Dissecting the genetics of chronic mucus hypersecretion in smokers with and without COPD
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2015-01-01
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Dijkstra, Akkelies E.
Boezen, H. Marike
Van Den Berge, Maarten
Vonk, Judith M.
Hiemstra, Pieter S.
Barr, R. Graham
Burkart, Kirsten M.
Manichaikul, Ani
Pottinger, Tess D.
Silverman, Edward K.
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Smoking is a notorious risk factor for chronic mucus hypersecretion (CMH). CMH frequently occurs in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The question arises whether the same single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are related to CMH in smokers with and without COPD. We performed two genome-wide association studies of CMH under an additive genetic model in male heavy smokers (≥20 pack-years) with COPD (n=849, 39.9% CMH) and without COPD (n=1348, 25.4% CMH), followed by replication and meta-analysis in comparable populations, and assessment of the functional relevance of significantly associated SNPs. Genome-wide association analysis of CMH in COPD and non-COPD subjects yielded no genome-wide significance after replication. In COPD, our top SNP (rs10461985, p=5.43×10-5) was located in the GDNF-AS1 gene that is functionally associated with the GDNF gene. Expression of GDNF in bronchial biopsies of COPD patients was significantly associated with CMH (p=0.007). In non-COPD subjects, four SNPs had a p-value <10-5 in the meta-analysis, including a SNP (rs4863687) in the MAML3 gene, the T-allele showing modest association with CMH (p=7.57×10-6, OR 1.48) and with significantly increased MAML3 expression in lung tissue (p=2.59×10-12). Our data suggest the potential for differential genetic backgrounds of CMH in individuals with and without COPD.
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Taverne, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
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Dijkstra, A E, Boezen, H M, Van Den Berge, M, Vonk, J M, Hiemstra, P S, Barr, R G, Burkart, K M, Manichaikul, A, Pottinger, T D, Silverman, E K, Cho, M H, Crapo, J D, Beaty, T H, Bakke, P, Gulsvik, A, Lomas, D A, Bossé, Y, Nickle, D C, Paré, P D, De Koning, H J, Lammers, J W, Zanen, P, Smolonska, J, Wijmenga, C, Brandsma, C A, Groen, H J M, Postma, D S, Alizadeh, B Z, De Boer, R A, Boezen, H M, Bruinenberg, M, Franke, L, Van Der Harst, P, Hillege, H L, Van Der Klauw, M M, Navis, G, Ormel, J, Postma, D S, Rosmalen, J G M, Slaets, J P, Snieder, H, Stolk, R P, Wolffenbuttel, B H R & Wijmenga, C 2015, 'Dissecting the genetics of chronic mucus hypersecretion in smokers with and without COPD', European Respiratory Journal, vol. 45, no. 1, pp. 60-75. https://doi.org/10.1183/09031936.00093314