Ulcerative colitis(UC) is one of the main types of inflammatory bowel disease, which is caused by dysregulated immune responses in genetically predisposed individuals. Several genetic factors, including interleukin an...Ulcerative colitis(UC) is one of the main types of inflammatory bowel disease, which is caused by dysregulated immune responses in genetically predisposed individuals. Several genetic factors, including interleukin and interleukin receptor gene polymorphisms and other inflammation-related genes play central role in mediating and modulating the inflammation in the human body, thereby these can be the main cause of development of the disease. It is clear these data are very important for understanding the base of the disease, especially in terms of clinical utility and validity, but summarized literature is exiguous for challenge health specialist that can used in the clinical practice nowadays. This review summarizes the current literature on inflammationrelated genetic polymorphisms which are associated with UC. We performed an electronic search of Pubmed Database among publications of the last 10 years, using the following medical subject heading terms: UC, ulcerative colitis, inflammation, genes, polymorphisms, and susceptibility.展开更多
AIM: To identify whether the polymorphisms of the Nacetyltransferase (NAT) genes are susceptible to primary liver cancer (PLC) in Luoyang, a PLC low-incidence area of China.METHODS: The NAT1 and NAT2 genotypes of 96 P...AIM: To identify whether the polymorphisms of the Nacetyltransferase (NAT) genes are susceptible to primary liver cancer (PLC) in Luoyang, a PLC low-incidence area of China.METHODS: The NAT1 and NAT2 genotypes of 96 PLC cases and 173 controls were determined by PCR-RFLP.Both interaction between NAT1 or NAT2 and environmental risk factors were analyzed based on case control study.RESULTS: Compared to the control group, the frequencies of alleles NAT1*3, NAT1*4, NAT1*10, NAT1*14B and alleles NAT2*4, NAT2*6, NAT2*7 in PLC group showed no statistically significant difference (x2 = 2.61 and 4.16,respectively, both P＞0.05). The frequencies of NAT1 genotypes NAT1*3/*3, NAT1*3/*4, NAT1*3/*10,NAT1*3/*14B, NAT1*4/*4, NAT1*4/*10, NAT1*4/*14B,NAT1*10/*10, NAT1*10/*14B, and NAT2 genotypes NAT2*4/*4, NAT2*4/*6, NAT2*4/*7, NAT2*6/*6,NAT2*6/*7 and NAT2*7/*7 also had no statistically significant difference between the two groups (x2 = 11.86 and 2.94respectively both, P＞0.05). Neither the frequencies of rapid and slow NAT1 acetylators nor the frequencies of rapid and slow NAT2 acetylators were significantly different between the two groups (x2 = 0.598 and 0.44,respectively, both P＞0.05). The interaction betweenNAT1*10 and occupational exposures was found significant with an odds ratio of 3.40 (x2 = 8.42, P = 0.004,OR 95%CI:1.03-11.22). But no interaction was found between NAT2 and any environmental risk factors.CONCLUSION: The polymorphisms of NAT1 and NAT2are not susceptible to PLC in Luoyang. Allele NAT1*10interacts with occupational exposures.展开更多
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a multifactorial disease in the pathogenesis of which contributes a variety of causative factors including genetic and environmental ones. They may also be interactions ...Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a multifactorial disease in the pathogenesis of which contributes a variety of causative factors including genetic and environmental ones. They may also be interactions of genetic susceptibilities and environmental influences. Towards to that in the pathogenesis of the disease except smoking, it seems to have a great impact the genetic predisposition of the individuals suffering from that serious progressive disease. Regarding to these observations and findings very interesting studies have been conducted in order to elucidate the implications of different genes, and their polymorphisms in disease aetiology. This is a review which elucidates the impact of genetic susceptibility in COPD.展开更多
Objective Idiopathic nephrotic syndrome(INS)is the most common glomerular disease in children.Toll-like receptors(TLRs)have been reported to be associated with response to steroid treatment in children with INS.Nevert...Objective Idiopathic nephrotic syndrome(INS)is the most common glomerular disease in children.Toll-like receptors(TLRs)have been reported to be associated with response to steroid treatment in children with INS.Nevertheless,the correlation between TLR genes and the progression of INS has not yet been clarified.The present study aimed to investigate the association of single-nucleotide polymorphisms(SNPs)in TLR2,TLR4,and TLR9 with susceptibility to INS as well as the clinical phenotyping of steroid responsiveness in Chinese children with INS.Methods A total of 183 pediatric inpatients with INS were included and given standard steroid therapy.Based on their clinical response to steroids,the patients were classified into three groups:steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome(SSNS),steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome(SDNS),and steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome(SRNS).A total of 100 healthy children were employed as controls.The blood genome DNA was extracted from each participant.Six SNPs(rs11536889,rs1927914,rs7869402,rs11536891,rs352140,and rs3804099)in TLR2,TLR4,and TLR9 were selected and detected by multiplex polymerase chain reaction with next-generation sequencing to assess TLR gene polymorphisms.Results Among the 183 patients with INS,89(48.6%)had SSNS,73(39.9%)had SDNS,and 21(11.5%)had SRNS.No significant difference was found in the genotype distribution between healthy children and patients with INS.However,the genotype and allele frequencies of TLR4 rs7869402 were significantly different between SRNS and SSNS.Compared with patients with the C allele and CC genotype,patients with the T allele and CT genotype had an increased risk of SRNS.Conclusion TLR4 rs7869402 affected the steroid response in Chinese children with INS.It might be a predictor for the early detection of SRNS in this population.展开更多
The majority of single nucleotide polymorphisms(SNPs)found in the coding region(cSNPs)are single base substitutions that may or may not lead to amino acid substitutions,most of which are related to diseases.Some cSNPs...The majority of single nucleotide polymorphisms(SNPs)found in the coding region(cSNPs)are single base substitutions that may or may not lead to amino acid substitutions,most of which are related to diseases.Some cSNPs may prove useful for their potential links to functional cSNPs via linkage disequilibrium mapping.We have selected 48 cSNPs located in the coding regions of 25 genes to construct the cSNP chip.These genes are harbored in the high frequency loss regions of the chromosome 1p and 8p and related with apoptosis,cell cycles,signal transduction,oncogene,tumor suppressor genes and so on.All of the cSNPs can lead to amino acid substitutions except TP73(rs1801174).The PCR products amplified from 31 hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)specimens were labeled with Dig-dUTP and then hybridized with the cSNP chips.The results showed that there was no hybridization signal when there was more than one site of mutation in the amplification sequence,indicating that the cSNP chip had a high sensitivity.The statistic data of the SNP(MT,homozygous and HT,heterozygous)in the HCC patients with different phenotypes(HBV+/-,differentiation stage,family history positive or negative,tumor size)indicated that the number of MT was distinctly different between patients with positive HBV and negative HBV.The MT and HT numbers of all the 48 cSNPs were significantly different between low differentiation and high differentiation HCC patients.The numbers of MT and HT were not different between positived and negative family history groups and between tumor size>3 cm and≤3 cm groups.The study results provided useful information for understanding the molecular mechanisms of HCC development.展开更多
Postpartum depression is one of the most prevalent psychopathologies. Its prevalence is estimated to be between 10% and 15%. Despite its multifactorial etiology, it is known that genetics play an important role in the...Postpartum depression is one of the most prevalent psychopathologies. Its prevalence is estimated to be between 10% and 15%. Despite its multifactorial etiology, it is known that genetics play an important role in the genesis of this disorder. This paper reviews epidemiological evidence supporting the role of genetics in postpartum depression(PPD). The main objectives of this review are to determine which genes and polymorphisms are associated with PPD and discuss how this association may occur. In addition, this paper explores whether these genes are somehow related to or even the same as those linked to Major Depression(MD). To identify gaps in the current knowledge that require investigation, a systematic review was conducted in the electronic databases Pub Med, LILACS and Sci ELO using the index terms "postpartum depression" and "genetics". Literature searches for articles in peerreviewed journals were made until April 2014. PPD was indexed 56 times with genetics. The inclusion criteria were articles in Portuguese, Spanish or English that were available by institutional means or sent by authors upon request; this search resulted in 20 papers. Genes and polymorphisms traditionally related to MD, which are those involved in the serotonin, catecholamine, brain-derived neurotrophic factor and tryptophan metabolism, have been the most studied, and some have been related to PPD. The results are conflicting and some depend on epigenetics, which makes the data incipient. Further studies are required to determine the genes that are involved in PPD and establish the nature of the relationship between these genes and PPD.展开更多
基金Supported by The grant of the Hungarian Science Foundation,No.OTKA K103983
文摘Ulcerative colitis(UC) is one of the main types of inflammatory bowel disease, which is caused by dysregulated immune responses in genetically predisposed individuals. Several genetic factors, including interleukin and interleukin receptor gene polymorphisms and other inflammation-related genes play central role in mediating and modulating the inflammation in the human body, thereby these can be the main cause of development of the disease. It is clear these data are very important for understanding the base of the disease, especially in terms of clinical utility and validity, but summarized literature is exiguous for challenge health specialist that can used in the clinical practice nowadays. This review summarizes the current literature on inflammationrelated genetic polymorphisms which are associated with UC. We performed an electronic search of Pubmed Database among publications of the last 10 years, using the following medical subject heading terms: UC, ulcerative colitis, inflammation, genes, polymorphisms, and susceptibility.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No. 39870654
文摘AIM: To identify whether the polymorphisms of the Nacetyltransferase (NAT) genes are susceptible to primary liver cancer (PLC) in Luoyang, a PLC low-incidence area of China.METHODS: The NAT1 and NAT2 genotypes of 96 PLC cases and 173 controls were determined by PCR-RFLP.Both interaction between NAT1 or NAT2 and environmental risk factors were analyzed based on case control study.RESULTS: Compared to the control group, the frequencies of alleles NAT1*3, NAT1*4, NAT1*10, NAT1*14B and alleles NAT2*4, NAT2*6, NAT2*7 in PLC group showed no statistically significant difference (x2 = 2.61 and 4.16,respectively, both P＞0.05). The frequencies of NAT1 genotypes NAT1*3/*3, NAT1*3/*4, NAT1*3/*10,NAT1*3/*14B, NAT1*4/*4, NAT1*4/*10, NAT1*4/*14B,NAT1*10/*10, NAT1*10/*14B, and NAT2 genotypes NAT2*4/*4, NAT2*4/*6, NAT2*4/*7, NAT2*6/*6,NAT2*6/*7 and NAT2*7/*7 also had no statistically significant difference between the two groups (x2 = 11.86 and 2.94respectively both, P＞0.05). Neither the frequencies of rapid and slow NAT1 acetylators nor the frequencies of rapid and slow NAT2 acetylators were significantly different between the two groups (x2 = 0.598 and 0.44,respectively, both P＞0.05). The interaction betweenNAT1*10 and occupational exposures was found significant with an odds ratio of 3.40 (x2 = 8.42, P = 0.004,OR 95%CI:1.03-11.22). But no interaction was found between NAT2 and any environmental risk factors.CONCLUSION: The polymorphisms of NAT1 and NAT2are not susceptible to PLC in Luoyang. Allele NAT1*10interacts with occupational exposures.
文摘Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a multifactorial disease in the pathogenesis of which contributes a variety of causative factors including genetic and environmental ones. They may also be interactions of genetic susceptibilities and environmental influences. Towards to that in the pathogenesis of the disease except smoking, it seems to have a great impact the genetic predisposition of the individuals suffering from that serious progressive disease. Regarding to these observations and findings very interesting studies have been conducted in order to elucidate the implications of different genes, and their polymorphisms in disease aetiology. This is a review which elucidates the impact of genetic susceptibility in COPD.
基金This study was funded by the Science and Technology Projects of Zhejiang Province(No.LGC21H200004)the Key Research and Development Plan of Zhejiang Province(No.2019C03028)the Medical Scientific Projects from Health Department of Zhejiang Province(No.2018KY455)。
文摘Objective Idiopathic nephrotic syndrome(INS)is the most common glomerular disease in children.Toll-like receptors(TLRs)have been reported to be associated with response to steroid treatment in children with INS.Nevertheless,the correlation between TLR genes and the progression of INS has not yet been clarified.The present study aimed to investigate the association of single-nucleotide polymorphisms(SNPs)in TLR2,TLR4,and TLR9 with susceptibility to INS as well as the clinical phenotyping of steroid responsiveness in Chinese children with INS.Methods A total of 183 pediatric inpatients with INS were included and given standard steroid therapy.Based on their clinical response to steroids,the patients were classified into three groups:steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome(SSNS),steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome(SDNS),and steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome(SRNS).A total of 100 healthy children were employed as controls.The blood genome DNA was extracted from each participant.Six SNPs(rs11536889,rs1927914,rs7869402,rs11536891,rs352140,and rs3804099)in TLR2,TLR4,and TLR9 were selected and detected by multiplex polymerase chain reaction with next-generation sequencing to assess TLR gene polymorphisms.Results Among the 183 patients with INS,89(48.6%)had SSNS,73(39.9%)had SDNS,and 21(11.5%)had SRNS.No significant difference was found in the genotype distribution between healthy children and patients with INS.However,the genotype and allele frequencies of TLR4 rs7869402 were significantly different between SRNS and SSNS.Compared with patients with the C allele and CC genotype,patients with the T allele and CT genotype had an increased risk of SRNS.Conclusion TLR4 rs7869402 affected the steroid response in Chinese children with INS.It might be a predictor for the early detection of SRNS in this population.
文摘The majority of single nucleotide polymorphisms(SNPs)found in the coding region(cSNPs)are single base substitutions that may or may not lead to amino acid substitutions,most of which are related to diseases.Some cSNPs may prove useful for their potential links to functional cSNPs via linkage disequilibrium mapping.We have selected 48 cSNPs located in the coding regions of 25 genes to construct the cSNP chip.These genes are harbored in the high frequency loss regions of the chromosome 1p and 8p and related with apoptosis,cell cycles,signal transduction,oncogene,tumor suppressor genes and so on.All of the cSNPs can lead to amino acid substitutions except TP73(rs1801174).The PCR products amplified from 31 hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)specimens were labeled with Dig-dUTP and then hybridized with the cSNP chips.The results showed that there was no hybridization signal when there was more than one site of mutation in the amplification sequence,indicating that the cSNP chip had a high sensitivity.The statistic data of the SNP(MT,homozygous and HT,heterozygous)in the HCC patients with different phenotypes(HBV+/-,differentiation stage,family history positive or negative,tumor size)indicated that the number of MT was distinctly different between patients with positive HBV and negative HBV.The MT and HT numbers of all the 48 cSNPs were significantly different between low differentiation and high differentiation HCC patients.The numbers of MT and HT were not different between positived and negative family history groups and between tumor size>3 cm and≤3 cm groups.The study results provided useful information for understanding the molecular mechanisms of HCC development.
基金Supported by Humberto Corrêa has received research funding from Fundacao de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG)Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)
文摘Postpartum depression is one of the most prevalent psychopathologies. Its prevalence is estimated to be between 10% and 15%. Despite its multifactorial etiology, it is known that genetics play an important role in the genesis of this disorder. This paper reviews epidemiological evidence supporting the role of genetics in postpartum depression(PPD). The main objectives of this review are to determine which genes and polymorphisms are associated with PPD and discuss how this association may occur. In addition, this paper explores whether these genes are somehow related to or even the same as those linked to Major Depression(MD). To identify gaps in the current knowledge that require investigation, a systematic review was conducted in the electronic databases Pub Med, LILACS and Sci ELO using the index terms "postpartum depression" and "genetics". Literature searches for articles in peerreviewed journals were made until April 2014. PPD was indexed 56 times with genetics. The inclusion criteria were articles in Portuguese, Spanish or English that were available by institutional means or sent by authors upon request; this search resulted in 20 papers. Genes and polymorphisms traditionally related to MD, which are those involved in the serotonin, catecholamine, brain-derived neurotrophic factor and tryptophan metabolism, have been the most studied, and some have been related to PPD. The results are conflicting and some depend on epigenetics, which makes the data incipient. Further studies are required to determine the genes that are involved in PPD and establish the nature of the relationship between these genes and PPD.
