Variation in the DEPDC5 locus is associated with progression to hepatocellular carcinoma in chronic hepatitis C virus carriers

Daiki Miki, Hidenori Ochi, C. Nelson Hayes, Hiromi Abe, Tadahiko Yoshima, Hiroshi Aikata, Kenji Ikeda, Hiromitsu Kumada, Joji Toyota, Takashi Morizono, Tatsuhiko Tsunoda, Michiaki Kubo, Yusuke Nakamura, Naoyuki Kamatani, Kazuaki Chayama

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Abstract

Chronic viral hepatitis is the most important risk factor for progression to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). To identify genetic risk factors for progression to HCC in individuals with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV), we analyzed 467,538 SNPs in 212 Japanese individuals with chronic HCV with HCC and 765 individuals with chronic HCV without HCC. We identified one intronic SNP in the DEPDC5 locus on chromosome 22 associated with HCC risk and confirmed the association using an independent case-control population (710 cases and 1,625 controls). The association was highly significant when we analyzed the stages separately as well as together (rs1012068, P combined = 1.27 × 10 -13, odds ratio = 1.75). The significance level of the association further increased after adjustment for gender, age and platelet count (P = 1.35 × 10-14, odds ratio = 1.96). Our findings suggest that common variants within the DEPDC5 locus affect susceptibility to HCC in Japanese individuals with chronic HCV infection.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)797-800
Number of pages4
JournalNature Genetics
Volume43
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 08-2011
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Genetics

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