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Genomewide association study of HLA alloimmunization in previously pregnant blood donors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Alloimmunization through blood transfusion, transplantation, or circulating fetal cells during pregnancy is a significant concern. Some exposed individuals make alloantibodies while others do not, implying variation in genetic risk factors.

Study design and methods

We conducted a genomewide association study (GWAS) of 9,427,497 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) to identify genetic variants for HLA alloimmunization in previously pregnant blood donors with (n = 752) and without (n = 753) HLA Class I or II alloantibodies.

Results

A SNP in the neurexophilin 2 (NXPH2) gene surpassed genome-wide significance (p = 2.06 × 10^-8 ), with multiple adjacent markers p < 10^-6 , for women with anti-Class I alloantibodies only. Little is currently known about the function of NXPH2, although gene family members have been shown to impact immunity. SNPs in the E2F7 gene, a transcription factor related to cell cycle control and cellular proliferation, also approached genomewide significance (p = 2.5 × 10^-7 ).

Conclusion

Further work to extend the GWAS approach and to characterize variants in NXPH2 and E2F7 in the context of alloantibody formation is warranted.

SUBMITTER: Seielstad M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5803399 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Genomewide association study of HLA alloimmunization in previously pregnant blood donors.

Seielstad Mark M Page Grier P GP Gaddis Nathan N Lanteri Marion M Lee Tzong-Hae TH Kakaiya Ram R Barcellos Lisa F LF Criswell Lindsey A LA Triulzi Darrell D Norris Philip J PJ Busch Michael P MP

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<h4>Background</h4>Alloimmunization through blood transfusion, transplantation, or circulating fetal cells during pregnancy is a significant concern. Some exposed individuals make alloantibodies while others do not, implying variation in genetic risk factors.<h4>Study design and methods</h4>We conducted a genomewide association study (GWAS) of 9,427,497 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) to identify genetic variants for HLA alloimmunization in previously pregnant blood donors with (n = 752) ...[more]

PMID: 29168253

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Genomewide association study of HLA alloimmunization in previously pregnant blood donors.

Background

Study design and methods

Results

Conclusion

Publications

Genomewide association study of HLA alloimmunization in previously pregnant blood donors.

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