2024
Expanding the spectrum of novel candidate genes using trio exome sequencing and identification of monogenic cause in 27.5% of 320 families with steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome
Schneider R, Shril S, Buerger F, Deutsch K, Yousef K, Frank C, Onuchic-Whitford A, Kitzler T, Mao Y, Klämbt V, Zahoor M, Lemberg K, Majmundar A, Mansour B, Saida K, Seltzsam S, Kolvenbach C, Merz L, Mertens N, Hermle T, Mann N, Pantel D, Halawi A, Bao A, Schierbaum L, Schneider S, Salmanullah D, Ben-Dov I, Sagiv I, Eid L, Awad H, Al Saffar M, Soliman N, Nabhan M, Kari J, Desoky S, Shalaby M, Ooda S, Fathy H, Mane S, Lifton R, Somers M, Hildebrandt F. Expanding the spectrum of novel candidate genes using trio exome sequencing and identification of monogenic cause in 27.5% of 320 families with steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome. Genes & Diseases 2024, 12: 101280. PMID: 39584075, PMCID: PMC11582537, DOI: 10.1016/j.gendis.2024.101280.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
LRRC23 truncation impairs radial spoke 3 head assembly and sperm motility underlying male infertility
Hwang J, Chai P, Nawaz S, Choi J, Lopez-Giraldez F, Hussain S, Bilguvar K, Mane S, Lifton R, Ahmad W, Zhang K, Chung J. LRRC23 truncation impairs radial spoke 3 head assembly and sperm motility underlying male infertility. ELife 2023, 12: rp90095. PMID: 38091523, PMCID: PMC10721216, DOI: 10.7554/elife.90095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLRRC23 truncation impairs radial spoke 3 head assembly and sperm motility underlying male infertility
Hwang J, Chai P, Nawaz S, Choi J, Lopez-Giraldez F, Hussain S, Bilguvar K, Mane S, Lifton R, Ahmad W, Zhang K, Chung J. LRRC23 truncation impairs radial spoke 3 head assembly and sperm motility underlying male infertility. ELife 2023, 12 DOI: 10.7554/elife.90095.3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMutation of key signaling regulators of cerebrovascular development in vein of Galen malformations
Zhao S, Mekbib K, van der Ent M, Allington G, Prendergast A, Chau J, Smith H, Shohfi J, Ocken J, Duran D, Furey C, Hao L, Duy P, Reeves B, Zhang J, Nelson-Williams C, Chen D, Li B, Nottoli T, Bai S, Rolle M, Zeng X, Dong W, Fu P, Wang Y, Mane S, Piwowarczyk P, Fehnel K, See A, Iskandar B, Aagaard-Kienitz B, Moyer Q, Dennis E, Kiziltug E, Kundishora A, DeSpenza T, Greenberg A, Kidanemariam S, Hale A, Johnston J, Jackson E, Storm P, Lang S, Butler W, Carter B, Chapman P, Stapleton C, Patel A, Rodesch G, Smajda S, Berenstein A, Barak T, Erson-Omay E, Zhao H, Moreno-De-Luca A, Proctor M, Smith E, Orbach D, Alper S, Nicoli S, Boggon T, Lifton R, Gunel M, King P, Jin S, Kahle K. Mutation of key signaling regulators of cerebrovascular development in vein of Galen malformations. Nature Communications 2023, 14: 7452. PMID: 37978175, PMCID: PMC10656524, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-43062-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEphrin receptor B4Galen malformationBrain arteriovenous malformationsP120 RasGAPTransmitted variantsArteriovenous malformationsDe novo variantsSingle-cell transcriptomesSignificant burdenCerebrovascular developmentIntegrative genomic analysisEndothelial cellsVenous networkAdditional probandsMalformationsNovo variantsMissense variantsGenomic analysisDevelopmental angiogenesisVascular developmentDamaging variantsVeinRasGAPIntegrated analysisPatientsRecessive Variants in NEK1 and NEK8 Are Associated with Cystic Kidney and Kidney Stone Disease
Gauntner V, Daouk G, Napier M, Besouw M, LaRosa C, Strong A, Mane S, Shril S, Chapman A, Hildebrandt F, Sayer J, Majmundar A. Recessive Variants in NEK1 and NEK8 Are Associated with Cystic Kidney and Kidney Stone Disease. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2023, 34: 938-938. DOI: 10.1681/asn.20233411s1938c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExome sequencing identifies a likely causative variant in 53% of families with ciliopathy-related features on renal ultrasound after excluding NPHP1 deletions
Deutsch K, Klämbt V, Kitzler T, Jobst-Schwan T, Schneider R, Buerger F, Seltzsam S, Desoky S, Kari J, Hafeez F, Szczepańska M, Eid L, Awad H, Al-Saffar M, Soliman N, Tasic V, Nicolas-Frank C, Yousef K, Schierbaum L, Schneider S, Halawi A, Elmubarak I, Lemberg K, Shril S, Mane S, Rodig N, Hildebrandt F. Exome sequencing identifies a likely causative variant in 53% of families with ciliopathy-related features on renal ultrasound after excluding NPHP1 deletions. Genes & Diseases 2023, 11: 101111. PMID: 38868576, PMCID: PMC11167256, DOI: 10.1016/j.gendis.2023.101111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRare Single Nucleotide and Copy Number Variants and the Etiology of Congenital Obstructive Uropathy: Implications for Genetic Diagnosis
Ahram D, Lim T, Ke J, Jin G, Verbitsky M, Bodria M, Kil B, Chatterjee D, Piva S, Marasa M, Zhang J, Cocchi E, Caridi G, Gucev Z, Lozanovski V, Pisani I, Izzi C, Savoldi G, Gnutti B, Capone V, Morello W, Guarino S, Esposito P, Lambert S, Radhakrishnan J, Appel G, Uy N, Rao M, Canetta P, Bomback A, Nestor J, Hays T, Cohen D, Finale C, van Wijk J, La Scola C, Baraldi O, Tondolo F, Di Renzo D, Jamry-Dziurla A, Pezzutto A, Manca V, Mitrotti A, Santoro D, Conti G, Martino M, Giordano M, Gesualdo L, Zibar L, Masnata G, Bonomini M, Alberti D, La Manna G, Caliskan Y, Ranghino A, Marzuillo P, Kiryluk K, Krzemień G, Miklaszewska M, Lin F, Montini G, Scolari F, Fiaccadori E, Arapović A, Saraga M, McKiernan J, Alam S, Zaniew M, Szczepańska M, Szmigielska A, Sikora P, Drożdż D, Mizerska-Wasiak M, Mane S, Lifton R, Tasic V, Latos-Bielenska A, Gharavi A, Ghiggeri G, Materna-Kiryluk A, Westland R, Sanna-Cherchi S. Rare Single Nucleotide and Copy Number Variants and the Etiology of Congenital Obstructive Uropathy: Implications for Genetic Diagnosis. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2023, 34: 1105-1119. PMID: 36995132, PMCID: PMC10278788, DOI: 10.1681/asn.0000000000000132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital obstructive uropathyPathogenic single nucleotide variantsOverall diagnostic yieldHeterogeneous clinical presentationSingle nucleotide variantsObstructive uropathyClinical presentationDiagnostic yieldGenomic disordersDevelopmental defectsUreteropelvic junction obstructionComprehensive genomic screensFirst diagnostic approachSignificant differencesGenetic susceptibility factorsNovel genetic susceptibility factorsCommon molecular basisDosage-sensitive genesVesicoureteral refluxCongenital megaureterUrinary tractJunction obstructionDiagnostic challengeCommon causeHuman developmental defectsMultiomic analyses implicate a neurodevelopmental program in the pathogenesis of cerebral arachnoid cysts
Kundishora A, Allington G, McGee S, Mekbib K, Gainullin V, Timberlake A, Nelson-Williams C, Kiziltug E, Smith H, Ocken J, Shohfi J, Allocco A, Duy P, Elsamadicy A, Dong W, Zhao S, Wang Y, Qureshi H, DiLuna M, Mane S, Tikhonova I, Fu P, Castaldi C, López-Giráldez F, Knight J, Furey C, Carter B, Haider S, Moreno-De-Luca A, Alper S, Gunel M, Millan F, Lifton R, Torene R, Jin S, Kahle K. Multiomic analyses implicate a neurodevelopmental program in the pathogenesis of cerebral arachnoid cysts. Nature Medicine 2023, 29: 667-678. PMID: 36879130, DOI: 10.1038/s41591-023-02238-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArachnoid cystCerebral arachnoid cystsDe novo variantsAC pathogenesisDevelopmental brain lesionsStructural brain diseaseAppropriate clinical contextPatients' medical recordsDamaging de novo variantsMedical recordsClinical severityBrain lesionsHealthy individualsAC subtypesBrain diseasesGenetic testingNeurodevelopmental pathologyClinical contextPathogenesisPatient phenotypesNeurodevelopmental programsNovo variantsRNA sequencing transcriptomeHuman brainCystsUtility of promoter hypermethylation in malignant risk stratification of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms
Chhoda A, Sharma A, Sailo B, Tang H, Ruzgar N, Tan W, Ying L, Khatri R, Narayanan A, Mane S, De Kumar B, Wood L, Iacobuzio-Donahue C, Wolfgang C, Kunstman J, Salem R, Farrell J, Ahuja N. Utility of promoter hypermethylation in malignant risk stratification of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms. Clinical Epigenetics 2023, 15: 28. PMID: 36803844, PMCID: PMC9942382, DOI: 10.1186/s13148-023-01429-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPapillary mucinous neoplasmMalignant risk stratificationCACNA1G geneRisk stratificationMucinous neoplasmsBiomarker panelBackgroundIntraductal papillary mucinous neoplasmIntraductal papillary mucinous neoplasmEarly detectionPrevious case-control studyHigh-grade dysplasiaCase-control studyPancreatic cancer precursorsReceiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve analysisSignificant diagnostic challengeCross-sectional imagingCharacteristic curve analysisOperating Characteristic curve analysisG geneHigh diagnostic specificityPrior validation studiesSignificant procedural riskIPMN tissuesSurgical resectionAdvanced neoplasiaInborn errors of OAS–RNase L in SARS-CoV-2–related multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children
Lee D, Le Pen J, Yatim A, Dong B, Aquino Y, Ogishi M, Pescarmona R, Talouarn E, Rinchai D, Zhang P, Perret M, Liu Z, Jordan I, Bozdemir S, Bayhan G, Beaufils C, Bizien L, Bisiaux A, Lei W, Hasan M, Chen J, Gaughan C, Asthana A, Libri V, Luna J, Jaffré F, Hoffmann H, Michailidis E, Moreews M, Seeleuthner Y, Bilguvar K, Mane S, Flores C, Zhang Y, Arias A, Bailey R, Schlüter A, Milisavljevic B, Bigio B, Le Voyer T, Materna M, Gervais A, Moncada-Velez M, Pala F, Lazarov T, Levy R, Neehus A, Rosain J, Peel J, Chan Y, Morin M, Pino-Ramirez R, Belkaya S, Lorenzo L, Anton J, Delafontaine S, Toubiana J, Bajolle F, Fumadó V, DeDiego M, Fidouh N, Rozenberg F, Pérez-Tur J, Chen S, Evans T, Geissmann F, Lebon P, Weiss S, Bonnet D, Duval X, Pan-Hammarström Q, Planas A, Meyts I, Haerynck F, Pujol A, Sancho-Shimizu V, Dalgard C, Bustamante J, Puel A, Boisson-Dupuis S, Boisson B, Maniatis T, Zhang Q, Bastard P, Notarangelo L, Béziat V, de Diego R, Rodriguez-Gallego C, Su H, Lifton R, Jouanguy E, Cobat A, Alsina L, Keles S, Haddad E, Abel L, Belot A, Quintana-Murci L, Rice C, Silverman R, Zhang S, Casanova J, Alavoine L, Behillil S, Burdet C, Charpentier C, Dechanet A, Descamps D, Duval X, Ecobichon J, Enouf V, Frezouls W, Houhou N, Kafif O, Lehacaut J, Letrou S, Lina B, Lucet J, Manchon P, Nouroudine M, Piquard V, Quintin C, Thy M, Tubiana S, van der Werf S, Vignali V, Visseaux B, Yazdanpanah Y, Chahine A, Waucquier N, Migaud M, Deplanque D, Djossou F, Mergeay-Fabre M, Lucarelli A, Demar M, Bruneau L, Gérardin P, Maillot A, Payet C, Laviolle B, Laine F, Paris C, Desille-Dugast M, Fouchard J, Malvy D, Nguyen D, Pistone T, Perreau P, Gissot V, Le Goas C, Montagne S, Richard L, Chirouze C, Bouiller K, Desmarets M, Meunier A, Lefèvre B, Jeulin H, Legrand K, Lomazzi S, Tardy B, Gagneux-Brunon A, Bertholon F, Botelho-Nevers E, Christelle K, Nicolas L, Roufai L, Amat K, Couffin-Cadiergues S, Espérou H, Hendou S, Abel L, Abolhassani H, Aguilera-Albesa S, Aiuti A, Akcan O, Akcay N, Alkan G, Alkhater S, Allende L, Alper Y, Amenzoui N, Anderson M, Arkin L, Aubart M, Avramenko I, Aydemir Ş, Aydin Z, Aytekin C, Aytekin G, Aytekin S, Bando S, Beland K, Belkaya S, Biggs C, Aburto A, Blanchard-Rohner G, Blázquez-Gamero D, Bloomfield M, Bogunovic D, Bondarenko A, Borghesi A, Bousfiha A, Boyarchuk O, Brodin P, Bryceson Y, Bucciol G, Calcaterra V, Casari G, Cavalcanti A, Celik J, Chrousos G, Colobran R, Condino-Neto A, Conti F, Cooper M, Coskuner T, Cyrus C, D’Auria E, Delafontaine S, Drolet B, Duramaz B, Zein L, Elnagdy M, Emiroglu M, Erdeniz E, Fabi M, Feldman H, Fellay J, Fencl F, Filippatos F, Freiss J, Fremuth J, Gagro A, Garcia-Solis B, Vergine G, González-Montelongo R, Gul Y, Gülhan B, Gultekin S, Gut M, Halwani R, Hammarström L, Hatipoğlu N, Heath J, Henrickson S, Hernandez-Brito E, Hoffman I, Hoste L, Hsieh E, Íñigo-Campos A, Itan Y, Jabandziev P, Kandemir B, Kanık-Yüksek S, Kapakli H, Karbuz A, Kasapcopur O, Kechiche R, Demirkol Y, Kilic O, Hansen S, Klocperk A, Lau Y, Lebl J, Lorenzo-Salazar J, Lucas C, Maglorius M, Marque L, Medina Y, Melián A, Mentis A, Pato M, Michos A, Milner J, Mogensen T, Muñoz-Barrera A, Nepesov S, Neves J, Ng A, Ng L, Novelli A, Novelli G, Oz F, Ocejo-Viñals J, Okada S, Orbak Z, Kilic A, Ouair H, Öz Ş, Özçelik T, Özkan E, Parlakay A, Pato C, Paz-Artal E, Pelham S, Pellier I, Philippot Q, Planas-Serra L, Plassart S, Pokorna P, Polat M, Poli C, Prando C, Renia L, Rivière J, Rodríguez-Palmero A, Roussel L, Rubio-Rodriguez L, Salifu M, Sasek L, Sasia L, Scherbina A, Schmitt E, Sediva A, Sevketoglu E, Slaba K, Slaby O, Sobh A, Solé-Violán J, Soler-Palacin P, De Somer L, Sözeri B, Spaan A, Stepanovskiy Y, Tangye S, Tanir G, Tatsi E, Thorball C, Torun S, Turvey S, Uddin M, Uyar E, Valencia-Ramos J, Van Den Rym A, Vatansev H, de Vera M, Vermeulen F, Vinh D, Volokha A, von Bernuth H, Wouters C, Yahşi A, Yarar V, Yesilbas O, Yıldız M, Zatz M, Zawadzki P, Zuccotti G, Zhang S, Casanova J. Inborn errors of OAS–RNase L in SARS-CoV-2–related multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children. Science 2023, 379: eabo3627. PMID: 36538032, PMCID: PMC10451000, DOI: 10.1126/science.abo3627.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOAS-RNase LInflammatory syndromeCytokine productionInflammatory cytokinesSARS-CoV-2-related multisystem inflammatory syndromeCytosolic double-stranded RNAMultisystem inflammatory syndromeRig-I deficiencySuppress cytokine productionPrimary myeloid cellsRNase LMonocytic cell lineAutosomal recessive deficiencyMyeloid cellsMononuclear phagocytesUnrelated childrenInborn errorsRecessive deficiencyDeficient cellsProtein deficiencyCOVID-19Cell linesCytokinesSyndromeDouble-stranded RNAGenetic Variants in ARHGEF6 Cause Congenital Anomalies of the Kidneys and Urinary Tract in Humans, Mice, and Frogs
Klämbt V, Buerger F, Wang C, Naert T, Richter K, Nauth T, Weiss A, Sieckmann T, Lai E, Connaughton D, Seltzsam S, Mann N, Majmundar A, Wu C, Onuchic-Whitford A, Shril S, Schneider S, Schierbaum L, Dai R, Bekheirnia M, Joosten M, Shlomovitz O, Vivante A, Banne E, Mane S, Lifton R, Kirschner K, Kispert A, Rosenberger G, Fischer K, Lienkamp S, Zegers M, Hildebrandt F. Genetic Variants in ARHGEF6 Cause Congenital Anomalies of the Kidneys and Urinary Tract in Humans, Mice, and Frogs. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2023, 34: 273-290. PMID: 36414417, PMCID: PMC10103091, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2022010050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntegrin-linked kinaseFocal adhesion proteinsThree-dimensional (3D) MadinCdc42/Rac1Genetic variantsRac1/Cdc42Loss of interactionFrog modelPolarity defectsExchange factorNovel genesFocal adhesionsLamellipodia formationARHGEF6Adhesion proteinsDisease genesDeleterious variantsCell spreadingLumen formationCell migrationGenesProteinHemizygous variantKidney cellsExome sequencingHYDIN Variants Are a Common Cause of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia in French Canadians.
Shapiro A, Sillon G, D'Agostino D, Baret L, López-Giráldez F, Mane S, Leigh M, Davis S, Knowles M, Zariwala M. HYDIN Variants Are a Common Cause of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia in French Canadians. Annals Of The American Thoracic Society 2023, 20: 140-144. PMID: 36112114, PMCID: PMC9819264, DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.202203-253rl.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
OXGR1 is a candidate disease gene for human calcium oxalate nephrolithiasis
Majmundar A, Widmeier E, Heneghan J, Daga A, Wu C, Buerger F, Hugo H, Ullah I, Amar A, Ottlewski I, Braun D, Jobst-Schwan T, Lawson J, Zahoor M, Rodig N, Tasic V, Nelson C, Khaliq S, Schönauer R, Halbritter J, Sayer J, Fathy H, Baum M, Shril S, Mane S, Alper S, Hildebrandt F. OXGR1 is a candidate disease gene for human calcium oxalate nephrolithiasis. Genetics In Medicine 2022, 25: 100351. PMID: 36571463, PMCID: PMC9992313, DOI: 10.1016/j.gim.2022.11.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExome sequencingChronic kidney diseaseStrong amino acid conservationSignificant patient morbidityCalcium oxalate nephrolithiasisMissense variantsAutosomal dominant inheritance patternTransepithelial calcium transportAmino acid conservationCandidate disease genesDominant inheritance patternCausative genetic variantsKidney diseasePatient morbidityExome Aggregation ConsortiumNC cohortRisk factorsOxalate nephrolithiasisDistal nephronNephrocalcinosisNephrolithiasisLoss of functionChloride-bicarbonate exchangerReceptor 1Genomic approachesOXGR1 Is a Candidate Disease Gene for Human Calcium Oxalate Nephrolithiasis
Majmundar A, Widmeier E, Heneghan J, Daga A, Hugo H, Amar A, Jobst-Schwan T, Nelson C, Halbritter J, Sayer J, Fathy H, Baum M, Shril S, Mane S, Alper S, Hildebrandt F. OXGR1 Is a Candidate Disease Gene for Human Calcium Oxalate Nephrolithiasis. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2022, 33: 760-760. DOI: 10.1681/asn.20223311s1760b.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiscovery of a Novel Podocyte Complex of Nephrotic Syndrome Disease Protein NOS1AP and Dystroglycan Complex (DGC) Component SNTA1
Ball D, Liang L, Sharma V, Wilson G, Buerger F, Bogdanovic R, Froehner S, Adams M, Shril S, Mane S, Hildebrandt F, Majmundar A. Discovery of a Novel Podocyte Complex of Nephrotic Syndrome Disease Protein NOS1AP and Dystroglycan Complex (DGC) Component SNTA1. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2022, 33: 807-807. DOI: 10.1681/asn.20223311s1807c.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Whole-Exome Sequencing in 97 Families with Renal Ciliopathies Reveals a Causative Mutation in a Known Kidney Disease Gene in 62% and Identifies Potential Novel Causative Genes
Deutsch K, Klambt V, Kitzler T, Jobst-Schwan T, Shril S, Mane S, Hildebrandt F. Whole-Exome Sequencing in 97 Families with Renal Ciliopathies Reveals a Causative Mutation in a Known Kidney Disease Gene in 62% and Identifies Potential Novel Causative Genes. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2020, 31: 487-487. DOI: 10.1681/asn.20203110s1487b.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhole-Exome Sequencing Reveals a Monogenic Cause of Disease in 23.1% of 276 Families with Steroid-Resistant Nephrotic Syndrome
Schneider R, Onuchic-Whitford A, Deutsch K, Halawi A, Mao Y, Buerger F, Klambt V, Majmundar A, Kitzler T, Mane S, Shril S, Hildebrandt F. Whole-Exome Sequencing Reveals a Monogenic Cause of Disease in 23.1% of 276 Families with Steroid-Resistant Nephrotic Syndrome. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2020, 31: 518-518. DOI: 10.1681/asn.20203110s1518a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIn the Presence of Genetic Heterogeneity of CAKUT, Whole-Exome Sequencing Establishes a Molecular Genetic Diagnosis in 14% of Cases
Seltzsam S, Wang C, Zheng B, Wu C, Schneider S, Schierbaum L, Connaughton D, Van der ven A, Mann N, Nakayama M, Dai R, Kause F, Kolvenbach C, Mane S, Shril S, Hildebrandt F. In the Presence of Genetic Heterogeneity of CAKUT, Whole-Exome Sequencing Establishes a Molecular Genetic Diagnosis in 14% of Cases. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2020, 31: 519-520. DOI: 10.1681/asn.20203110s1519d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGeneration of Monogenic Candidate Genes of Human Nephrotic Syndrome via Three Independent Approaches
Onuchic-Whitford A, Klambt V, Mao Y, Schneider R, Buerger F, Shamseldin H, Deutsch K, Kitzler T, Nakayama M, Majmundar A, Mann N, Rehm H, Mane S, Alkuraya F, Shril S, Hildebrandt F. Generation of Monogenic Candidate Genes of Human Nephrotic Syndrome via Three Independent Approaches. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2020, 31: 516-516. DOI: 10.1681/asn.20203110s1516c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhole Exome Sequencing of Severe Asthma Identifies Novel Gene Association Candidates
Wang Z, Shan N, Yan X, Mane S, Gomez J, Chupp G. Whole Exome Sequencing of Severe Asthma Identifies Novel Gene Association Candidates. 2020, a1336-a1336. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2020.201.1_meetingabstracts.a1336.Peer-Reviewed Original Research