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ArticleImmunology2021

Variation in genes implicated in B-cell development and antibody production affects susceptibility to pemphigus.

Verónica Calonga-Solís, Leonardo M Amorim, Ticiana D J Farias, Maria Luiza Petzl-Erler, Danielle Malheiros, Danillo G Augusto

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Article in Immunology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Verónica Calonga-SolísPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Genética, Departamento de Genética, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Brasil.ORCID 0000-0002-8653-3849
Leonardo M AmorimPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Genética, Departamento de Genética, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Brasil.ORCID 0000-0001-6418-3772
Ticiana D J FariasPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Genética, Departamento de Genética, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Brasil.ORCID 0000-0002-3606-2428
Maria Luiza Petzl-ErlerPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Genética, Departamento de Genética, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Brasil.ORCID 0000-0002-0345-5276
Danielle MalheirosPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Genética, Departamento de Genética, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Brasil.ORCID 0000-0002-2528-9707
Danillo G AugustoPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Genética, Departamento de Genética, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Brasil.ORCID 0000-0001-5665-8547
Universidade Federal do Paraná · BRUniversity of California, San Francisco · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pemphigus foliaceus (PF) is an autoimmune blistering skin disease characterized by the presence of pathogenic autoantibodies against desmoglein 1, a component of intercellular desmosome junctions. PF occurs sporadically across the globe and is endemic in some Brazilian regions. Because PF is a B-cell-mediated disease, we aimed to study the impact of variants within genes encoding molecules involved in the different steps of B-cell development and antibody production on the susceptibility of endemic PF. We analysed 3,336 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) from 167 candidate genes genotyped with Illumina microarray in a cohort of 227 PF patients and 193 controls. After quality control and exclusion of non-informative and redundant SNPs, 607 variants in 149 genes remained in the logistic regression analysis, in which sex and ancestry were included as covariates. Our results revealed 10 SNPs within or nearby 11 genes that were associated with susceptibility to endemic PF (OR >1.56; p < 0.005): rs6657275*G (TGFB2); rs1818545*A (RAG1/RAG2/IFTAP);rs10781530*A (PAXX), rs10870140*G and rs10781522*A (TRAF2); rs535068*A (TNFRSF1B); rs324011*A (STAT6);rs6432018*C (YWHAQ); rs17149161*C (YWHAG); and rs2070729*C (IRF1). Interestingly, these SNPs have been previously associated with differential gene expression, mostly in peripheral blood, in publicly available databases. For the first time, we show that polymorphisms in genes involved in B-cell development and antibody production confer differential susceptibility to endemic PF, and therefore are candidates for possible functional studies to understand immunoglobulin gene rearrangement and its impact on diseases.

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AdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntibody FormationAutoantibodiesAutoimmune DiseasesB-LymphocytesBrazilCase-Control StudiesChildCohort StudiesFemaleGene ExpressionGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenotypeAutoantibodiesgeneticsimmunogeneticsimmunoglobulinimmunologypemphigus foliaceus

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PMID32926429
PMCPMC7730027
OpenAlexW3087326479

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