Comprehensive analysis of HFE gene in hereditary hemochromatosis and in diseases associated with acquired iron overload  

作　　者：Wagner Narciso de Campos Juliana Doblas Massaro Eduardo Luiz Rachid Can?ado Cláudia Emília Vieira Wiezel Aguinaldo Luiz Sim?es Andreza Correa Teixeira Fernanda Fernandes de Souza Celso Teixeira Mendes-Junior Ana de Lourdes Candolo Martinelli Eduardo Ant?nio Donadi 

机构地区：[1]Division of Clinical Immunology,Department of Medicine,Ribeir?o Preto Medical School,University of S?o Paulo [2]Department of Gastroenterology,Clinical Gastroenterology and Clinical Hepatology of Clinical Hospital,University of S?o Paulo School of Medicine [3]Department of Genetics,Ribeir?o Preto Medical School,University of S?o Paulo [4]Division of Gastroenterology,Department of Medicine,Ribeir?o Preto Medical School,University of S?o Paulo [5]Departamento de Química,Laboratório de Pesquisas Forenses e Gen?micas,Faculdade de Filosofia,Ciências e Letras de Ribeir?o Preto,Universidade de S?o Paulo

出　　处：《World Journal of Hepatology》2019年第2期186-198,共13页世界肝病学杂志（英文版）（电子版）

基　　金："Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico"(CNPq,Brazil),No.304931/2014-1 and No.148638/2010-4

摘　　要：BACKGROUND Patients with hepatitis C virus(HCV) and hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) may or not develop iron overload(IO),which is associated with worst prognosis,because can cause serious damage to organs.HFE gene controls the iron uptake from gut,particularly in patients with hereditary hemochromatosis(HH).AIM To identify associations between HFE coding region in patients exhibiting hereditary hemochromatosis and in diseases associated with acquired IO.METHODS We sequenced exons 2 to 5 and boundary introns of HFE gene,evaluating all polymorphic sites in patients presenting hereditary(hemochromatosis) or acquired iron overload HCV and HCC) and in healthy controls,using Sanger sequencing.We also determined the ensemble of extended haplotype in healthy control individuals,including several major histocompatibility complex loci,using sequence specific probes.Haplotype reconstruction was performed using the Arlequin and Phase softwares,and linkage disequilibrium(LD) between histocompatibility loci and HFE gene was performed using the Haploview software.RESULTS The HFE*003 allele was overrepresented(f = 71%) and HFE*001 allele was underrepresented(f = 14%) in HH patients compared to all groups.A strong linkage disequilibrium was observed among the H63 D-G,IVS2(+4)-C and C282 YG gene variants,particularly in HH;however,the mutation IVS2(+4)T>C was not directly associated with HH susceptibility.The HFE*001/HFE*002 genotype conferred susceptibility to HCC in HCV patients exhibiting IO(P = 0.02,OR =14.14).Although HFE is telomeric to other histocompatibility genes,the H63 DG/IVS2(+4)-C(P ≤ 0.00001/P ≤ 0.0057) combination was in LD with HLA-B*44 allele group in healthy controls.No LD was observed between HFE alleles and other major histocompatibility loci.CONCLUSION A differential HFE association was observed for HH and for diseases associated with acquired IO(HCV,HCC).Since HFE is very distant from other histocompatibility loci,only weak associations were observed with these alleles.BACKGROUND Patients with hepatitis C virus(HCV) and hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) may or not develop iron overload(IO),which is associated with worst prognosis,because can cause serious damage to organs.HFE gene controls the iron uptake from gut,particularly in patients with hereditary hemochromatosis(HH).AIM To identify associations between HFE coding region in patients exhibiting hereditary hemochromatosis and in diseases associated with acquired IO.METHODS We sequenced exons 2 to 5 and boundary introns of HFE gene,evaluating all polymorphic sites in patients presenting hereditary(hemochromatosis) or acquired iron overload HCV and HCC) and in healthy controls,using Sanger sequencing.We also determined the ensemble of extended haplotype in healthy control individuals,including several major histocompatibility complex loci,using sequence specific probes.Haplotype reconstruction was performed using the Arlequin and Phase softwares,and linkage disequilibrium(LD) between histocompatibility loci and HFE gene was performed using the Haploview software.RESULTS The HFE*003 allele was overrepresented(f = 71%) and HFE*001 allele was underrepresented(f = 14%) in HH patients compared to all groups.A strong linkage disequilibrium was observed among the H63 D-G,IVS2(+4)-C and C282 YG gene variants,particularly in HH;however,the mutation IVS2(+4)T>C was not directly associated with HH susceptibility.The HFE*001/HFE*002 genotype conferred susceptibility to HCC in HCV patients exhibiting IO(P = 0.02,OR =14.14).Although HFE is telomeric to other histocompatibility genes,the H63 DG/IVS2(+4)-C(P ≤ 0.00001/P ≤ 0.0057) combination was in LD with HLA-B*44 allele group in healthy controls.No LD was observed between HFE alleles and other major histocompatibility loci.CONCLUSION A differential HFE association was observed for HH and for diseases associated with acquired IO(HCV,HCC).Since HFE is very distant from other histocompatibility loci,only weak associations were observed with these alleles.

关 键 词：HFE gene HEPATOCELLULAR carcinoma HEPATITIS C HEMOCHROMATOSIS HEREDITARY Alleles Haplotypes 

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