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ArticleCurrent issues in molecular biology2024

Genetic and Environmental Factors in Autoimmune Thyroid Disease: Exploring Associations with Selenium Levels and Novel Loci in a Latvian Cohort.

Sabine Upmale-Engela, Ieva Vaivode, Raitis Peculis, Helena Litvina, Tatjana Zake, Andrejs Skesters, Deniss Gogins, Vita Rovite, Ilze Konrade

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Sabine Upmale-EngelaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Riga Stradins University, LV-1007 Riga, Latvia.
Ieva VaivodeDepartment of Internal Medicine, Riga Stradins University, LV-1007 Riga, Latvia.
Raitis PeculisLatvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre, Ratsupites Str. 1-k1, LV-1067 Riga, Latvia.
Helena LitvinaLatvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre, Ratsupites Str. 1-k1, LV-1067 Riga, Latvia.
Tatjana ZakeDepartment of Internal Medicine, Riga Stradins University, LV-1007 Riga, Latvia.
Andrejs SkestersLaboratory of Biochemistry, Riga Stradins University, LV-1007 Riga, Latvia.ORCID 0000-0003-3726-8724
Deniss GoginsDepartment of Internal Medicine, Riga Stradins University, LV-1007 Riga, Latvia.ORCID 0000-0001-6373-5985
Vita RoviteLatvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre, Ratsupites Str. 1-k1, LV-1067 Riga, Latvia.
Ilze KonradeDepartment of Internal Medicine, Riga Stradins University, LV-1007 Riga, Latvia.

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Latvian Council of Science lzp-2018/2-0059
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Abstract

The interplay of genetic, immune and environmental factors strongly contributes to the development of autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD), which can be classified as Graves' disease (GD) or Hashimoto thyroiditis (HT). One of the most studied exogenous factors in the pathogenesis of AITD is selenium, which, in the form of selenoproteins, strengthens the antioxidative defence system of thyroid cells against superoxide production. Furthermore, it modulates inflammatory cytokine release and autoantibody production. The aim of this study was to assess the associations of genetic factors with selenium levels in a cohort of adults with HT and GD and healthy controls from Latvia. A total of 148 GD patients, 102 HT patients and 2442 control participants were included in the study. The genotypes were determined using genome-wide genotyping; imputation was carried out using the TOPMed r2 imputation panel; and association analysis was performed with PLINK v1.90b7. We found three loci associated with GD (LSAMP, HNRNPA3P5, and NTN1) and one locus associated with HT (VAT1L); furthermore, one locus was associated with a serum selenium concentration > 80 µg/L (LINC01544/RNF152/PIGN). The detected associations could be attributed to population-specific effects or unknown stratification in our cohort, and further assessment of these results is required to explain the relationships of genetic traits with AITD and other phenotypes.

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autoimmune thyroid diseasesgenome-wide associationselenium

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PMCPMC10969616

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