| Title: | Inflammatory and infectious upper respiratory diseases associate with 41 genomic loci and type 2 inflammation |
| Journal: | Nature Communications |
| Published: | 18 Jan 2023 |
| Pubmed: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36653354/ |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33626-w |
| URL: | https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-33626-w.pdf |
Publication 10972
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Abstract
Inflammatory and infectious upper respiratory diseases (ICD-10: J30-J39), such as diseases of the sinonasal tract, pharynx and larynx, are growing health problems yet their genomic similarity is not known. We analyze genome-wide association to eight upper respiratory diseases (61,195 cases) among 260,405 FinnGen participants, meta-analyzing diseases in four groups based on an underlying genetic correlation structure. Aiming to understand which genetic loci contribute to susceptibility to upper respiratory diseases in general and its subtypes, we detect 41 independent genome-wide significant loci, distinguishing impact on sinonasal or pharyngeal diseases, or both. Fine-mapping implicated non-synonymous variants in nine genes, including three linked to immune-related diseases. Phenome-wide analysis implicated asthma and atopic dermatitis at sinonasal disease loci, and inflammatory bowel diseases and other immune-mediated disorders at pharyngeal disease loci. Upper respiratory diseases also genetically correlated with autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, autoimmune hypothyroidism, and psoriasis. Finally, we associated separate gene pathways in sinonasal and pharyngeal diseases that both contribute to type 2 immunological reaction. We show shared heritability among upper respiratory diseases that extends to several immune-mediated diseases with diverse mechanisms, such as type 2 high inflammation.</p>
18 Authors
- Elmo C. Saarentaus
- Juha Karjalainen
- Joel T. Rämö
- Tuomo Kiiskinen
- Aki S. Havulinna
- Juha Mehtonen
- Heidi Hautakangas
- Sanni Ruotsalainen
- Max Tamlander
- Nina Mars
- Sanna Toppila-Salmi
- Matti Pirinen
- Mitja Kurki
- Samuli Ripatti
- Mark Daly
- Tuula Palotie
- Antti Mäkitie
- Aarno Palotie
1 Application
| Application ID | Title |
|---|---|
| 22627 | Fine-mapping genotype-phenotype associations |
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