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Genetic variants of the three-prime repair exonuclease 1 (TREX1) -an exonuclease involved in DNA repair and degradation- have been previously found to increase susceptibility to Aicardi Goutieres syndrome, familial chilblain lupus and systemic lupus erythematosus. We aimed to explore whether TREX1 common variants could influence the risk of primary Sjogren's syndrome (SS) and SS-related lymphoma. Three single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the TREX1 gene (rs11797, rs3135941 and rs3135945) were evaluated in 229 SS, 89 SS-lymphoma (70 SS-MALT and 19 SS non-MALT) and 240 healthy controls by PCR-based assays. In available 52 peripheral blood and 26 minor salivary gland tissues from our SS cohort, mRNA expression of type I interferon (IFN) related genes and TREX1 was determined by real-time PCR. Significantly decreased prevalence of rs11797 A minor allele was detected in SS patients complicated by non-MALT lymphoma compared to controls (ΟR [95% CI]: 0.4 [0.2-0.9], p-value: 0.02). SS patients carrying the rs11797 AA genotype had increased type I IFN related gene mRNA expression in minor salivary gland tissues. These data support genetically related dampened type I IFN production as an additional mechanism for SS-related lymphomagenesis.
Pubmed ID: 31326279
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A web-based application designed from a genetic epidemiology point of view to analyze association studies using single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). For each selected SNP, you will receive: * Allele and genotype frequencies * Test for Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium * Analysis of association with a response variable based on linear or logistic regression * Multiple inheritance models: co-dominant, dominant, recessive, over-dominant and additive * Analysis of interactions (gene-gene or gene-environment) If multiple SNPs are selected: * Linkage disequilibrium statistics * Haplotype frequency estimation * Analysis of association of haplotypes with the response * Analysis of interactions (haplotypes-covariate)
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