Gebresilase, T;
Finan, C;
Suveges, D;
Tessema, TS;
Aseffa, A;
Davey, G;
Hatzikotoulas, K;
... Tekola-Ayele, F; + view all
(2021)
Replication of HLA class II locus association with susceptibility to podoconiosis in three Ethiopian ethnic groups.
Scientific Reports
, 11
, Article 3285. 10.1038/s41598-021-81836-x.
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Abstract
Podoconiosis, a debilitating lymphoedema of the leg, results from barefoot exposure to volcanic clay soil in genetically susceptible individuals. A previous genome-wide association study (GWAS) conducted in the Wolaita ethnic group from Ethiopia showed association between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the HLA class II region and podoconiosis. We aimed to conduct a second GWAS in a new sample (N = 1892) collected from the Wolaita and two other Ethiopian populations, the Amhara and the Oromo, also affected by podoconiosis. Fourteen SNPs in the HLA class II region showed significant genome-wide association (P < 5.0 × 10−8) with podoconiosis. The lead SNP was rs9270911 (P = 5.51 × 10−10; OR 1.53; 95% CI 1.34–1.74), located near HLA-DRB1. Inclusion of data from the first GWAS (combined N = 2289) identified 47 SNPs in the class II HLA region that were significantly associated with podoconiosis (lead SNP also rs9270911 (P = 2.25 × 10−12). No new loci outside of the HLA class II region were identified in this more highly-powered second GWAS. Our findings confirm the HLA class II association with podoconiosis suggesting HLA-mediated abnormal induction and regulation of immune responses may have a direct role in its pathogenesis.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Replication of HLA class II locus association with susceptibility to podoconiosis in three Ethiopian ethnic groups |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-021-81836-x |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-81836-x |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. |
| Keywords: | Diseases, Genetic association study, Genetics, Genetics research, Immunogenetics, Immunological disorders, Immunopathogenesis, Medical research, Pathogenesis, Skin diseases |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Cardiovascular Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Cardiovascular Science > Population Science and Experimental Medicine |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10129909 |
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