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Identification of RPL5 gene variants and the risk of hepatic vein thrombosis in Saudi patients

Fathelrahman M. Hassan, Afnan A. Alsultan, Faisal Alzahrani, Waleed H. Albuali, Dalal K. Bubshait, Elfadil M. Abass, Mudathir A. Elbasheer and Abdulmohsen A. Alkhanbashi
Saudi Medical Journal September 2021, 42 (9) 969-974; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2021.42.9.20210240
Fathelrahman M. Hassan
From the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Hassan, Alsultan, Alzahrani, Abass, Elbasheer, Alkhanbashi), College of Applied Medical Sciences; and from the Department of Pediatrics (Albuali, Bubshait), College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Afnan A. Alsultan
From the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Hassan, Alsultan, Alzahrani, Abass, Elbasheer, Alkhanbashi), College of Applied Medical Sciences; and from the Department of Pediatrics (Albuali, Bubshait), College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Faisal Alzahrani
From the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Hassan, Alsultan, Alzahrani, Abass, Elbasheer, Alkhanbashi), College of Applied Medical Sciences; and from the Department of Pediatrics (Albuali, Bubshait), College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Waleed H. Albuali
From the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Hassan, Alsultan, Alzahrani, Abass, Elbasheer, Alkhanbashi), College of Applied Medical Sciences; and from the Department of Pediatrics (Albuali, Bubshait), College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Dalal K. Bubshait
From the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Hassan, Alsultan, Alzahrani, Abass, Elbasheer, Alkhanbashi), College of Applied Medical Sciences; and from the Department of Pediatrics (Albuali, Bubshait), College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Elfadil M. Abass
From the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Hassan, Alsultan, Alzahrani, Abass, Elbasheer, Alkhanbashi), College of Applied Medical Sciences; and from the Department of Pediatrics (Albuali, Bubshait), College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Mudathir A. Elbasheer
From the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Hassan, Alsultan, Alzahrani, Abass, Elbasheer, Alkhanbashi), College of Applied Medical Sciences; and from the Department of Pediatrics (Albuali, Bubshait), College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Abdulmohsen A. Alkhanbashi
From the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Hassan, Alsultan, Alzahrani, Abass, Elbasheer, Alkhanbashi), College of Applied Medical Sciences; and from the Department of Pediatrics (Albuali, Bubshait), College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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    Table 1

    - Characteristics of the hepatic vein thrombosis (HVT) Saudi patients included in this study.

    CharacteristicHVT cases (n=65)Controls (n=50)P-value*
    Age (years) (mean±SD)47.2±3.143.5±2.60.0001*
    Gender (%)
    Male46 (70.7)32 (64.0)0.5463†
    Female19 (29.3)18 (36.0) 
    Family history of HVT (%)
    Yes13 (20.0)  
    No52 (80.0)  
    • ↵* t-test compares the means of 2 groups,

    • † Chi-square to comparing small groups frequency

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    Table 2

    - Nonsynonymous single nucleotide variants in the RPL5 genes.

    VariantsSubstitutionTranscript IDdb SNP (b153 v2)Variation type1000 genomes allele frequencyPosition
    rs138979590G>C
    G>T
    NG_011779.2NovelSNV, intronnot presentchr1:92833927
    rs558220259A>GNG_011779.2NovelSNV, intronnot presentchr1:92833948
    rs576892621A>GNG_011779.2NovelSNV, intronnot presentchr1:92833969
    rs182018447G>ANG_011779.2NovelSNV, intronnot presentchr1:92834024
    rs559377519A>TNG_011779.2NovelSNV, intronnot presentchr1:92834047
    • Ch1: chromosome 1, SNV: single nucleotide variant, SNP: single nucleotide polymorphism.

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    Table 3

    - Allele frequency of the RPL5 genetic polymorphisms in hepatic vein thrombosis (HVT) patients compared with the control subjects.

    db SNP b153 v 2AllelesPatientsControlP-value*Unadjusted OR [95% CI]
    rs138979590G224 (87.3)198 (87.6) Reference
    C26 (9.1)16 (7.1)0.3501.44 [0.75-2.76]
    T36(12.6)12(5.3)0.006*2.65 [1.34-5.24]
    rs558220259A221 (77.3)183 (80.9)0.362Reference
    G65 (22.7)43 (19.1) 1.25 [0.81-1.93]
    rs576892621A233 (81.5)189 (83.6)0.603Reference
    G53 (18.5)37 (16.3) 1.16 [0.73-1.84]
    rs182018447G229 (80.1)201 (88.9)0.009*Reference
    A57 (19.9)25 (11.1) 2.00 [1.23-3.32]
    rs559377519A238 (83.2)202 (89.4)0.032*Reference
    T48 (16.8)24 (10.6) 1.73 [1.02-2.92]
    • ↵Values are presented as number and percentage (%).

    • * P-values were calculated by chi-square analyses. differences were statistically significant at p<0.05.

    • ↵OR: odds ratio, CI: confidence interval. Single-variant association analyses was performed.

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    Table 4

    - Analysis of frequency of RPL5 genotype polymorphisms and HVT risk.

    db SNP b153 v2GenotypePatientsControlP-value*Unadjusted OR [95% CI]
    n (%)
    rs138979590G/C250 (24.5)214 (25.2) Reference
    G/T260 (25.5)210 (24.8)0.7081.06 [0.81-1.37]
    G/C+G/T510 (50.0)424 (50.5)0.8421.03 [0.82-1.29]
    rs558220259A/A442 (61.7)366 (64.8) Reference
    A/G144 (20.1)113 (20.0)0.7641.06 [0.79-1.39]
    G/G130 (18.2)86 (15.2)0.1731.25 [0.92-1.7]
    rs576892621A/A466 (65.2)378 (67.0) Reference
    A/G143 (20.0)112 (19.9)0.8621.04 [0.78-1.37]
    G/G106 (14.8)74 (13.1)0.4131.16 [0.84-1.61]
    rs182018447G/G458 (64.1)402 (71.2) Reference
    G/A142 (19.9)113 (20.0)0.5431.10 [0.83-1.46]
    A/A114 (16.0)50 (8.8)0.000*2.00 [1.39-2.86]
    rs559377519A/A486 (63.7)404 (71.5) Reference
    A/T148 (19.4)113 (20.0)0.5491.08 [0.82-1.43]
    T/T98 (12.9)48 (8.5)0.004*1.69 [1.17-2.45]
    • * P-values were calculated by chi-square analyses; differences were statistically significant at p<0.05. OR: odds ratio, CI: confidence interval, HVT: hepatic vein thrombosis. Single-variant association analyses was performed.

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