IL-1、IL-10及TNF-β单核苷酸多态性与福建泉州地区汉族人群类风湿性关节炎的相关性研究

目的:探讨福建泉州地区汉族人群类风湿性关节炎(RA)患者炎症相关因子的单核苷酸多态性(SNP)位点的分布特征,并研究其与RA易感性的关系。方法:选取福建泉州地区汉族人群RA患者155例(RA组)和健康体检者170例(对照组)为研究对象,采用全血三引物等位基因特异性扩增(TRIP-ASPCR)技术对RA相关的SNP位点进行基因分型。运用SPSS 19.0统计分析软件,采用卡方检验和Logistic法分析Hardy-Weinberg遗传平衡吻合度、SNP位点等位基因与RA发病关联强度,并利用SHEsis软件对所选SNP位点进行连锁不平衡分析和单倍型分析。结果:对照组中有1个SNP位点符合Hardy-Weinberg平衡检验(P>0.05),RA组有1个SNP位点符合Hardy-Weinberg平衡检验(P>0.05);在对照组和RA组之间有4个SNP位点的等位基因频率差异存在统计学意义(P<0.05,OR>1),与RA呈正相关,且相关性明显。结论:RA患者中,存在4个SNP位点(IL-10 rs1800893、IL-1βrs16944、TNF-βrs2009658和TNF-βrs1041981)与福建泉州地区汉族人群的RA呈正相关,且相关性明显;各位点分别对应的等位基因G、G、C和C可能作为福建泉州地区汉族人群RA的一个潜在遗传标志。     

一个染色体14q微缺失的遗传学分析

目的分析1例自闭症、智力低下和癫痫患儿的遗传学病因。方法应用常规G显带染色体核型分析、单核昔酸多态性微阵列(single nucleotide polymorphism array,SNP array)技术检测染色体变异,用高通量测序筛选致病变异位点,Sanger测序验证,查阅数据库及文献分析,以明确缺失区及致病变异基因的病理意义。结果患儿及其父母外周血G显带核型分析结果均未见异常。SNP array检测发现患儿染色体14 qll.2区存在460 kb的缺失,高通量及Sanger测序显示患儿携带NALCN基因新发变异,患儿及其母亲COL4A5基因发生半合子变异。结论染色体14qll.2微缺失与NALCN变异可能与患儿自闭症、智力低下及癫痫等表型相关。     

一例15q11.2微重复患儿的临床及遗传学分析

目的明确1例发育迟缓、智力低下患儿遗传学病因及其来源,并对该家系下一胎行产前诊断。方法采集患儿及其父母外周血进行常规G显带核型分析及单核苷酸多态性微阵列芯片(single nucleotide polymorphism array,SNP array)检测;并对该孕妇行产前诊断,进行羊水细胞染色体核型分析及SNP array检测。结果患儿及其父母染色体核型未见异常。SNP array检测结果显示患儿15号染色体15q11.2区段存在855.3 kb重复,该重复遗传至表型正常的母亲,父亲检测结果未见异常。孕妇羊水细胞染色体核型及SNP array检测结果均未见异常。结论15q11.2微重复可能与体格/智力发育障碍相关,CYFIP1可能是其候选基因,但该重复仅可增加其发病风险,外显率较低,在临床咨询中应引起重视。     

基于典型相关稀疏自编码器的精神分裂症的分类

通过结合大脑核磁共振成像和基因组信息进行全面系统的分析,影像遗传学已被广泛用于帮助诊断和治疗精神疾病（例如精神分裂症）。本文采用单核苷酸多态性数据和功能性磁共振成像数据联合分析,提出深度典型相关稀疏自编码器模型,探索两类数据之间的非线性关联并进行降维,对精神分裂症患者和健康对照进行分类。最后,实验结果表明,使用深度典型相关稀疏自编码器模型比其他传统模型具有更高的分类准确性。     

HLA-G非编码区单核苷酸多态性在复发性流产患者中的表达及对影响多因素Logistic分析研究

目的探讨HLA-G非编码区单核苷酸多态性在复发性流产患者中的表达及对影响多因素Logistic分析研究。方法选择2016年6月-2018年12月我院正常妊娠且无流产史患者作为对照组,选择期间复发性流产患者(URSA)作为观察组其中对照组30例,观察组20例。采用聚合酶链反应(PCR)检测HLA-G非编码区14bp基因多态性和逆转录-聚合酶链反应(RT-PCR),比较两组人群绒毛组织HLA-G 14bp插入/缺失基因型及绒毛组织中HLA-G mRNA的相对表达量及对多因素Logistic分析的影响。结果观察组-14bp/+14bp的杂合子基因频率为65.00%,对照组-14bp/+14bp的杂合子基因频率为43.33%,观察组高于对照组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);插入纯合子基因频率为+14bp/+14bp为10%。对照组基因频率为26.67%,与对照组比较有统计学意义(P<0.05);观察组HLA-G mRNA水平显着高于对照组(t=9.658,P=0.000)(P<0.05);HLA-G 蛋白在观察组里呈强表达,在对照组里呈弱表达,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);HLA-G非编码区单核苷酸多态性也是导致患者复发性流产的一个重要因素,对于复发性流产多因素Logistic分析研究提供一个新的研究方向。结论 HLA-G非编码区-14bp/+14bp的杂合子基因大大增加了复发性流产患者的发病几率,同时复发性流产影响HLA-G mRNA及HLA-G 蛋白的正常表达。对复发性流产多因素Logistic分析提供一个新的研究方向。     

From genes polymorphisms to mucosal expression of cytokines: evaluating IL-23/IL-17 axis in adult patients with gastritis

Background and ObjectiveChronic inflammation is the typical sign of gastritis that may shift into gastric cancer. IL-17A and IL-17F as a novel inflammatory cytokines subset of CD4+Th play the main role in inflammation. A key cytokine receptor in the inflammatory IL-17/IL-23 axis, the interleukin 23 receptor (IL23R), may be related to gastritis. We evaluated the correspondence between IL-17A G197A, IL-17F A7488G and IL23R+2199 A/C polymorphisms with TGF-β1, IL-6, IL-17, IL-21 and IL-23 mucosal mRNAs expression in uninfected H. Pylori (HP) chronic gastritis patients.Materials and MethodsTotal RNA and genomic DNA were separated from gastric biopsies of 44 patients with gastritis. Subsequently, mucosal mRNAs expression of TGF-β1, IL-6, IL-17, IL-21 and IL-23 were assessed by real-time PCR. To polymorphisms determination of IL-17A G197A, IL-17F A7488G and IL-23R +2199A/C the PCR-RFLP was used in gastric biopsies.ResultsResults point that IL-17A G197A, IL-17F A7488G and IL23R +2199A/C polymorphisms did not influence the mucosal expression of TGF-β1, IL-6, IL-17 and IL-21 (p> 0.05). In an opposite result, we don''t find a correspondence between IL-17A G197A, IL-17F A7488G polymorphisms and mucosal expression of IL-23 (p> 0.05). In a contrary, we found a correlation between IL23R +2199A/C polymorphism and mucosal expression of IL-23 in patients with chronic gastritis (p< 0.05).ConclusionThese findings propose that IL23R +2199A/C polymorphism may change the mucosal expression of IL-23 pattern in patients with gastritis disease in the absence of HP, but to support the conclusion, more research may be required.     

Association of FADS2 rs174575 gene polymorphism and insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes mellitus

BackgroundMany risk factors contribute to the pathogenesis of diabetes. Gene and lifestyle factors are considered to be the major contributors. A dietary pattern is attributed to be one of the lifestyle risk factors favoring diabetes. The present study aims to find an association between fatty acid desaturase (FADS) gene polymorphism and glycemic profile in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).MethodologyA total of 429 subjects were included in the study on the basis of inclusion and exclusion criteria, of which 213 and 216 subjects were diabetic and control, respectively. Body mass index was calculated. Fasting plasma glucose, glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and insulin were measured using commercially available kits. rs174575 of FADS2 was selected based on previous publications and identified using the dbSNP database. To compare the biochemical parameters with the genotype, the following three models were used: additive model (CC vs CG vs GG), dominant model (CC + CG vs GG), and recessive model (CC vs CG + GG).Results and DiscussionFBS, HbA1c, insulin, HOMA-IR, and HOMA-B exhibited a high and statistically significant difference between subjects and controls. The three models exhibited a statistically significant difference between FBS, HOMA-IR, and HOMA- B (p<0.05).ConclusionThe distribution of rs174575 genotype differed significantly between the subjects and controls in the present study. The study revealed that genetic variation in FADS2 is an additional facet to consider while studying the risk factors of T2DM.     

Human leucocyte antigen diversity: A biological gift to escape infections,no longer a barrier for haploidentical Hemopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Since the beginning of life, every multicellular organism appeared to have a complex innate immune system although the adaptive immune system, centred on lymphocytes bearing antigen receptors generated by somatic recombination, arose in jawed fish approximately 500 million years ago. The major histocompatibility complex MHC, named the Human leucocyte antigen (HLA) system in humans, represents a vital function structure in the organism by presenting pathogen‐derived peptides to T cells as the main initial step of the adaptive immune response. The huge level of polymorphism observed in HLA genes definitely reflects selection, favouring heterozygosity at the individual or population level, in a pathogen‐rich environment, although many are located in introns or in exons that do not code for the antigen‐biding site of the HLA. Over the past three decades, the extent of allelic diversity at HLA loci has been well characterized using high‐resolution HLA‐DNA typing and the number of new HLA alleles, produced through next‐generation sequencing methods, is even more rapidly increasing. The level of the HLA system polymorphism represents an obstacle to the search of potential compatible donors for patients affected by haematological disease proposed for a hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT). Data reported in literature clearly show that antigenic and/or allelic mismatches between related or unrelated donors and patients influences the successful HSCT outcome. However, the recent development of the new transplant strategy based on the choice of haploidentical donors for HSCT is questioning the role of HLA compatibility, since the great HLA disparities present do not worsen the overall clinical outcome. Nowadays, NGS has contributed to define at allelic levels the HLA polymorphism and solve potential ambiguities. However, HLA functions and tissue typing probably need to be further investigated in the next future, to understand the reasons why in haploidentical transplants the presence of a whole mismatch haplotype between donors and recipients, both the survival rate and the incidence of acute GvHD or graft rejection are similar to those reported for unrelated HSCTs.     

IFN‐γ +874T/A polymorphism increases susceptibility to post‐traumatic osteomyelitis

Immunological inflammatory reaction is one of the key links in the occurrence and development of post‐traumatic osteomyelitis after microbial invasion. Growing evidence suggests complex interactions between IFN‐γ and bone remodelling cells. However, potential association of IFN‐γ gene polymorphism with susceptibility to post‐traumatic osteomyelitis remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the potential link between IFN‐γ +874T/A polymorphism and risk of developing post‐traumatic osteomyelitis. A total of 189 patients with post‐traumatic osteomyelitis and 200 healthy controls were enrolled for genotyping using the SNaPshot genotyping method. Statistically significant associations were found between the gene polymorphism and the risk of post‐traumatic osteomyelitis by dominant model (AA + AT vs. TT, OR = 1.820, p = .017) and heterozygous model (AT vs. TT, OR = 1.781, p = .029). Moreover, the frequency of mutant allele A was significantly higher in the patients than that in the healthy controls (15.07% vs. 9.25%, OR = 1.742, p = .013). IFN‐γ +874T/A polymorphism may contribute to the increased susceptibility to post‐traumatic osteomyelitis.