Identification of sequence variants influencing immunoglobulin levels

Stefan Jonsson, Gardar Sveinbjornsson, Aitzkoa Lopez de Lapuente Portilla, Bhairavi Swaminathan, Rosina Plomp, Gillian Dekkers, Ram Ajore, Mina Ali, Arthur E H Bentlage, Evelina Elmér, Gudmundur Ingi Eyjolfsson, Sigurjon A. Gudjonsson, Urban Gullberg, Arnaldur Gylfason, Bjarni V. Halldorsson, Markus Hansson, Hilma Holm, Åsa Johansson, Ellinor Johnsson, Aslaug JonasdottirBjorn R Ludviksson, Asmundur Oddsson, Isleifur Olafsson, Sigurgeir Olafsson, Olof Sigurdardottir, Asgeir Sigurdsson, Lilja Stefansdottir, Gisli Masson, Patrick Sulem, Manfred Wuhrer, Anna-Karin Wihlborg, Gudmar Thorleifsson, Daniel F. Gudbjartsson, Unnur Thorsteinsdottir, Gestur Vidarsson, Ingileif Jonsdottir, Björn Nilsson, Kari Stefansson

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Sammanfattning

Immunoglobulins are the effector molecules of the adaptive humoral immune system. In a genome-wide association study of 19,219 individuals, we found 38 new variants and replicated 5 known variants associating with IgA, IgG or IgM levels or with composite immunoglobulin traits, accounted for by 32 loci. Variants at these loci also affect the risk of autoimmune diseases and blood malignancies and influence blood cell development. Notable associations include a rare variant at RUNX3 decreasing IgA levels by shifting isoform proportions (rs188468174[C>T]: P = 8.3 × 10(-55), β = -0.90 s.d.), a rare in-frame deletion in FCGR2B abolishing IgG binding to the encoded receptor (p.Asn106del: P = 4.2 × 10(-8), β = 1.03 s.d.), four IGH locus variants influencing class switching, and ten new associations with the HLA region. Our results provide new insight into the regulation of humoral immunity.

Originalspråkengelska
Sidor (från-till)1182-1191
TidskriftNature Genetics
Volym49
Nummer8
Tidigt onlinedatum2017 juni 19
DOI
StatusPublished - 2017

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  • Immunologi inom det medicinska området

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