Latrophilin 3 (LPHN3) is a brain‐specific member of the G‐protein coupled receptor family associated to both attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) genetic susceptibility and methylphenidate ...(MPH) pharmacogenetics. Interactions of LPHN3 variants with variants harbored in the 11q chromosome improve the prediction of ADHD development and medication response. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of LPHN3 variants in childhood ADHD susceptibility and treatment response in a naturalistic clinical cohort. The association between LPHN3 and ADHD was evaluated in 523 children and adolescents with ADHD and 132 controls. In the pharmacogenetic study, 172 children with ADHD were investigated. The primary outcome measure was the parent‐rated Swanson, Nolan and Pelham Scale – version IV applied at baseline, first and third months of treatment with MPH. The results reported herein suggest the CGC haplotype derived from single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) rs6813183, rs1355368 and rs734644 as an ADHD risk haplotype (P = 0.02, OR = 1.46). Although non‐significant after multiple testing correction, its interaction with the 11q chromosome SNP rs965560 slightly increases risk (P = 0.03, OR = 1.55). Homozygous individuals for the CGC haplotype showed faster response to MPH treatment as a significant interaction effect between CGC haplotype and treatment over time was observed (P < 0.001). Homozygous individuals for the GT haplotype derived from SNPs rs6551665 and rs1947275 showed a nominally significant interaction with treatment over time (P = 0.04). Our findings replicate previous findings reporting that LPHN3 confers ADHD susceptibility, and moderates MPH treatment response in children and adolescents with ADHD.
This study reports that LPHN3 confers attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) susceptibility and moderates methylphenidate treatment response in children and adolescents with ADHD.
Isoniazid (INH) is related to the development of hepatotoxicity in some patients.
To investigate the role of N-acetyl transferase 2 (NAT2) and cytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP2E1) in the hepatotoxicity of ...patients treated with INH in an Amazonian Brazilian population.
Patients undergoing anti-tuberculosis treatment were investigated. Hepatotoxicity was defined as an increase of more than three times the upper limit of normal in serum alanine aminotransferase levels after treatment. NAT2 genotypes were identified by sequencing, whereas CYP2E1 alleles were detected using polymerase chain reaction based methods.
Of the 270 individuals included in the study, 18 (6.7%) developed drug-related hepatotoxicity. A high association was found between slow acetylators and hepatotoxicity, particularly with regard to allele *5. The adjusted risk of developing hepatotoxicity was significant in individuals carrying two slow acetylation alleles (P = 0.036, OR 3.05, 95%CI 1.07-8.64). In all of the CYP2E1 markers examined, wild homozygous genotypes were more prevalent in subjects with hepatotoxicity than in controls; however, the difference was not statistically significant. Joint evaluation of the genes revealed a high risk of developing hepatotoxicity in slow acetylators with CYP2E1 wild alleles (adjusted OR 4.26; 95%CI 1.47-12.37, P = 0.008).
Large-scale screening for NAT2 and CYP2E1 genotypes can prove useful in predicting the risk of adverse effects.
Levodopa is the most used drug to treat motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease (PD). However, dopaminergic side effects such as nausea and vomiting may occur. Several evidences indicate a major role ...for dopamine receptors D2 (DRD2) and D3 (DRD3) in emetic activity. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship of DRD2 rs1799732 and DRD3 rs6280 gene polymorphisms with gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms induced by levodopa in PD patients. Two hundred and seventeen PD patients on levodopa therapy were investigated. DRD2 rs1799732 and DRD3 rs6280 polymorphisms were genotyped by PCR-based methods. Multiple Poisson regression method with robust variance estimators was performed to assess the association between polymorphisms and gastrointestinal symptoms. The analyses showed that DRD2 Ins/Ins (prevalence ratio (PR)=2.374, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.105-5.100; P=0.027) and DRD3 Ser/Ser genotypes (PR=1.677, 95% CI 1.077-2.611; P=0.022) were independent and predictors of gastrointestinal symptoms associated with levodopa therapy. Despite all the efforts to alleviate GI symptoms, this adverse effect still occurs in PD patients. Pharmacogenetic studies of GI symptoms induced by levodopa therapy have the potential to display new ways to better understand the molecular mechanisms involved in these side effects.
Cytokines play an important role in anti-tuberculosis immune response, combined with antigen-presenting cells and lymphocytes. Immune response gene polymorphisms have been reported to be associated ...with tuberculosis (TB) susceptibility in some but not all studies.
To evaluate the association of immune response genes with susceptibility to tuberculin skin test (TST) reactivity and/or TB.
Fourteen single nucleotide polymorphisms were genotyped in 96 individuals of the Aché, a native Paraguayan population, by allelic discrimination using real-time polymerase chain reaction. Univariate and multivariate Poisson regression were employed to assess risk genotypes.
A higher prevalence of purified protein derivative reactivity was associated with the TNF-α CCA/TCG haplotype (PR 1.298, 95%CI 1.059-1.589) and with the IL-10 AT/CC diplotype (PR 1.181, 95% CI 1.024-1.362), and the presence of the IL-8 rs4073 T allele was associated with protection against TB (PR 0.482, 95%CI 0.273-0.851).
These results suggest that polymorphisms in genes associated with immune response are involved in TST reactivity and susceptibility to TB in the Aché population.
Purpose
To determine the frequency of N-acetyltransferase 2 (
NAT2
) polymorphisms, the NAT2 acetylation profile and its relation to the incidence of gastrointestinal adverse drug reactions (ADRs), ...anti-tuberculosis (TB) drug-induced hepatotoxicity, and the clinical risk factors for hepatotoxicity in a population from Brazil.
Methods
Two hundred and fifty-four Brazilian TB patients using isoniazid (INH), rifampicin (RMP), and pirazinamide (PZA) were tested in a prospective cohort study.
NAT2
genotyping was performed by direct PCR sequencing. The association between gastrointestinal ADRs/hepatotoxicity and the
NAT2
profile genotype was evaluated by univariate analysis and multiple logistic regression.
Results
Of the 254 patients analyzed, 69 (27.2%) were slow acetylators and 185 (72.8%) were fast acetylators. Sixty-five (25.6%) patients were human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive. Thirty-three (13%) and 14 (5.5%) patients developed gastrointestinal ADR and hepatotoxicity, respectively. Of the 14 hepatotoxicity patients, nine (64.3%) were slow acetylators and five (35.7%) were fast acetylators. Sex, age, presence of hepatitis C virus, alcohol abuse, and baseline aminotransferases were not found to be risk factors for hepatotoxicity. However, logistic regression analysis revealed that slow acetylator status and the presence of HIV (
p
< 0.05) were independent risk factors for hepatotoxicity.
Conclusions
Our findings show that HIV-positive patients that have the slow acetylation profile are significantly associated with a higher risk of developing hepatotoxicity due to anti-TB drugs.
•The host genetics has been related to susceptibility to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.•Gene polymorphisms in VDR, IL10, and SLC11A1 have been investigated with regard to susceptibility to ...tuberculosis (TB).•The VDR polymorphisms were associated with an increased risk of TB in the Brazilian population.•A high production of VDR plus a low production of IL10 showed protection against TB.
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious and contagious disease that has been very influential in human history and presents high rates of mortality. The objective of this study was to investigate the association of VDR, IL10, and SLC11A1 gene polymorphisms with susceptibility to the presence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.
A total of 135 patients with confirmed TB and 141 healthy individuals were included in the analysis. Blood samples were collected for DNA extraction. Genotyping of the polymorphisms in the VDR and IL10 genes was performed by real-time PCR, and genotyping of the polymorphisms in the SLC11A1 gene by conventional PCR, followed by visualization in polyacrylamide gel. The genomic ancestry was obtained using an autosomal panel with 48 insertion/deletion ancestry-informative markers.
Polymorphisms TaqI (TT, p=0.004), FokI (CC and CC+CT, p=0.012 and p=0.003, respectively), and BsmI (GG, p=0.008) in the VDR gene, as well as A-592C (GC+AG, p=0.001) in the IL10 gene, were significantly associated with susceptibility to TB In addition, high production of VDR combined with low production of IL10 showed protection for the TB group (p=0.035).
The VDR polymorphisms may confer an increased risk and the IL10 haplotype may be a protection factor for the presence of M. tuberculosis infection in the Brazilian population.
Although several studies have demonstrated an association between the 7-repeat (7R) allele in the 48-bp variable number of tandem repeats (VNTRs) in the exon 3 at dopamine receptor D4 (DRD4) gene and ...attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), others failed to replicate this finding. In this study, a total of 786 individuals with ADHD were genotyped for DRD4 exon 3 VNTR. All 7R homozygous subjects were selected for VNTR re-sequencing. Subjects homozygous for the 4R allele were selected paired by age, ancestry and disorder subtypes in order to have a sample as homogeneous as possible with 7R/7R individuals. Using these criteria, 103 individuals (66 with ADHD and 37 control individuals) were further investigated. An excess of rare variants were observed in the 7R alleles of ADHD patient when compared with controls (P=0.031). This difference was not observed in 4R allele. Furthermore, nucleotide changes that predict synonymous and non-synonymous substitutions were more common in the 7R sample (P=0.008 for total substitutions and P=0.043 for non-synonymous substitutions). In silico prediction of structural/functional alterations caused by these variants have also been observed. Our findings suggest that not only repeat length but also DNA sequence should be assessed to better understand the role of DRD4 exon 3 VNTR in ADHD genetic susceptibility.
To investigate associations of polymorphisms in the LEP, LEPR and NPY genes with obesity-related traits in a Brazilian population of European descent.
A total of 183 women and 153 men (mean body mass ...index (BMI), 26.1+/-4.8 kg/m(2)) were genotyped using the PCR-RFLP procedure for the LEP A19G, LEPR Gln223Arg, LEPR PRO1019pro and NPY Leu7Pro polymorphisms. Frequencies were compared among normal-weight and overweight plus obese groups with chi-square tests, mean BMI and waist circumference were compared among genotypes by t-tests and analysis of variance.
The genotype and allele frequencies of the LEPR Gln223Arg polymorphism were significantly different between normal-weight and overweight plus obese groups (P=0.013 and 0.009, respectively). Although there was no difference in the mean adjusted BMI among the three LEPRGln223Arg genotypes, a trend was observed for Arg/Arg individuals to have a higher mean BMI compared to Gln/Gln homozygotes, with heterozygote individuals presenting intermediate mean BMI between the two homozygote groups (ANOVA, P=0.063). However, in non-smokers, the LEPR Gln223Arg polymorphism showed a highly significant effect over BMI (P=0.009). When the analysis was restricted to premenopausal women, a highly significant effect of NPY was observed. Women bearing the Pro variant presented a lower BMI than wild-type homozygotes (P=0.001).
Our findings suggest that genetic variability in the leptin receptor and neuropeptide Y genes is implicated in body weight regulation, the LEPR Gln223Arg variant being associated with a BMI increase in this Caucasian population, especially in non-smokers, while the NPY Leu7Pro polymorphism was associated with BMI reduction in premenopausal women.
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