Abstract
Background & Aims: A limited number of genetic risk factors have been reported in primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). To discover further genetic susceptibility factors for PSC, we followed up on,a second tier of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) from a genome-wide association study (GWAS).
Methods: We analyzed 45 SNPs in 1221 PSC cases and 3508 controls. The association results from the replication analysis and the original GWAS (715 PSC cases and 2962 controls) were combined in a meta-analysis comprising 1936 PSC cases and 6470 controls. We performed an analysis of bile microbial community composition in 39 PSC patients by 16S rRNA sequencing.
Results: Seventeen SNPs representing 12 distinct genetic loci achieved nominal significance (p(replication)
Conclusions: We identify multiple new PSC risk loci by extended analysis of a PSC GWAS. FUT2 genotype needs to be taken into account when assessing the influence of microbiota on biliary pathology in PSC. (C) 2012 European Association for the Study of the Liver. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 366-375 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Journal of Hepatology |
Volume | 57 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Aug-2012 |
Keywords
- Primary sclerosing cholangitis
- Genome-wide association study
- Single nucleotide polymorphism
- Immunogenetics
- T-LYMPHOCYTE ATTENUATOR
- NON-SECRETOR STATUS
- SUSCEPTIBILITY LOCI
- B-LYMPHOCYTE
- BLOOD-GROUP
- FUT2
- POPULATION
- DISEASES
- GENE
- METAANALYSIS