Common variants near MBNL1 and NKX2-5 are associated with infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis

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  • Bjarke Feenstra
  • Frank Geller
  • Camilla Krogh
  • Mads V. Hollegaard
  • Sanne Gørtz
  • Heather A. Boyd
  • Jeffrey C. Murray
  • David M. Hougaard
  • Melbye, Mads

Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (IHPS) is a severe condition characterized by hypertrophy of the pyloric sphincter muscle. We conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) on 1,001 surgery-confirmed cases and 2,401 controls from Denmark. The six most strongly associated loci were tested in a replication set of 796 cases and 876 controls. Three SNPs reached genome-wide significance. One of these SNPs, rs11712066 (odds ratio (OR) = 1.61; P = 1.5 - 10 g 17) at 3p25.1, is located 150 kb upstream of MBNL1, which encodes a factor that regulates splicing transitions occurring shortly after birth. The second SNP, rs573872 (OR = 1.41; P = 4.3 - 10 g 12), maps to an intergenic region at 3p25.2 approximately 1.3 Mb downstream of MBNL1. The third SNP, rs29784 (OR = 1.42; P = 1.5 - 10 g15) at 5q35.2, is 64 kb downstream of NKX2-5, which is involved in development of cardiac muscle tissue and embryonic gut development.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftNature Genetics
Vol/bind44
Udgave nummer3
Sider (fra-til)334-337
Antal sider4
ISSN1061-4036
DOI
StatusUdgivet - mar. 2012

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