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ArticleScientific reports2021

MARC1 p.A165T variant is associated with decreased markers of liver injury and enhanced antioxidant capacity in autoimmune hepatitis.

Maciej K Janik, Wiktor Smyk, Beata Kruk, Benedykt Szczepankiewicz, Barbara Górnicka, Magdalena Lebiedzińska-Arciszewska, Yaiza Potes, Inês C M Simões, Susanne N Weber, Frank Lammert and 3 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 7 institutions in 2 countries.

Maciej K JanikLiver and Internal Medicine Unit, Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Wiktor SmykLiver and Internal Medicine Unit, Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Beata KrukLaboratory of Metabolic Liver Diseases, Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, Centre for Preclinical Research, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Benedykt SzczepankiewiczDepartment of Pathology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Barbara GórnickaDepartment of Pathology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Magdalena Lebiedzińska-ArciszewskaLaboratory of Mitochondrial Biology and Metabolism, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.
Yaiza PotesLaboratory of Mitochondrial Biology and Metabolism, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.
Inês C M SimõesLaboratory of Mitochondrial Biology and Metabolism, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.
Susanne N WeberDepartment of Medicine II, Saarland University Medical Center, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany.
Frank LammertDepartment of Medicine II, Saarland University Medical Center, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany.
Mariusz R WięckowskiLaboratory of Mitochondrial Biology and Metabolism, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.
Piotr MilkiewiczLiver and Internal Medicine Unit, Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Marcin KrawczykLaboratory of Metabolic Liver Diseases, Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, Centre for Preclinical Research, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland. marcin.krawczyk@uks.eu.
Medical University of Warsaw · PLInstytut Biologii Doświadczalnej im. Marcelego Nenckiego · PLPolish Academy of Sciences · PLSaarland University · DEERN RARE-LIVERMedizinische Hochschule Hannover · DEPomeranian Medical University · PL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The clinical picture of autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) varies markedly between patients, potentially due to genetic modifiers. The aim of this study was to evaluate genetic variants previously associated with fatty liver as potential modulators of the AIH phenotype. The study cohort comprised 313 non-transplanted adults with AIH. In all patients, the MARC1 (rs2642438), HSD17B13 (rs72613567), PNPLA3 (rs738409), TM6SF2 (rs58542926), and MBOAT7 (rs641738) variants were genotyped using TaqMan assays. Mitochondrial damage markers in serum were analyzed in relation to the MARC1 variant. Carriers of the protective MARC1 allele had lower ALT and AST (both P < 0.05). In patients treated for AIH for ≥ 6 months, MARC1 correlated with reduced AST, ALP, GGT (all P ≤ 0.01), and lower APRI (P = 0.02). Patients carrying the protective MARC1 genotype had higher total antioxidant activity (P < 0.01) and catalase levels (P = 0.02) in serum. The PNPLA3 risk variant was associated with higher MELD (P = 0.02) in treated patients, whereas MBOAT7 increased the odds for liver cancer (OR = 3.71). None of the variants modulated the risk of death or transplantation. In conclusion, the MARC1 polymorphism has protective effects in AIH. Genotyping of MARC1, PNPLA3, and MBOAT7 polymorphisms might help to stratify patients with AIH.

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Genome-Wide Association StudyAdolescentAdultAgedAntioxidantsChildFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenotypeHepatitis, AutoimmuneHumansLiver CirrhosisMaleMiddle AgedMitochondrial ProteinsOxidoreductasesAntioxidantsMitochondrial ProteinsMTARC1 protein, humanOxidoreductases

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