Whole genome sequencing identifies genetic variants associated with co-trimoxazole hypersensitivity in Asians

Autor: Jettanong Klaewsongkram, Nontaya Nakkam, Chun-Wei Lu, Yu-Huei Huang, Ticha Rerkpattanapipat, Chaw Ning Lee, Rosaline Chung-Yee Hui, Wichittra Tassaneeyakul, Ya Ching Chang, Chun-Bing Chen, Wen-Hung Chung, Pawinee Rerknimitr, Warayuwadee Amornpinyo, Niwat Saksit, Yang Yu Wei Lin, Chao Kai Hsu, Yen-Hua Huang, Parinya Konyoung, Chonlaphat Sukasem, Shang Hung Lin, Yu Chuan Teng, Siew Eng Choon, Cheng Chi Chan, Cheng-Yang Huang, Chuang Wei Wang, Tsu Man Chiu, Yun-Shien Lee, Chee-Jen Chang, Wasun Chantratita, Wei-Ti Chen, Shuen-Iu Hung, Yu Jr Lin
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 147:1402-1412
ISSN: 0091-6749
Popis: Background Co-trimoxazole, a sulfonamide antibiotic, is used to treat a variety of infections worldwide, and it remains a common first-line medicine for prophylaxis against Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia. However, it can cause severe cutaneous adverse reaction (SCAR), including Stevens-Johnson syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis, and drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms. The pathomechanism of co-trimoxazole–induced SCAR remains unclear. Objective We aimed to investigate the genetic predisposition of co-trimoxazole–induced SCAR. Methods We conducted a multicountry case-control association study that included 151 patients with of co-trimoxazole–induced SCAR and 4631 population controls from Taiwan, Thailand, and Malaysia, as well as 138 tolerant controls from Taiwan. Whole-genome sequencing was performed for the patients and population controls from Taiwan; it further validated the results from Thailand and Malaysia. Results The whole-genome sequencing study (43 case patients vs 507 controls) discovered that the single-nucleotide polymorphism rs41554616, which is located between the HLA-B and MICA loci, had the strongest association with co-trimoxazole–induced SCAR (P = 8.2 × 10−9; odds ratio [OR] = 7.7). There were weak associations of variants in co-trimoxazole–related metabolizing enzymes (CYP2D6, GSTP1, GCLC, N-acetyltransferase [NAT2], and CYP2C8). A replication study using HLA genotyping revealed that HLA-B∗13:01 was strongly associated with co-trimoxazole–induced SCAR (the combined sample comprised 91 case patients vs 2545 controls [P = 7.2 × 10−21; OR = 8.7]). A strong HLA association was also observed in the case patients from Thailand (P = 3.2 × 10−5; OR = 3.6) and Malaysia (P = .002; OR = 12.8), respectively. A meta-analysis and phenotype stratification study further indicated a strong association between HLA-B∗13:01 and co-trimoxazole–induced drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (P = 4.2 × 10−23; OR = 40.1). Conclusion This study identified HLA-B∗13:01 as an important genetic factor associated with co-trimoxazole–induced SCAR in Asians.
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