Genetic Variants Assessing Crohn’s Disease Pattern in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients by a Clinical Exome Survey

Autor: Dago Dougba Noel, Pinelli Marinella, Giacomelli Mauro, Serena Ilaria Tripodi, Alessia Pin, Arrigo Serena, Bramuzzo Matteo, Fuoti Maurizio Giuseppe, Alvisi Patrizia, Calza Stefano, Alberto Tommasini, Badolato Raffaele
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Bioinformatics and Biology Insights, Vol 15 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1177-9322
11779322
DOI: 10.1177/11779322211055285
Popis: Background: Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) are complex, multifactorial disorders that comprise Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). Recent discoveries have brought much attention to the genetic predisposition of patients with IBD. Here we evaluate the interaction between IBD genetic risk factors susceptibility and CD occurrence in an IBD pediatric patient population, performing a clinical exome survey. Methods: From February 2018 to April 2019, we collected blood samples from 7 pediatric patients with IBD concerns from several collaborating health centers and/or hospitals. Blood samples were processed by extracting and sequencing DNA for a clinical exome survey. Shophia-DDM-v3-4 platform allowed sequenced reads alignment on hg19 genome as well as genetic variant calling. Both IBD risk and pathogenic genetic variants covered by at least 20 reads were selected for subjacent analysis. Results: Normality and Bartlett tests of both risk and pathogenic genetic variants suggested random and heterogeneous distribution of these variants in this group of IBD pediatric patients. P value clustering analysis by processing 157 IBD risk factors revealed genetic heterogeneity in IBD population and suggested two pathways influencing IBD development. In particular, (1) genetic variants associated with autoimmune and (2) metabolic diseases and CD risk factors (rs2066844 and rs2241880 single nucleotide polymorphism variants, respectively, of genes NOD2 and ATG16L) were identified in distinct clusters of IBD patients ( P
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