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基因组相关性研究提示一种新的由IL15调控的吸烟行为机制 |
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Genome-wide association analyses suggested a novel mechanism for smoking behavior regulated by IL15 |
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Liu Y-Z, Pei Y-F, Guo Y-F, Wang L, Liu X-G, Yan H, Xiong D-H, Zhang Y-P, Levy S, Li J, Haddock CK, Papasian CJ, Xu Q, Ma JZ, Payne TJ, Recker RR, Li MD, Deng H-W 2009/7/14 15:03:00 |
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Molecular Psychiatry, 2009, Volume 14, Issue 7
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Cigarette smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States. Although smoking behavior has a significant genetic determination, the specific genes and associated mechanisms underlying the smoking behavior are largely unknown. Here, we carried out a genome-wide association study on smoking behavior in 840 Caucasians, including 417 males and 423 females, in which we examined 380000 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). We found that a cluster of nine SNPs upstream from the IL15 gene were associated with smoking status in males, with the most significant SNP, rs4956302, achieving a P-value (8.80 × 108) of genome-wide significance. Another SNP, rs17354547 that is highly conserved across multiple species achieved a P-value of 5.65 × 105. These two SNPs, together with two additional SNPs (rs1402812 and rs4956396) were selected from the above nine SNPs for replication in an African-American sample containing 1251 subjects, including 412 males and 839 females. The SNP rs17354547 was replicated successfully in the male subgroup of the replication sample; it was associated with smoking quantity (SQ), the Heaviness of Smoking Index (HSI) and the Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND), with P-values of 0.031, 0.0046 and 0.019, respectively. In addition, a haplotype formed by rs17354547, rs1402812 and rs4956396 was also associated with SQ, HSI and FTND, achieving P-values of 0.039, 0.0093 and 0.0093, respectively. To further confirm our findings, we carried out an in silico replication study of the nine SNPs in a Framingham Heart Study sample containing 7623 Caucasians from 1731 families, among which, 3491 subjects were males and 4132 were females. Again, the male-specific association with smoking status was observed, for which seven of the nine SNPs achieved significant P-values (P<0.05) and two achieved marginally significant P-values (P<0.10) in males. Several of the nine SNPs, including the highly conserved one across species, rs17354547, are located at potential transcription factor binding sites, suggesting transcription regulation as a possible function for these SNPs. Through this function, the SNPs may modulate the gene expression of IL15, a key cytokine regulating immune function. As the immune system has long been recognized to influence drug addiction behavior, our association findings suggest a novel mechanism for smoking addiction involving immune modulation through the IL15 pathway. © 2009 Nature Publishing Group All rights reserved.
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Correspondence Address: Deng, H. -W.; Departments of Basic Medical Science and Orthopedic Surgery, University of Missouri - Kansas City, 2411 Holmes Street, Kansas City, MO 64108-2792, United States; email:dengh@umkc.edu |
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