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ArticleScientific reports2018

Effect of MBOAT7 variant on hepatitis B and C infections in Moroccan patients.

Sayeh Ezzikouri, Raouia Elfihry, Hajar Chihab, Mohcine Elmessaoudi-Idrissi, Imane Zaidane, Fatima Zahra Jadid, Adnane Karami, Mohamed Tahiri, Abdellah Elhabazi, Mostafa Kabine and 3 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Sayeh EzzikouriVirology Unit, Viral Hepatitis Laboratory, Institut Pasteur du Maroc, Casablanca, Morocco. sayeh.ezzikouri@pasteur.ma.ORCID 0000-0002-3982-6163
Raouia ElfihryVirology Unit, Viral Hepatitis Laboratory, Institut Pasteur du Maroc, Casablanca, Morocco.
Hajar ChihabVirology Unit, Viral Hepatitis Laboratory, Institut Pasteur du Maroc, Casablanca, Morocco.
Mohcine Elmessaoudi-IdrissiVirology Unit, Viral Hepatitis Laboratory, Institut Pasteur du Maroc, Casablanca, Morocco.
Imane ZaidaneVirology Unit, Viral Hepatitis Laboratory, Institut Pasteur du Maroc, Casablanca, Morocco.
Fatima Zahra JadidVirology Unit, Viral Hepatitis Laboratory, Institut Pasteur du Maroc, Casablanca, Morocco.
Adnane KaramiVirology Unit, Viral Hepatitis Laboratory, Institut Pasteur du Maroc, Casablanca, Morocco.
Mohamed TahiriService d'Hépato-Gastro-Entérologie, CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco.
Abdellah ElhabaziLaboratoire de Biotechnologie, Biochimie et Nutrition, Université Chouaib Doukkali, Faculté des Sciences d'El Jadida, El Jadida, Morocco.
Mostafa KabineSanté et Environnement, Faculté des Sciences Aïn Chock, Casablanca, Morocco.
Mohammed ChairLaboratoire de Biotechnologie, Biochimie et Nutrition, Université Chouaib Doukkali, Faculté des Sciences d'El Jadida, El Jadida, Morocco.
Pascal PineauUnité "Organisation Nucléaire et Oncogenèse", INSERM U993, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.
Soumaya BenjellounVirology Unit, Viral Hepatitis Laboratory, Institut Pasteur du Maroc, Casablanca, Morocco.
Institut Pasteur du Maroc · MAChouaib Doukkali University · MACentre Hospitalier Universitaire Ibn Rochd · MAInserm · FRUniversity of Hassan II Casablanca · MA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The outcomes of HBV and HCV infections are associated both with viral and host genetic factors. Here, we explore the role of a genetic variation located in membrane-bound O-acyltransferase domain-containing protein 7 (MBOAT7) gene on spontaneous clearance of HBV and HCV infections and on liver fibrosis. We genotyped MBOAT7 rs641738 polymorphism in 971 consecutive Moroccan subjects, including 288 patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC), 98 cases with spontaneous clearance of HCV, 268 patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB), 126 spontaneously cleared HBV infections and 191 healthy controls. MBOAT7 rs641738 variant is not associated with spontaneous clearance of HBV (OR = 0.67, 95% CI: 0.39-1.14; p = 0.131) and HCV infections (OR = 1.33, 95% CI: 0.79-2.23; p = 0.278). Furthermore, multivariable logistic regression analysis adjusted for biologically relevant covariates and potential confounders associated with the risk of liver disease progression revealed that MBOAT7 rs641738 is not associated either with fibrosis progression in CHC group (OR = 1.12; 95% CI: 0.55-2.28; p = 0.761) or with chronic progressive state in CHB patients (OR = 0.81; 95% CI: 0.41-1.61; p = 0.547). We conclude that the variant MBOAT7 rs641738 genotype is not associated with spontaneous clearance of HBV and HCV infections or with the progression of liver disease in chronic hepatitis B or C in a genetic context of Mediterranean patients.

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Polymorphism, Single NucleotideAcyltransferasesAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCase-Control StudiesDisease ProgressionFemaleGene FrequencyGenotypeHepatitis B, ChronicHepatitis C, ChronicHumansMaleMembrane ProteinsAcyltransferasesMBOAT7 protein, humanMembrane Proteins

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PMID30116012
PMCPMC6095921
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