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Article: Rare inborn errors associated with chronic hepatitis B virus infection

TitleRare inborn errors associated with chronic hepatitis B virus infection
Authors
Issue Date2012
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.hepatology.org/
Citation
Hepatology, 2012, v. 56 n. 5, p. 1661-1670 How to Cite?
AbstractChronic hepatitis B (CHB) is a major global health issue. The role of rare genetic variants in CHB has not been elucidated. We aimed to identify rare allelic variants predisposing to CHB. We performed exome sequencing in 50 CHB patients who had no identifiable risk factors for CHB and 40 controls who were healthy and hepatitis B surface antibody-positive, but had never received hepatitis B vaccination. We selected six rare variant alleles and followed up their association with disease status by Sanger sequencing in a case-control study comprising 1,728 CHB patients and 1,636 healthy controls. The latter had either not been immunized with hepatitis B vaccine or had uncertain vaccination status. Our results showed that transmembrane protein 2 p.Ser1254Asn, interferon alpha 2 p.Ala120Thr, its regulator NLR family member X1 p.Arg707Cys, and complement component 2 p.Glu318Asp were associated with CHB, with P values of <1.0 × 10 -7, 2.76 × 10 -5, 5.08 × 10 -5, 2.78 × 10 -4 and odds ratios (ORs) of 2.45, 4.08, 2.34, and 1.97, respectively. The combined P value was <2.0 × 10 -16. As there has been no indication of immunological functions for the associated gene, transmembrane protein 2, we further studied its expression by immunohistochemistry, real-time polymerase chain reaction, and western blotting. Our results showed that it was strongly expressed by healthy hepatocytes, but its expression was reduced in liver tissues with CHB, hepatitis B viral (HBV) genome-containing HepG2.2.15 cells, as compared with healthy liver tissues and non-HBV genome-containing HepG2 cells (P = 0.022 and 0.0036, respectively). Conclusion: We identified four missense mutations associated with CHB, our results providing evidence for rare inborn genetic defects that contribute to increased host susceptibility to CHB. © 2012 American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/164368
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dc.contributor.authorZhao, Qen_HK
dc.contributor.authorPeng, Len_HK
dc.contributor.authorHuang, Wen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLi, Qen_HK
dc.contributor.authorPei, Yen_HK
dc.contributor.authorYuan, Pen_HK
dc.contributor.authorZheng, Len_HK
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Yen_HK
dc.contributor.authorDeng, Jen_HK
dc.contributor.authorZhong, Cen_HK
dc.contributor.authorHu, Ben_HK
dc.contributor.authorDing, Hen_HK
dc.contributor.authorFang, Wen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLi, Ren_HK
dc.contributor.authorLiao, Qen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLin, Cen_HK
dc.contributor.authorDeng, Wen_HK
dc.contributor.authorYan, Hen_HK
dc.contributor.authorHou, Jen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWu, Qen_HK
dc.contributor.authorXu, Ten_HK
dc.contributor.authorLiu, Jen_HK
dc.contributor.authorHu, Len_HK
dc.contributor.authorPeng, Ten_HK
dc.contributor.authorChen, Sen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLai, KNen_HK
dc.contributor.authorYuen, MFen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWang, Yen_HK
dc.contributor.authorMaini, MKen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLi, Cen_HK
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dc.contributor.authorWang, Jen_HK
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dc.date.accessioned2012-09-20T07:58:19Z-
dc.date.available2012-09-20T07:58:19Z-
dc.date.issued2012en_HK
dc.identifier.citationHepatology, 2012, v. 56 n. 5, p. 1661-1670en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0270-9139en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/164368-
dc.description.abstractChronic hepatitis B (CHB) is a major global health issue. The role of rare genetic variants in CHB has not been elucidated. We aimed to identify rare allelic variants predisposing to CHB. We performed exome sequencing in 50 CHB patients who had no identifiable risk factors for CHB and 40 controls who were healthy and hepatitis B surface antibody-positive, but had never received hepatitis B vaccination. We selected six rare variant alleles and followed up their association with disease status by Sanger sequencing in a case-control study comprising 1,728 CHB patients and 1,636 healthy controls. The latter had either not been immunized with hepatitis B vaccine or had uncertain vaccination status. Our results showed that transmembrane protein 2 p.Ser1254Asn, interferon alpha 2 p.Ala120Thr, its regulator NLR family member X1 p.Arg707Cys, and complement component 2 p.Glu318Asp were associated with CHB, with P values of <1.0 × 10 -7, 2.76 × 10 -5, 5.08 × 10 -5, 2.78 × 10 -4 and odds ratios (ORs) of 2.45, 4.08, 2.34, and 1.97, respectively. The combined P value was <2.0 × 10 -16. As there has been no indication of immunological functions for the associated gene, transmembrane protein 2, we further studied its expression by immunohistochemistry, real-time polymerase chain reaction, and western blotting. Our results showed that it was strongly expressed by healthy hepatocytes, but its expression was reduced in liver tissues with CHB, hepatitis B viral (HBV) genome-containing HepG2.2.15 cells, as compared with healthy liver tissues and non-HBV genome-containing HepG2 cells (P = 0.022 and 0.0036, respectively). Conclusion: We identified four missense mutations associated with CHB, our results providing evidence for rare inborn genetic defects that contribute to increased host susceptibility to CHB. © 2012 American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.en_HK
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.hepatology.org/en_HK
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