Background and Aim: p.Cys282Tyr homozygosity is the prevalent genotype in (HFE)-related Hereditary Hemochromatosis with low penetrance and variable expression. However, liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma remain the main causes of mortality in these patients. Detection of genetic modifiers identifying patients at risk for liver damage would be relevant for their clinical management. We evaluated proprotein convertase 7 (PCSK7) rs236918 as genetic marker of risk of liver fibrosis in an Italian cohort of p.Cys282Tyr homozygotes. Methods: Liver fibrosis was histologically assessed by Ishak score. We evaluated PCSK7 alleles and genotypes frequencies according to single or grouped staging scores: absent/mild fibrosis (stage: 0–2), moderate (stage: 3–4), and severe fibrosis/cirrhosis (stage: 5–6). Single nucleotide polymorphism genotyping was performed by restriction fragment length polymorphism or Taqman 5′-nuclease assays. Results: The rs236918 allele C frequency increased from stages 0–2 to 5–6 (7.1% vs 13.6%, vs 21.9%, P = 0.003). The wild-type genotype was significantly more frequent in the absent/mild fibrosis group (54.2%) compared with only 17% in patients with severe fibrosis/cirrhosis. At univariate proportional odds model, patients with GC + CC genotypes were 2.77 times (P = 0.0018) more likely to have worse liver staging scores than wild-type patients. In the adjusted analysis, odds ratio was 2.37 (P = 0.0218), and 2.56 (P = 0.0233) when the analysis was restricted to males. An exploratory mediation analysis suggested a direct effect of genotype on severe fibrosis/cirrhosis (odds ratio = 3.11, P = 0.0157), and a mild non-significant indirect effect mediated through iron accounting for 28%. Conclusions: These findings confirm that PCSK7 rs236918 C allele is a risk factor for cirrhosis development in Italian patients with HFE-Hemochromatosis.

Pelucchi, S., Galimberti, S., Greni, F., Rametta, R., Mariani, R., Pelloni, I., et al. (2016). Proprotein convertase 7 rs236918 associated with liver fibrosis in Italian patients with HFE-related hemochromatosis. JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY, 31(7), 1342-1348 [10.1111/jgh.13315].

Proprotein convertase 7 rs236918 associated with liver fibrosis in Italian patients with HFE-related hemochromatosis

Pelucchi, S;Galimberti, S;Greni, F;Mariani, R;Ravasi, G;Valsecchi, M;Piperno, A
2016

Abstract

Background and Aim: p.Cys282Tyr homozygosity is the prevalent genotype in (HFE)-related Hereditary Hemochromatosis with low penetrance and variable expression. However, liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma remain the main causes of mortality in these patients. Detection of genetic modifiers identifying patients at risk for liver damage would be relevant for their clinical management. We evaluated proprotein convertase 7 (PCSK7) rs236918 as genetic marker of risk of liver fibrosis in an Italian cohort of p.Cys282Tyr homozygotes. Methods: Liver fibrosis was histologically assessed by Ishak score. We evaluated PCSK7 alleles and genotypes frequencies according to single or grouped staging scores: absent/mild fibrosis (stage: 0–2), moderate (stage: 3–4), and severe fibrosis/cirrhosis (stage: 5–6). Single nucleotide polymorphism genotyping was performed by restriction fragment length polymorphism or Taqman 5′-nuclease assays. Results: The rs236918 allele C frequency increased from stages 0–2 to 5–6 (7.1% vs 13.6%, vs 21.9%, P = 0.003). The wild-type genotype was significantly more frequent in the absent/mild fibrosis group (54.2%) compared with only 17% in patients with severe fibrosis/cirrhosis. At univariate proportional odds model, patients with GC + CC genotypes were 2.77 times (P = 0.0018) more likely to have worse liver staging scores than wild-type patients. In the adjusted analysis, odds ratio was 2.37 (P = 0.0218), and 2.56 (P = 0.0233) when the analysis was restricted to males. An exploratory mediation analysis suggested a direct effect of genotype on severe fibrosis/cirrhosis (odds ratio = 3.11, P = 0.0157), and a mild non-significant indirect effect mediated through iron accounting for 28%. Conclusions: These findings confirm that PCSK7 rs236918 C allele is a risk factor for cirrhosis development in Italian patients with HFE-Hemochromatosis.
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iron; Ishak score; p.Cys282Tyr; PCSK7; single nucleotide polymorphism;
Ishak score; PCSK7; iron; p.Cys282Tyr; single nucleotide polymorphism
English
2016
31
7
1342
1348
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Pelucchi, S., Galimberti, S., Greni, F., Rametta, R., Mariani, R., Pelloni, I., et al. (2016). Proprotein convertase 7 rs236918 associated with liver fibrosis in Italian patients with HFE-related hemochromatosis. JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY, 31(7), 1342-1348 [10.1111/jgh.13315].
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