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ArticleBMC infectious diseases2021

Association between risk of brucellosis and genetic variations in MicroRNA-146a.

Sima Kazemi, Saeid Afshar, Manoochehr Karami, Massoud Saidijam, Fariba Keramat, Seyed Hamid Hashemi, Mohammad Yousef Alikhani

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  2. MiRNA-146a-A Key Player in Immunity and Diseases.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sima KazemiDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
Saeid AfsharResearch Center for Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
Manoochehr KaramiDepartment of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
Massoud SaidijamResearch Center for Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
Fariba KeramatBrucellosis Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
Seyed Hamid HashemiBrucellosis Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
Mohammad Yousef AlikhaniDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran. alikhani43@yahoo.com.
Hamedan University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

Hamadan University of Medical Sciences; 9711307368
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSingle nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are the most common types of DNA changes in the human genome that leading to phenotypic differences in humans. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are usually affected by various bacterial infections, and they are involved in controlling the immune responses. MicroRNA-146a (miR-146a) plays an essential role in the development of infectious and inflammatory diseases. The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between risk of brucellosis and genetic variations in miR-146a.

methodsThis case-control study was conducted on 108 Brucellosis patients and 108 healthy controls. We genotyped two SNPs (rs2910164 and rs57095329) of the miR-146a using tetra-primer amplification refractory mutation system-polymerase chain reaction (T-ARMS-PCR) and restriction fragment length polymorphism-polymerase chain reaction (RFLP-PCR) methods.

resultsThe rs2910164 SNP was significantly associated with brucellosis in co-dominant [OR = 4.27, 95% CI = (2.35-7.79, P = 0.001] and dominant [OR = 3.52, 95% CI = (1.97-6.30, P = 0.001] models. Co-dominant (P = 0.047) and recessive (P = 0.018) models were significant at position rs57095329 between the two groups of patient and healthy. The A C haplotype (rs2910164 and rs57095329) was associated with brucellosis in the assessed population [OR (95% CI) = 1.98 (1.22-3.20), P = 0.0059].

conclusionsConsequently, our study demonstrated significant differences in genotype and haplotype frequencies of miR-146a variants between brucellosis patients and controls. Further studies on the larger sample sizes are required to verify the observed associations.

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BrucellosisMicroRNAsCase-Control StudiesGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenotypeHumansPolymorphism, Single NucleotideMicroRNAsMIRN146 microRNA, humanBrucellosisGenetic variationsmiR-146a

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