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ArticleBMC medical genomics2021

TERT rs2736100 and TERC rs16847897 genotypes moderate the association between internalizing mental disorders and accelerated telomere length attrition among HIV+ children and adolescents in Uganda.

Allan Kalungi, Eugene Kinyanda, Jacqueline S Womersley, Moses L Joloba, Wilber Ssembajjwe, Rebecca N Nsubuga, Pontiano Kaleebu, Jonathan Levin, Martin Kidd, Soraya Seedat and 1 more

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Article in BMC medical genomics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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11 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Allan KalungiDepartment of Psychiatry, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa. allankalungi1@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-2890-0145
Eugene KinyandaMental Health Section, MRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit, Entebbe, Uganda.
Jacqueline S WomersleyDepartment of Psychiatry, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.
Moses L JolobaDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
Wilber SsembajjweMental Health Section, MRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit, Entebbe, Uganda.
Rebecca N NsubugaStatistics and Data Science Section, MRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit, Entebbe, Uganda.
Pontiano KaleebuMRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit, Entebbe, Uganda.
Jonathan LevinSchool of Public Health, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Martin KiddCentre for Statistical Consultation, Department of Statistics and Actuarial Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa.
Soraya SeedatDepartment of Psychiatry, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.
Sian M J HemmingsDepartment of Psychiatry, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.
South African Medical Research Council · ZAUganda Virus Research Institute · UGMakerere University · UGStellenbosch University · ZAUniversity of the Witwatersrand · ZA

Funding

UC San Diego Clinical and Translational Research InstituteUL1TR001442 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI FIRESTEIN, GARY S, HOGARTH, MICHAEL · 2015 to 2024
$88.3M
VirologyP30AI036214 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI David Mitchell Smith · 1994 to 2026
$78.4M
Medical Research Council MC_UP_1204/10Medical Research Council MC_UU_00027/1Medical Research Council MR/L004623/1NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001442NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI036214Wellcome Trust 205069/Z/16/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundInternalizing mental disorders (IMDs) (depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder) have been associated with accelerated telomere length (TL) attrition; however, this association has not been investigated in the context of genetic variation that has been found to influence TL. We have previously reported an association between IMDs and accelerated TL attrition among Ugandan HIV+ children and adolescents. This study investigated the moderating effects of selected single nucleotide polymorphisms in the telomerase reverse transcriptase gene (TERT) (rs2736100, rs7726159, rs10069690 and rs2853669) and the telomerase RNA component gene (TERC) (rs12696304, rs16847897 and rs10936599) on the association between IMDs and TL, among Ugandan HIV+ children (aged 5-11 years) and adolescents (aged 12-17 years).

resultsWe found no significant interaction between IMDs as a group and any of the selected SNPs on TL at baseline. We observed significant interactions of IMDs with TERT rs2736100 (p = 0.007) and TERC rs16847897 (p = 0.012), respectively, on TL at 12 months.

conclusionsTERT rs2736100 and TERC rs16847897 moderate the association between IMDs and TL among Ugandan HIV+ children and adolescents at 12 months. Understanding the nature of this association may shed light on the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying advanced cellular aging in IMDs.

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HIV InfectionsPolymorphism, Single NucleotideRNATelomeraseAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolFemaleGenotypeHumansMaleTelomereTelomere HomeostasisUgandaRNATelomerasetelomerase RNATERT protein, humanHIV+ children and adolescentsInternalizing mental disordersTelomere length attritionTERC rs16847897TERT rs2736100Uganda

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PMID33407441
PMCPMC7789327
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