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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2022

Impact of Human Genetic Variation on C-Reactive Protein Concentrations and Acute Appendicitis.

Isis Ricaño-Ponce, Toon Peeters, Vasiliki Matzaraki, Bert Houben, Ruth Achten, Peter Cools, Mihai G Netea, Inge C Gyssens, Vinod Kumar

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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9 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Isis Ricaño-PonceDepartment of Internal Medicine and Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands.
Toon PeetersDepartment of Internal Medicine and Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands.
Vasiliki MatzarakiDepartment of Internal Medicine and Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands.
Bert HoubenDepartment of General and Abdominal Surgery, Jessa Hospital, Hasselt, Belgium.
Ruth AchtenDepartment of General and Abdominal Surgery, Jessa Hospital, Hasselt, Belgium.
Peter CoolsDepartment of Abdominal Surgery, GZA Hospital, Antwerpen, Belgium.
Mihai G NeteaDepartment of Internal Medicine and Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands.
Inge C GyssensDepartment of Internal Medicine and Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands.
Vinod KumarDepartment of Internal Medicine and Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands.
Radboud University Medical Center · NLJessa Hospital · BEGZA Ziekenhuizen Campus Sint-Augustinus · BERadboud University Nijmegen · NLUniversity of Groningen · NL

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Medical Research Council MC_PC_17228Medical Research Council MC_QA137853
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Acute appendicitis is one of the most common abdominal emergencies worldwide. Both environmental and genetic factors contribute to the disease. C-reactive protein (CRP) is an important biomarker in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis. CRP concentrations are significantly affected by genetic variation. However, whether such genetic variation is causally related to appendicitis risk remains unclear. In this study, the causal relationship between single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with circulating CRP concentrations and the risk and severity of acute appendicitis was investigated. Methods: CRP concentrations in serum of appendicitis patients (n = 325) were measured. Appendicitis was categorized as complicated/uncomplicated and gangrenous/non-gangrenous. Imputed SNP data (n = 287) were generated. A genome-wide association study (GWAS) on CRP concentrations and appendicitis severity was performed. Intersection and colocalization of the GWAS results were performed with appendicitis and CRP-associated loci from the Pan-UKBB cohort. A functional-genomics approach to prioritize genes was employed. Results: Thirteen percent of significant CRP quantitative trait loci (QTLs) that were previously identified in a large cohort of healthy individuals were replicated in our small patient cohort. Significant enrichment of CRP-QTLs in association with appendicitis was observed. Among these shared loci, the two top loci at chromosomes 1q41 and 8p23.1 were characterized. The top SNP at chromosome 1q41 is located within the promoter of H2.0 Like Homeobox ( Conclusions: The results of this study prioritize

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AppendicitisC-Reactive ProteinAcute DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansPolymorphism, Single NucleotideQuantitative Trait LociC-Reactive ProteinappendicitisbiomarkerC-reactive protein (CRP)functional geneticsquantitative trait

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