J Rheum Dis.  2016 Feb;23(1):23-29. 10.4078/jrd.2016.23.1.23.

Genetic Associations of Mitochondrial DNA Polymorphisms with Behcet's Disease in a Korean Population: A Pilot Study

• Kwon MH
• Joung CI

• KMID: 2222797
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4078/jrd.2016.23.1.23

Abstract

OBJECTIVE
Pathogenesis of Behcet's disease (BD) is known to be multifactorial and accumulating data suggest genetic mechanisms. Variations in nuclear DNAs have been largely investigated, while studies on mitochondrial DNAs are limited. The purpose of the current study is to investigate associations of mitochondrial single nucleotide polymorphisms and haplotypes with BD.
METHODS
Complete mitochondrial DNAs were sequenced using chip array with blood samples collected from 20 patients and 10 control subjects. Haplotypes were searched in hypervariable region 1 and 2. Chi square or Fisher's exact test was used to analyze associations of mitochondrial single nucleotide polymorphisms between two groups and associations between clinical characteristics and mitochondrial single nucleotide polymorphisms.
RESULTS
From a total of 16,569 for each individual, 16,545 mitochondrial DNA nucleotides were sequenced. m.248A>G, m.709G>A, m.3970C>T, m.6392T>C, m.6962G>A, m.10310G>A, m.10609T>C, m.12406G>A, m.12882C>T, m.13928G>C, m.16129G>A, and m16304T>C were observed more frequently in the patient group, although without statistical significance, while m.304C>A, m.3010G>A, m.4883C>T, m.5178C>A, and m.14668C>T were more frequent in the control group (p=0.008, 0.026, 0.007, 0.007, and 0.026, respectively). m.16182A>C, m.16183A>C, and m.16189T>C were associated with uveitis (p=0.041, 0.022, and 0.014, respectively). None of the haplotypes we searched were statistically associated with BD risk, but B4a was observed more frequently in the patient group.
CONCLUSION
We report the first association study between BD and mitochondrial single nucleotide polymorphisms in a Korean population. In the current study, m.248A>G, m.709G>A, m.3970C>T, m.6392T>C, m.6962G>A, m.10310G>A, m.10609T>C, m.12406G>A, m.12882C>T, m.13928G>C, m.16129G>A, and m16304 T>C could be candidate mitochondrial single nucleotide polymorphisms in BD.

Keyword

Behcet's disease; Mitochondria; Polymorphism; Haplotypes; Etiology

MeSH Terms

DNA
DNA, Mitochondrial*
Haplotypes
Humans
Mitochondria
Nucleotides
Pilot Projects*
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
Uveitis
DNA
DNA, Mitochondrial
Nucleotides

Figure

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  Figure 1. Results of part of chip array. Mitochondrial alterations with different frequencies between two groups are shown. COI: cytochrome c oxidas, HV: hypervariable region, MT: mitochondria, ND: NADH dehydrogenase, RCRS: Cambridge Reference Sequence, SNP: single nucleotide polymorphisms.

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