rs9459874 and rs1012656 in CCR6/FGFR1OP confer susceptibility to primary biliary cholangitis.
J Autoimmun
; 126: 102775, 2022 01.
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Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is a chronic cholestatic autoimmune liver disease that appears to be strongly influenced by genetic factors. Recently, an international meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) identified CC-Motif Chemokine Receptor-6 (CCR6) and FGFR1 Oncogene-Partner (FGFR1OP) as PBC-susceptibility genes. However, the lead single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of CCR6/FGFR1OP showed low linkage disequilibrium with each other in East Asian and European populations. Additionally, the primary functional variants and the molecular mechanisms responsible for PBC-susceptibility remain unclear. Here, among the PBC-susceptibility SNPs identified by high-density association mapping in our previous meta-GWAS (Patients n = 10,516; healthy controls n = 20,772) within the CCR6/FGFR1OP locus, rs9459874 and rs1012656 were identified as primary functional variants. These functional variants accounted for the effects of GWAS-identified lead SNPs in CCR6/FGFR1OP. Additionally, the roles of rs9459874 and rs1012656 in regulating FGFR1OP transcription and CCR6 translation, respectively, were supported by expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) analysis and gene editing technology using the CRISPR/Cas9 system. Immunohistochemistry showed higher expression of CCR6 protein in the livers of patients with PBC than in those of a non-diseased control. In conclusion, we identified primary functional variants in CCR6/FGFR1OP and revealed the molecular mechanisms by which these variants confer PBC-susceptibility in an eQTL-dependent or -independent manner. The approach in this study is applicable for the elucidation of the pathogenesis of other autoimmune disorders in which CCR6/FGFR1OP is known as a susceptibility locus, as well as PBC.
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Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas
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Estudo de Associação Genômica Ampla
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Cirrose Hepática Biliar
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2022
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