2020
Genomics Links Inflammation With Neurocognitive Impairment in Children Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type-1
Rawat P, Brummel S, Singh K, Kim J, Frazer K, Nichols S, Seage G, Williams P, Van Dyke R, Harismendy O, Trout R, Spector S. Genomics Links Inflammation With Neurocognitive Impairment in Children Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type-1. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2020, 224: 870-880. PMID: 33373444, PMCID: PMC8408770, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa792.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords14-3-3 ProteinsChildChild, PreschoolFemaleGenome-Wide Association StudyGenomicsHIV InfectionsHIV-1HumansInfantInfectious Disease Transmission, VerticalInflammasomesInflammationIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMaleMembrane ProteinsMicrogliaNeurocognitive DisordersReceptors, CCRConceptsWhole-exome sequencingValidation cohortNeurocognitive impairmentOdds ratioRisk of NCIHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1Immunodeficiency virus type 1Single nucleotide variantsAdjusted odds ratioIL-1β releaseVirus type 1Microglial releaseIL-1βHuman microgliaDecreased oddsType 1Logistic regressionCognitive scoresCCRL2MicrogliaFurther studiesHIVInflammationCsACohort
2019
HLA-C variants associated with amino acid substitutions in the peptide binding groove influence susceptibility to Kawasaki disease
Shimizu C, Kim J, Eleftherohorinou H, Wright V, Hoang L, Tremoulet A, Franco A, Hibberd M, Takahashi A, Kubo M, Ito K, Tanaka T, Onouchi Y, Coin L, Levin M, Burns J, Shike H, Consortium O. HLA-C variants associated with amino acid substitutions in the peptide binding groove influence susceptibility to Kawasaki disease. Human Immunology 2019, 80: 731-738. PMID: 31122742, PMCID: PMC10793643, DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2019.04.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllelesAmino Acid SequenceAmino Acid SubstitutionAntigen PresentationBinding SitesCohort StudiesGene FrequencyGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenotypeHistocompatibility TestingHLA-C AntigensHumansJapanMucocutaneous Lymph Node SyndromePeptidesPolymorphism, Single NucleotideProtein BindingProtein DomainsT-Lymphocytes, CytotoxicConceptsKawasaki diseaseCytotoxic T cellsSusceptible childrenJapanese cohortRisk A-alleleSingle cohort studyHLA class ISingle nucleotide variantsHLA-C variantsHLA-B geneCohort studyPediatric vasculitisAmino acid substitutionsT cellsKD susceptibilityHLAUnknown triggerA alleleRisk allelesClass ICohortInfluence susceptibilityAcid substitutionsNon-conservative amino acid substitutionsVasculitis
2017
Whole genome sequencing of an African American family highlights toll like receptor 6 variants in Kawasaki disease susceptibility
Kim J, Shimizu C, Kingsmore S, Veeraraghavan N, Levy E, dos Santos A, Yang H, Flatley J, Hoang L, Hibberd M, Tremoulet A, Harismendy O, Ohno-Machado L, Burns J. Whole genome sequencing of an African American family highlights toll like receptor 6 variants in Kawasaki disease susceptibility. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0170977. PMID: 28151979, PMCID: PMC5289527, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0170977.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole genome sequencesGenome-wide association studiesToll-like receptor 6Single nucleotide variantsCommon disease-rare variant hypothesisExpression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) analysisDifferential expressionQuantitative trait locus (QTL) analysisCommon disease–common variantPathogen-associated molecular pattern recognitionIntegrative genomics approachIntronic single nucleotide variantsComplex genetic diseasesSequence quality scoresMolecular pattern recognitionWhole-genome sequencingGenomic approachesTranscriptome dataGenome sequenceSequence variationLocus analysisGenome sequencingAssociation studiesFunction of genotypeNucleotide variants