Genome-wide association analyses define pathogenic signaling pathways and prioritize drug targets for IgA nephropathy.

Kiryluk, Krzysztof; Sanchez-Rodriguez, Elena; Zhou, Xu-Jie; Zanoni, Francesca; Liu, Lili; Mladkova, Nikol; Khan, Atlas; Marasa, Maddalena; Zhang, Jun Y; Balderes, Olivia; Sanna-Cherchi, Simone; Bomback, Andrew S; Canetta, Pietro A; Appel, Gerald B; Radhakrishnan, Jai; Trimarchi, Hernan; Sprangers, Ben; Cattran, Daniel C; Reich, Heather; Pei, York; ... (2023). Genome-wide association analyses define pathogenic signaling pathways and prioritize drug targets for IgA nephropathy. Nature genetics, 55(7), pp. 1091-1105. Springer Nature 10.1038/s41588-023-01422-x

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IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is a progressive form of kidney disease defined by glomerular deposition of IgA. Here we performed a genome-wide association study of 10,146 kidney-biopsy-diagnosed IgAN cases and 28,751 controls across 17 international cohorts. We defined 30 genome-wide significant risk loci explaining 11% of disease risk. A total of 16 loci were new, including TNFSF4/TNFSF18, REL, CD28, PF4V1, LY86, LYN, ANXA3, TNFSF8/TNFSF15, REEP3, ZMIZ1, OVOL1/RELA, ETS1, IGH, IRF8, TNFRSF13B and FCAR. The risk loci were enriched in gene orthologs causing abnormal IgA levels when genetically manipulated in mice. We also observed a positive genetic correlation between IgAN and serum IgA levels. High polygenic score for IgAN was associated with earlier onset of kidney failure. In a comprehensive functional annotation analysis of candidate causal genes, we observed convergence of biological candidates on a common set of inflammatory signaling pathways and cytokine ligand-receptor pairs, prioritizing potential new drug targets.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Dermatology, Urology, Rheumatology, Nephrology, Osteoporosis (DURN) > Clinic of Nephrology and Hypertension

UniBE Contributor:

Vogt, Bruno, Mani, Laila-Yasmin

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

1546-1718

Publisher:

Springer Nature

Language:

English

Submitter:

Pubmed Import

Date Deposited:

20 Jun 2023 12:08

Last Modified:

13 Jul 2023 00:15

Publisher DOI:

10.1038/s41588-023-01422-x

PubMed ID:

37337107

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/183544

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/183544

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