A novel functional variant in the stem cell growth factor promoter protects against severe malarial anemia.

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dc.contributor.authorOuma, C.
dc.contributor.authorKeller, C.C.
dc.contributor.authorDavenport, G. C.
dc.contributor.authorWere, T.
dc.contributor.authorKonah, S.
dc.contributor.authorOtieno, Micheal Frederick
dc.contributor.authorHittner, James B.
dc.contributor.authorVulule, J. M.
dc.contributor.authorMartinson, J.
dc.contributor.authorOng'echa, J. M.
dc.contributor.authorFerrell, R.E.
dc.contributor.authorPerkins, D. J.
dc.date.accessioned2013-11-12T11:39:53Z
dc.date.available2013-11-12T11:39:53Z
dc.date.issued2010-01
dc.descriptiondoi: 10.1128/IAI.00895-09.en_US
dc.description.abstractPlasmodium falciparum malaria is a leading global cause of infectious disease burden. In areas in which P. falciparum transmission is holoendemic, such as western Kenya, severe malarial anemia (SMA) results in high rates of pediatric morbidity and mortality. Although the pathophysiological basis of SMA is multifactorial, we recently discovered that suppression of unexplored hematopoietic growth factors that promote erythroid and myeloid colony development, such as stem cell growth factor (SCGF) (C-type lectin domain family member 11A [CLEC11A]), was associated with enhanced development of SMA and reduced erythropoietic responses. To extend these investigations, the relationships between a novel SCGF promoter variant (-539C/T, rs7246355), SMA (hemoglobin [Hb] < 6.0 g/dl), and reduced erythropoietic responses (reticulocyte production index [RPI], <2.0) were investigated with Kenyan children (n = 486) with falciparum malaria from western Kenya. Circulating SCGF was positively correlated with hemoglobin levels (r = 0.251; P = 0.022) and the reticulocyte production index (RPI) (r = 0.268; P = 0.025). Children with SMA also had lower SCGF levels than those in the non-SMA group (P = 0.005). Multivariate logistic regression analyses controlling for covariates demonstrated that individuals with the homologous T allele were protected against SMA (odds ratio, 0.57; 95% confidence interval [95% CI] 0.34 to 0.94; P = 0.027) relative to CC (wild-type) carriers. Carriers of the TT genotype also had higher SCGF levels in circulation (P = 0.018) and in peripheral blood mononuclear cell culture supernatants (P = 0.041), as well as an elevated RPI (P = 0.005) relative to individuals with the CC genotype. The results presented here demonstrate that homozygous T at -539 in the SCGF promoter is associated with elevated SCGF production, enhanced erythropoiesis, and protection against the development of SMA in children with falciparum malaria.en_US
dc.identifier.citationInfect Immun. 2010 Jan;78(1):453-60.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/7598
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInfection and Immunityen_US
dc.titleA novel functional variant in the stem cell growth factor promoter protects against severe malarial anemia.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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