The ACVRL1 c.314-35A>G polymorphism is associated with organ vascular malformations in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia patients with ENG mutations, but not in patients with ACVRL1 mutations

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Abstract

Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is characterized by vascular malformations (VMs) and caused by mutations in TGFβ/BMP9 pathway genes, most commonly ENG or ACVRL1. Patients with HHT have diverse manifestations related to skin and mucosal telangiectases and organ VMs, including arteriovenous malformations (AVM). The clinical heterogeneity of HHT suggests a role for genetic modifiers. We hypothesized that the ACVRL1 c.314-35A>G and ENG c.207G>A polymorphisms, previously associated with sporadic brain AVM, are associated with organ VM in HHT. We genotyped these variants in 716 patients with HHT and evaluated association of genotype with presence of any organ VM, and specifically with brain VM, liver VM and pulmonary AVM, by multivariate logistic regression analyses stratified by HHT mutation. Among all patients with HHT, neither polymorphism was significantly associated with presence of any organ VM; ACVRL1 c.314-35A>G showed a trend toward association with pulmonary AVM (OR=1.48, P=0.062). ACVRL1 c.314-35A>G was significantly associated with any VM among patients with HHT with ENG (OR=2.66, P=0.022), but not ACVRL1 (OR=0.79, P=0.52) mutations. ACVRL1 c.314-35A>G was also associated with pulmonary AVM and liver VM among ENG mutation heterozygotes. There were no significant associations between ENG c.207G>A and any VM phenotype. These results suggest that common polymorphisms in HHT genes other than the mutated gene modulate phenotype severity of HHT disease, specifically presence of organ VM.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1262-1267
Number of pages6
JournalAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A
Volume167
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1 2015

Keywords

  • Arteriovenous malformation
  • Genetic modifier
  • Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
  • Phenotype
  • Vascular malformation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Genetics
  • Genetics(clinical)

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