Genetics of Ankylosing Spondylitis—Focusing on the Ethnic Difference Between East Asia and Europe

Frontiers in Genetics

Luding Zhang¹  Xin Wu²  Huji Xu⁴  Geng Wang⁵ 

[1] Department of Health Management, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China;Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China;Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China;School of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China;The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia;

关键词: ankylosing spondylitis;    genetics;    polygenetic risk score;    East Asia;    Europe;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fgene.2021.671682

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a common, highly heritable inflammatory arthritis affecting the mainly axial joints in both East Asia and Europe. To date, the pathogenesis of AS is still unknown, although we know that genetics play a vital role in it. The HLA-B27 allele is found in over 85% of AS patients. However, strong evidence suggests that other major histocompatibility complex (MHC) and non-MHC genes are also involved in the pathogenesis. In addition, current data showed that there were significant differences in both genomics and metagenomics among the different ethnic populations. The investigation of the key role of the microbiome in AS pathogenesis also highlighted the host–microbiome genetic interactions. Here, we systematically review current AS genetic research data and further compare genetic differences, especially between East Asian and European groups, which may highlight the challenge in future genetic studies.

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