Complement genomics and antibody-mediated rejection in heart recipients
Complement genomics and antibody-mediated rejection in heart recipients
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DOI:
10.1016/j.healun.2017.08.008
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发表时间:
2018-04-01
影响因子:
8.9
通讯作者:
Carbone, Javier
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作者:
Carbone, Javier
In this issue of the Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, Marron-Linares et al report the results of an interesting study in which they evaluated 51 genes associated with the complement pathway in a small number of heart recipients to explore their relationship with antibody-mediated rejection (AMR). Next-generation sequencing was used in 46 heart transplant recipients (23 with AMR and 23 without AMR). The authors identified a significant association of 2 single-nucleotide polymorphisms with the absence or presence of AMR, respectively, p.Gly54Asp-MBL2 in the mannose-binding lectin (MBL) 2 gene and p.Asn428(p=)-CFP in the alternative complement factor properdin (CFP) gene. This article is a new contribution to the heart transplant literature. It suggests that complement single-nucleotide polymorphisms may influence circulating levels of selected proteins of both the lectin pathway and alternative complement pathways, thus potentially determining which patients will develop AMR. (C) 2018 International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. All rights reserved.