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Fine Mapping of the MHC Region Identifies Novel Variants Associated with HBV-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Han Chinese.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Genome-wide association studies identified susceptibility loci in the major histocompatibility complex region for hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, the causal variants underlying HBV-related HCC pathogenesis remain elusive.

Methods

With a total of 1,161 HBV-related HCC cases and 1,353 chronic HBV carriers without HCC, we imputed human leukocyte antigen (HLA) variants based on a Chinese HLA reference panel and evaluated the associations of these variants with the risk of HBV-related HCC. Conditional analyses were used to identify independent signals associated with the risk of HBV-related HCC (P false-discovery rate (FDR) <0.20). A total of 14,930 variants within the MHC region were genotyped or imputed.

Results

We identified two variants, rs114401688 (P = 1.05 × 10^-6, P_FDR = 2.43 × 10^-3) and rs115126566 (P = 9.04 × 10^-5, P_FDR = 1.77 × 10^-1), that are independently associated with the risk of HBV-related HCC. Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs114401688 is in linkage disequilibrium with a previously reported SNP rs9275319. In the current study, we found that its association with HCC could be explained by HLA-DQB1*04 and HLA-DRB1*04. SNP rs115126566 is a novel risk variant and may function by regulating transcriptions of HLA-DPA1/DPB1 through enhancer-mediated mechanisms. HLA zygosity analysis showed that homozygosity at HLA-DQB1 gene is suggestively associated with a higher risk of HCC (P = 0.10) and the risk was more pronounced in the older age group (age ≥50, P = 0.03).

Discussion

Our findings further the understanding of the genetic basis for HBV-related HCC predisposition in chronic HBV carriers.

SUBMITTER: Mai H

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8378933 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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