Integrated OMICS platforms identify LAIR1 genetic variants as novel predictors of cross-sectional and longitudinal susceptibility to severe malaria and all-cause mortality in Kenyan children
- Univ. of New Mexico--Kenya Global Health Programs, Kisumu and Siaya (Kenya); Maseno Univ. (Kenya). School of Public Health and Community Development. Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Technology; DOE/OSTI
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States). Theoretical Division. Theoretical Biology and Biophysics Group
- Univ. of New Mexico--Kenya Global Health Programs, Kisumu and Siaya (Kenya); Masinde Muliro Univ. of Science and Technology, Kakamega (Kenya). School of Public Health Biomedical Sciences and Technology. Dept. of Medical Laboratory Sciences
- Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM (United States). Center for Global Health. Dept. of Internal Medicine
- Univ. of New Mexico--Kenya Global Health Programs, Kisumu and Siaya (Kenya); Maseno Univ. (Kenya). School of Medicine. Dept. of Medical Biochemistry
- Maseno Univ. (Kenya). School of Public Health and Community Development. Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Technology
- Kenya Medical Research Inst., Kisumu (Kenya). Centre for Global Health Research
- Univ. of New Mexico--Kenya Global Health Programs, Kisumu and Siaya (Kenya); Maseno Univ. (Kenya). School of Public Health and Community Development. Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Technology
- Univ. of New Mexico--Kenya Global Health Programs, Kisumu and Siaya (Kenya); Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM (United States). Center for Global Health. Dept. of Internal Medicine
Background: Severe malarial anaemia (SMA) is a leading cause of childhood mortality in holoendemic Plasmodium falciparum regions. Methods: To gain an improved understanding of SMA pathogenesis, whole genome and transcriptome profiling was performed in Kenyan children (n = 144, 3–36 months) with discrete non-SMA and SMA phenotypes. Leukocyte associated immunoglobulin like receptor 1 (LAIR1) emerged as a predictor of susceptibility to SMA (P b 1 × 10-2 , OR: 0.44–1.37), and was suppressed in severe disease (-1.69-fold, P = 0.004). To extend these findings, the relationship between LAIR1 polymorphisms [rs6509867 (16231CNA); rs2287827 (18835GNA)] and clinical outcomes were investigated in individuals (n = 1512, b5 years) at enrolment and during a 36-month longitudinal follow-up. Findings: Inheritance of the 16,231 recessive genotype (AA) increased susceptibility to SMA at enrolment (OR = 1.903, 95%CI: 1.252–2.891, P = 0.003), and longitudinally (RR = 1.527, 95%CI: 1.119–2.083, P = 0.008). Carriage of the 18,835 GA genotype protected against SMA cross-sectionally (OR = 0.672, 95%CI: 0.480–0.9439, P = 0.020). Haplotype carriage (C16231A/G18835A) also altered cross-sectional susceptibility to SMA: CG (OR = 0.717, 95%CI: 0.527–0.9675, P = 0.034), CA (OR = 0.745, 95%CI: 0.536–1.036, P = 0.080), and AG (OR = 1.641, 95%CI: 1.160–2.321, P = 0.005). Longitudinally, CA carriage was protective against SMA (RR = 0.715, 95%CI: 0.554–0.923, P = 0.010), while AG carriage had an additive effect on enhanced SMA risk (RR = 1.283, 95%CI: 1.057–1.557, P = 0.011). Variants that protected against SMA had elevated LAIR1 transcripts, while those with enhanced risk had lower expression (P b 0.05). Inheritance of 18,835 GA reduced all-cause mortality by 44.8% (HR = 0.552, 95%CI: 0.329–0.925, P = 0.024), while AG haplotype carriage increased susceptibility by 68% (HR = 1.680, 95%CI: 1.020–2.770, P = 0.040). Interpretation: These findings suggest LAIR1 is important for modulating susceptibility to SMA and all-cause childhood mortality.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER). Biological Systems Science Division
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC52-06NA25396
- OSTI ID:
- 1623664
- Journal Information:
- EBioMedicine, Journal Name: EBioMedicine Journal Issue: C Vol. 45; ISSN 2352-3964
- Publisher:
- ElsevierCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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