventually contributed to renal allograft fibrosis. Our study intended to detect the underlying association between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of IL-33 gene and renal allograft fibrosis in kidney transplant recipients.MethodsWe collected blood samples from 200 renal transplant recipients for the identification of SNPs and transplanted kidney tissue samples for identifying differentially expressed genes (DEGs). Intersection of SNP-related genes and DEGs was conducted for further analysis. Relationships between these SNPs and renal allograft fibrosis were evaluated by the inheritance models. Immunohistochemical (IHC) staining and western blotting (WB) were used to detect the expression of IL-33 and the markers of EMT in human kidney tissues obtained from control and chronic renal allograft dysfunction (CAD) patients. In vitro, we detected the progressions of EMT-related markers and the levels of MAPK signaling pathway mediators after transfecting IL-33 mutant plasmids in HK2 cells.ResultsThree intersected genes including IL-33 genes were significantly expressed. IL-33 expression was validated in kidney tissues by IHC and WB. Thirty-nine IL-33-related SNPs were identified in targeted sequencing, in which 26 tagger SNPs were found by linkage disequilibrium analysis for further analysis. General linear models indicated sirolimus administration significantly influenced renal allograft fibrosis (P < 0.05), adjustment of which was conducted in the following analysis. By multiple inheritance model analyses, SNP rs10975519 of IL-33 gene was found closely related to renal allograft fibrosis (P < 0.005). Furthermore, HK2 cells transfected with mutated plasmid of rs10975519 showed stronger mobility and migration ability. Moreover, IL-33 mutant plasmids could promote the IL-33-induced EMT through the sustained activation of p38 MAPK signaling pathway in HK2 cells.ConclusionIn our study, rs10975519 on the IL-33 gene was found to be statistically associated with the development of renal allograft fibrosis in kidney transplant recipients. This process may be related to the IL-33-induced EMT and sustained activation of p38 MAPK signaling pathway.

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Validation of single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with acute rejection in kidney transplant recipients using a large multi-center cohort.

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Validation of single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with acute rejection in kidney transplant recipients using a large multi-center cohort.

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