: Pediatric steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome (pSSNS) is the most common childhood glomerular disease. Previous genome-wide association studies (GWAS) identified a risk locus in the HLA Class II region and three additional independent risk loci. But the genetic architecture of pSSNS, and its genetically driven pathobiology, is largely unknown. Here, we conduct a multi-population GWAS meta-analysis in 38,463 participants (2440 cases). We then conduct conditional analyses and population specific GWAS. We discover twelve significant associations-eight from the multi-population meta-analysis (four novel), two from the multi-population conditional analysis (one novel), and two additional novel loci from the European meta-analysis. Fine-mapping implicates specific amino acid haplotypes in HLA-DQA1 and HLA-DQB1 driving the HLA Class II risk locus. Non-HLA loci colocalize with eQTLs of monocytes and numerous T-cell subsets in independent datasets. Colocalization with kidney eQTLs is lacking but overlap with kidney cell open chromatin suggests an uncharacterized disease mechanism in kidney cells. A polygenic risk score (PRS) associates with earlier disease onset. Altogether, these discoveries expand our knowledge of pSSNS genetic architecture across populations and provide cell-specific insights into its molecular drivers. Evaluating these associations in additional cohorts will refine our understanding of population specificity, heterogeneity, and clinical and molecular associations.

Multi-population genome-wide association study implicates immune and non-immune factors in pediatric steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome / Barry, Alexandra; Mcnulty, Michelle T; Jia, Xiaoyuan; Gupta, Yask; Debiec, Hanna; Luo, Yang; Nagano, China; Horinouchi, Tomoko; Jung, Seulgi; Colucci, Manuela; Ahram, Dina F; Mitrotti, Adele; Sinha, Aditi; Teeninga, Nynke; Jin, Gina; Shril, Shirlee; Caridi, Gianluca; Bodria, Monica; Lim, Tze Y; Westland, Rik; Zanoni, Francesca; Marasa, Maddalena; Turudic, Daniel; Giordano, Mario; Gesualdo, Loreto; Magistroni, Riccardo; Pisani, Isabella; Fiaccadori, Enrico; Reiterova, Jana; Maringhini, Silvio; Morello, William; Montini, Giovanni; Weng, Patricia L; Scolari, Francesco; Saraga, Marijan; Tasic, Velibor; Santoro, Domenica; van Wijk, Joanna A E; Milošević, Danko; Kawai, Yosuke; Kiryluk, Krzysztof; Pollak, Martin R; Gharavi, Ali; Lin, Fangmin; Simœs E Silva, Ana Cristina; Loos, Ruth J F; Kenny, Eimear E; Schreuder, Michiel F; Zurowska, Aleksandra; Dossier, Claire; Ariceta, Gema; Drozynska-Duklas, Magdalena; Hogan, Julien; Jankauskiene, Augustina; Hildebrandt, Friedhelm; Prikhodina, Larisa; Song, Kyuyoung; Bagga, Arvind; Cheong, Hae; Ghiggeri, Gian Marco; Vachvanichsanong, Prayong; Nozu, Kandai; Lee, Dongwon; Vivarelli, Marina; Raychaudhuri, Soumya; Tokunaga, Katsushi; Sanna-Cherchi, Simone; Ronco, Pierre; Iijima, Kazumoto; Sampson, Matthew G. - In: NATURE COMMUNICATIONS. - ISSN 2041-1723. - 14:1(2023), pp. N/A-N/A. [10.1038/s41467-023-37985-w]

Multi-population genome-wide association study implicates immune and non-immune factors in pediatric steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome

Zanoni, Francesca;Magistroni, Riccardo;
2023

Abstract

: Pediatric steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome (pSSNS) is the most common childhood glomerular disease. Previous genome-wide association studies (GWAS) identified a risk locus in the HLA Class II region and three additional independent risk loci. But the genetic architecture of pSSNS, and its genetically driven pathobiology, is largely unknown. Here, we conduct a multi-population GWAS meta-analysis in 38,463 participants (2440 cases). We then conduct conditional analyses and population specific GWAS. We discover twelve significant associations-eight from the multi-population meta-analysis (four novel), two from the multi-population conditional analysis (one novel), and two additional novel loci from the European meta-analysis. Fine-mapping implicates specific amino acid haplotypes in HLA-DQA1 and HLA-DQB1 driving the HLA Class II risk locus. Non-HLA loci colocalize with eQTLs of monocytes and numerous T-cell subsets in independent datasets. Colocalization with kidney eQTLs is lacking but overlap with kidney cell open chromatin suggests an uncharacterized disease mechanism in kidney cells. A polygenic risk score (PRS) associates with earlier disease onset. Altogether, these discoveries expand our knowledge of pSSNS genetic architecture across populations and provide cell-specific insights into its molecular drivers. Evaluating these associations in additional cohorts will refine our understanding of population specificity, heterogeneity, and clinical and molecular associations.
2023
14
1
N/A
N/A
Multi-population genome-wide association study implicates immune and non-immune factors in pediatric steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome / Barry, Alexandra; Mcnulty, Michelle T; Jia, Xiaoyuan; Gupta, Yask; Debiec, Hanna; Luo, Yang; Nagano, China; Horinouchi, Tomoko; Jung, Seulgi; Colucci, Manuela; Ahram, Dina F; Mitrotti, Adele; Sinha, Aditi; Teeninga, Nynke; Jin, Gina; Shril, Shirlee; Caridi, Gianluca; Bodria, Monica; Lim, Tze Y; Westland, Rik; Zanoni, Francesca; Marasa, Maddalena; Turudic, Daniel; Giordano, Mario; Gesualdo, Loreto; Magistroni, Riccardo; Pisani, Isabella; Fiaccadori, Enrico; Reiterova, Jana; Maringhini, Silvio; Morello, William; Montini, Giovanni; Weng, Patricia L; Scolari, Francesco; Saraga, Marijan; Tasic, Velibor; Santoro, Domenica; van Wijk, Joanna A E; Milošević, Danko; Kawai, Yosuke; Kiryluk, Krzysztof; Pollak, Martin R; Gharavi, Ali; Lin, Fangmin; Simœs E Silva, Ana Cristina; Loos, Ruth J F; Kenny, Eimear E; Schreuder, Michiel F; Zurowska, Aleksandra; Dossier, Claire; Ariceta, Gema; Drozynska-Duklas, Magdalena; Hogan, Julien; Jankauskiene, Augustina; Hildebrandt, Friedhelm; Prikhodina, Larisa; Song, Kyuyoung; Bagga, Arvind; Cheong, Hae; Ghiggeri, Gian Marco; Vachvanichsanong, Prayong; Nozu, Kandai; Lee, Dongwon; Vivarelli, Marina; Raychaudhuri, Soumya; Tokunaga, Katsushi; Sanna-Cherchi, Simone; Ronco, Pierre; Iijima, Kazumoto; Sampson, Matthew G. - In: NATURE COMMUNICATIONS. - ISSN 2041-1723. - 14:1(2023), pp. N/A-N/A. [10.1038/s41467-023-37985-w]
Barry, Alexandra; Mcnulty, Michelle T; Jia, Xiaoyuan; Gupta, Yask; Debiec, Hanna; Luo, Yang; Nagano, China; Horinouchi, Tomoko; Jung, Seulgi; Colucci,...espandi
File in questo prodotto:
File Dimensione Formato  
POLI_Attività_specialistica_MAGISTRONI_RICCARDO.pdf

Open access

Tipologia: Versione pubblicata dall'editore
Dimensione 1.95 MB
Formato Adobe PDF
1.95 MB Adobe PDF Visualizza/Apri
Pubblicazioni consigliate

Licenza Creative Commons
I metadati presenti in IRIS UNIMORE sono rilasciati con licenza Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal, mentre i file delle pubblicazioni sono rilasciati con licenza Attribuzione 4.0 Internazionale (CC BY 4.0), salvo diversa indicazione.
In caso di violazione di copyright, contattare Supporto Iris

Utilizza questo identificativo per citare o creare un link a questo documento: https://hdl.handle.net/11380/1306306
Citazioni
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.pmc??? 2
  • Scopus 11
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.isi??? 7
social impact