Compelling Evidence Linking CD40 Gene With Graves’ Disease in the Chinese Han Population

Mutations in CD40 have been widely reported to be risk factors for Graves’ disease (GD). The gene, along with its cognate ligand CD40L, may regulate pro-inflammatory and immune responses. Rs1883832, located at the -1 position of the Kozak sequence, is the most well-studied single nucleotide polymorp...

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Autores principales: He Jiang, Fei-Fei Yuan, Hai-Ning Wang, Wei Liu, Xiao-Ping Ye, Shao-Ying Yang, Hui-Jun Xie, Sha-Sha Yu, Yu-Ru Ma, Le-Le Zhang, Shuang-Xia Zhao, Huai-Dong Song, The China Consortium for the Genetics of Autoimmune Thyroid Disease
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:cf205bfd803540a3a5e7d834597021342021-11-18T12:52:30ZCompelling Evidence Linking CD40 Gene With Graves’ Disease in the Chinese Han Population1664-239210.3389/fendo.2021.759597https://doaj.org/article/cf205bfd803540a3a5e7d834597021342021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2021.759597/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/1664-2392Mutations in CD40 have been widely reported to be risk factors for Graves’ disease (GD). The gene, along with its cognate ligand CD40L, may regulate pro-inflammatory and immune responses. Rs1883832, located at the -1 position of the Kozak sequence, is the most well-studied single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of CD40, and has been confirmed to predispose those with the alteration to GD, regardless of ethnicity. Our genome-wide association study (GWAS) indicated that several SNPs, including rs1883832 located within the vicinity of CD40 were associated with GD in the Han Chinese population. Aiming at identifying the most consequential SNP and its underlying pathogenic mechanism, we performed a two-stage refined study on 8,171 patients with GD and 7,906 controls, and found rs1883832 was the most significantly GD-associated SNP in the CD40 gene region (PCombined = 9.17×10-11, OR = 1.18). Through searching the cis-expression quantitative trait locus database and using quantitative RT-PCR, we further discovered that the rs1883832 genotype can influence CD40 gene transcription. Furthermore, we demonstrated that rs1883832 is a susceptibility locus for pTRAb+ GD patients. In conclusion, the current study provides robust evidence that rs1883832 can regulate CD40 gene expression and affect serum TRAb levels, which ultimately contributes to the development of GD.He JiangFei-Fei YuanHai-Ning WangWei LiuWei LiuXiao-Ping YeShao-Ying YangHui-Jun XieSha-Sha YuYu-Ru MaLe-Le ZhangShuang-Xia ZhaoHuai-Dong SongThe China Consortium for the Genetics of Autoimmune Thyroid DiseaseFrontiers Media S.A.articleGraves’ diseasesingle nucleotide polymorphismsCD40association analysisexpression quantitative trait locusDiseases of the endocrine glands. Clinical endocrinologyRC648-665ENFrontiers in Endocrinology, Vol 12 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
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topic Graves’ disease
single nucleotide polymorphisms
CD40
association analysis
expression quantitative trait locus
Diseases of the endocrine glands. Clinical endocrinology
RC648-665
spellingShingle Graves’ disease
single nucleotide polymorphisms
CD40
association analysis
expression quantitative trait locus
Diseases of the endocrine glands. Clinical endocrinology
RC648-665
He Jiang
Fei-Fei Yuan
Hai-Ning Wang
Wei Liu
Wei Liu
Xiao-Ping Ye
Shao-Ying Yang
Hui-Jun Xie
Sha-Sha Yu
Yu-Ru Ma
Le-Le Zhang
Shuang-Xia Zhao
Huai-Dong Song
The China Consortium for the Genetics of Autoimmune Thyroid Disease
Compelling Evidence Linking CD40 Gene With Graves’ Disease in the Chinese Han Population
description Mutations in CD40 have been widely reported to be risk factors for Graves’ disease (GD). The gene, along with its cognate ligand CD40L, may regulate pro-inflammatory and immune responses. Rs1883832, located at the -1 position of the Kozak sequence, is the most well-studied single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of CD40, and has been confirmed to predispose those with the alteration to GD, regardless of ethnicity. Our genome-wide association study (GWAS) indicated that several SNPs, including rs1883832 located within the vicinity of CD40 were associated with GD in the Han Chinese population. Aiming at identifying the most consequential SNP and its underlying pathogenic mechanism, we performed a two-stage refined study on 8,171 patients with GD and 7,906 controls, and found rs1883832 was the most significantly GD-associated SNP in the CD40 gene region (PCombined = 9.17×10-11, OR = 1.18). Through searching the cis-expression quantitative trait locus database and using quantitative RT-PCR, we further discovered that the rs1883832 genotype can influence CD40 gene transcription. Furthermore, we demonstrated that rs1883832 is a susceptibility locus for pTRAb+ GD patients. In conclusion, the current study provides robust evidence that rs1883832 can regulate CD40 gene expression and affect serum TRAb levels, which ultimately contributes to the development of GD.
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author He Jiang
Fei-Fei Yuan
Hai-Ning Wang
Wei Liu
Wei Liu
Xiao-Ping Ye
Shao-Ying Yang
Hui-Jun Xie
Sha-Sha Yu
Yu-Ru Ma
Le-Le Zhang
Shuang-Xia Zhao
Huai-Dong Song
The China Consortium for the Genetics of Autoimmune Thyroid Disease
author_facet He Jiang
Fei-Fei Yuan
Hai-Ning Wang
Wei Liu
Wei Liu
Xiao-Ping Ye
Shao-Ying Yang
Hui-Jun Xie
Sha-Sha Yu
Yu-Ru Ma
Le-Le Zhang
Shuang-Xia Zhao
Huai-Dong Song
The China Consortium for the Genetics of Autoimmune Thyroid Disease
author_sort He Jiang
title Compelling Evidence Linking CD40 Gene With Graves’ Disease in the Chinese Han Population
title_short Compelling Evidence Linking CD40 Gene With Graves’ Disease in the Chinese Han Population
title_full Compelling Evidence Linking CD40 Gene With Graves’ Disease in the Chinese Han Population
title_fullStr Compelling Evidence Linking CD40 Gene With Graves’ Disease in the Chinese Han Population
title_full_unstemmed Compelling Evidence Linking CD40 Gene With Graves’ Disease in the Chinese Han Population
title_sort compelling evidence linking cd40 gene with graves’ disease in the chinese han population
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/cf205bfd803540a3a5e7d83459702134
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