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SynthesisBMC genomics2024

Sex-biased genetic regulation of inflammatory proteins in the Dutch population.

Collins K Boahen, Hannah Abee, Isis Ricaño Ponce, Leo A B Joosten, Mihai G Netea, Vinod Kumar

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Synthesis in BMC genomics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

Collins K BoahenDepartment of Internal Medicine and Radboud Institute of Molecular Life Sciences (RIMLS), Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, 6525 HP, the Netherlands.
Hannah AbeeDepartment of Internal Medicine and Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases (RCI), Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, 6525 HP, the Netherlands.
Isis Ricaño PonceDepartment of Internal Medicine and Radboud Institute of Molecular Life Sciences (RIMLS), Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, 6525 HP, the Netherlands.
Leo A B JoostenDepartment of Internal Medicine and Radboud Institute of Molecular Life Sciences (RIMLS), Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, 6525 HP, the Netherlands.
Mihai G NeteaDepartment of Internal Medicine and Radboud Institute of Molecular Life Sciences (RIMLS), Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, 6525 HP, the Netherlands.
Vinod KumarDepartment of Internal Medicine and Radboud Institute of Molecular Life Sciences (RIMLS), Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, 6525 HP, the Netherlands. v.kumar@radboudumc.nl.
Radboud University Nijmegen · NLRadboud University Medical Center · NL

Funding

ERC Advanced Grant 833247
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSignificant differences in immune responses, prevalence or susceptibility of diseases and treatment responses have been described between males and females. Despite this, sex-differentiation analysis of the genetic architecture of inflammatory proteins is largely unexplored. We performed sex-stratified meta-analysis after protein quantitative trait loci (pQTL) mapping using inflammatory biomarkers profiled using targeted proteomics (Olink inflammatory panel) of two population-based cohorts of Europeans.

resultsEven though, around 67% of the pQTLs demonstrated shared effect between sexes, colocalization analysis identified two loci in the males (LINC01135 and ITGAV) and three loci (CNOT10, SRD5A2, and LILRB5) in the females with evidence of sex-dependent modulation by pQTL variants. Furthermore, we identified pathways with relevant functions in the sex-biased pQTL variants. We also showed through cross-validation that the sex-specific pQTLs are linked with sex-specific phenotypic traits.

conclusionOur study demonstrates the relevance of genetic sex-stratified analysis in the context of genetic dissection of protein abundances among individuals and reveals that, sex-specific pQTLs might mediate sex-linked phenotypes. Identification of sex-specific pQTLs associated with sex-biased diseases can help realize the promise of individualized treatment.

Indexed as

ProteinsQuantitative Trait Loci3-Oxo-5-alpha-Steroid 4-DehydrogenaseAntigens, CDBiomarkersFemaleGene Expression RegulationGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansMaleMembrane ProteinsPhenotypeReceptors, Immunologic3-Oxo-5-alpha-Steroid 4-DehydrogenaseAntigens, CDBiomarkersLILRB5 protein, humanMembrane ProteinsProteinsReceptors, ImmunologicSRD5A2 protein, humanBiomarkersGWASInflammationpQTLSex-stratified genetic analysis

Identifiers

PMID38326779
PMCPMC10851559
OpenAlexW4392732743

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