Paternostro Rafael, Staufer Katharina, Traussnigg Stefan, Stättermayer Albert-Friedrich, Halilbasic Emina, Keritam Omar, Meyer Elias L., Stift Judith, Wrba Fritz, Sipos Bence, Canbay Ali, Schlattjan Martin, Aigner Elmar, Datz Christian, Stickel Felix, Schafmayer Clemens, Hampe Jochen, Buch Stephan, Prager Gerhard, Munda Petra, Mandorfer Mattias, Ferenci Peter, Trauner Michael (2021), Combined effects of PNPLA3, TM6SF2 and HSD17B13 variants on severity of biopsy-proven non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, in
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Innes Hamish, Buch Stephan, Barnes Eleanor, Hampe Jochen, Marjot Thomas, Stickel Felix (2021), The rs738409 G Allele in PNPLA3 Is Associated With a Reduced Risk of COVID-19 Mortality and Hospitalization, in
Gastroenterology, 160(7), 2599-2601.e2.
Nischalke Hans Dieter, Fischer Janett, Klüners Alexandra, Matz‐Soja Madlen, Krämer Benjamin, Langhans Bettina, Goeser Felix, Soyka Michael, Stickel Felix, Spengler Ulrich, Nattermann Jacob, Strassburg Christian P., Berg Thomas, Lutz Philipp (2021), A genetic variant in toll‐like receptor 5 is linked to chemokine levels and hepatocellular carcinoma in steatohepatitis, in
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Thangapandi Veera Raghavan, Knittelfelder Oskar, Brosch Mario, Patsenker Eleonora, Vvedenskaya Olga, Buch Stephan, Hinz Sebastian, Hendricks Alexander, Nati Marina, Herrmann Alexander, Rekhade Devavrat Ravindra, Berg Thomas, Matz-Soja Madlen, Huse Klaus, Klipp Edda, Pauling Josch K, Wodke Judith AH, Miranda Ackerman Jacobo, Bonin Malte von, Aigner Elmar, Datz Christian, von Schönfels Witigo, Nehring Sophie, Zeissig Sebastian, et al. (2021), Loss of hepatic Mboat7 leads to liver fibrosis, in
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Teo Kevin, Abeysekera Kushala W.M., Adams Leon, Aigner Elmar, Anstee Quentin M., Banales Jesus M., Banerjee Rajarshi, Basu Priyadarshi, Berg Thomas, Bhatnagar Pallav, Buch Stephan, Canbay Ali, Caprio Sonia, Chatterjee Ankita, Ida Chen Yii-Der, Chowdhury Abhijit, Daly Ann K., Datz Christian, de Gracia Hahn Dana, DiStefano Johanna K., Dong Jiawen, Duret Amedine, Emdin Connor, Fairey Madison, et al. (2021), rs641738C>T near MBOAT7 is associated with liver fat, ALT and fibrosis in NAFLD: A meta-analysis, in
Journal of Hepatology, 74(1), 20-30.
Innes Hamish, Buch Stephan, Hutchinson Sharon, Guha Indra Neil, Morling Joanne R., Barnes Eleanor, Irving Will, Forrest Ewan, Pedergnana Vincent, Goldberg David, Aspinall Esther, Barclay Stephan, Hayes Peter C., Dillon John, Nischalke Hans Dieter, Lutz Philipp, Spengler Ulrich, Fischer Janett, Berg Thomas, Brosch Mario, Eyer Florian, Datz Christian, Mueller Sebastian, Peccerella Teresa, et al. (2020), Genome-Wide Association Study for Alcohol-Related Cirrhosis Identifies Risk Loci in MARC1 and HNRNPUL1, in
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Stickel Felix, Lutz Philipp, Buch Stephan, Nischalke Hans Dieter, Silva Ines, Rausch Vanessa, Fischer Janett, Weiss Karl Heinz, Gotthardt Daniel, Rosendahl Jonas, Marot Astrid, Elamly Mona, Krawczyk Marcin, Casper Markus, Lammert Frank, Buckley Thomas W. M., McQuillin Andrew, Spengler Ulrich, Eyer Florian, Vogel Arndt, Marhenke Silke, Felden Johann, Wege Henning, Sharma Rohini, et al. (2020), Genetic Variation in HSD17B13 Reduces the Risk of Developing Cirrhosis and Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Alcohol Misusers, in
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Journal of Molecular Medicine, 97(11), 1589-1600.
Stickel Felix, Buch Stephan, Nischalke Hans Dieter, Weiss Karl Heinz, Gotthardt Daniel, Fischer Janett, Rosendahl Jonas, Marot Astrid, Elamly Mona, Casper Markus, Lammert Frank, McQuillin Andrew, Zopf Steffen, Spengler Ulrich, Marhenke Silke, Kirstein Martha M., Vogel Arndt, Eyer Florian, von Felden Johann, Wege Henning, Buch Thorsten, Schafmayer Clemens, Braun Felix, Deltenre Pierre, et al. (2018), Genetic variants in PNPLA3 and TM6SF2 predispose to the development of hepatocellular carcinoma in individuals with alcohol-related cirrhosis, in
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Stickel Felix, Moreno Christophe, Hampe Jochen, Morgan Marsha Y. (2017), The genetics of alcohol dependence and alcohol-related liver disease, in
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a serious complication of alcoholic liver cirrhosis (ALC) and shows a rising incidence worldwide. The premier premalignant risk factor for HCC in Western countries is cirrhosis, with a 10% incidence of HCC in alcoholic cirrhotics within 5 years of follow-up. To date, carriage of the PNPLA3 rs738409 (I148M) allele is the only robustly confirmed genetic risk locus predisposing to HCC, which however explains only a fraction of the host genetic risk in ALC.The present project pursues three major aims: 1. to identify genetic variants which reveal a significant association with HCC in patients with ALC by means of a genome-wide association study; 2. to elucidate the role and contribution of PNPLA3 I148M to the pathogenesis of HCC by using an ALC-HCC model in PNPLA3 I148M transgenic mice and stably transfected cell lines. 3. To study 1-(2) hitherto unknown risk variants as identified in aim 1, using the approaches established and described in aim 2.We will perform a GWAS comparing ALC with HCC (cases) vs ALC without HCC (controls) in European Caucasians, followed by validation of top hits in an independent European cohort. The GWAS and validation study will be executed using the HumanOmniExpress DNA BeadChip technology by Illumina, and TaqMan- and Sequenom-based replication genotyping of top hits, respectively. In vivo, C3H/He mice expressing the PNPLA3 I148M risk variant will be generated and used in an experimental model with chemically-induced HCC, with and without concomitant alcohol administration. Cell culture experiments with stably transfected Huh7 cell lines are scheduled to assay viability, migration, adhesion, invasion, and mRNA/protein expression. Newly identified risk variants derived from the GWAS will be analyzed using the same scheme.The proposed study has the potential to identify yet unknown genetic factors that determine the risk of ALC to develop HCC and to reveal the functional role of newly discovered risk genes in the pathogenesis of HCC. Identification and functional studies of such genetic risk factors would greatly improve our understanding of the host-environment interaction leading to HCC evolution, and hopefully will guide the development of preventive and therapeutic strategies.