Haplotypes of CYP1B1 and CCDC57 Genes in an Afro-Caribbean Female
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Molecular Biology Reports (2019) 46:3299–3306 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11033-019-04790-y ORIGINAL ARTICLE Haplotypes of CYP1B1 and CCDC57 genes in an Afro‑Caribbean female population with uterine leiomyoma Angela T. Alleyne1 · Virgil S. Bideau1 Received: 13 December 2018 / Accepted: 28 March 2019 / Published online: 13 April 2019 © Springer Nature B.V. 2019 Abstract Uterine leiomyomas (UL) are prevalent benign tumors, especially among women of African ancestry. The disease also has genetic liability and is infuenced by risk factors such as hormones and obesity. This study investigates the haplotypes of the Cytochrome P450 1B1 gene (CYP1B1) related to hormones and coiled-coil domain containing 57 gene (CCDC57) related to obesity in Afro-Caribbean females. Each haplotype was constructed from unphased sequence data using PHASE v.2.1 software and Haploview v.4.2 was used for linkage disequilibrium (LD) studies. There were contrasting LD observed among the single nucleotide polymorphisms of CYP1B1 and CCDC5. Accordingly, the GTA haplotype of CYP1B1 was signifcantly associated with UL risk (P = 0.02) while there was no association between CCDC57 haplotypes and UL (P = 0.2) for the ATG haplotype. As such, our fndings suggest that the Asp449Asp polymorphism and GTA haplotype of CYP1B1 may contribute to UL susceptibility in women of Afro-Caribbean ancestry in this population. Keywords SNP · Fibroids · Haplotyping · Estrogen · Linkage disequilibrium Introduction consistently having a higher risk of UL development than White women [4]. However cumulatively Black women have Globally, 20–25% of women are clinically diagnosed with an earlier onset for diagnosis than White women [2, 10]. uterine leiomyomas (UL); yet some studies suggest that as Genomic analysis of single nucleotide polymorphisms high as 70–80% of women may develop UL within their (SNPs) has been used to identify genetic factors of UL reproductive lifetimes, making these the most commonly susceptibility [12–14]. Despite this, haplotypes of DNA occurring type of tumors in females [1–4]. Although UL are sequence variation defined by multiple SNPs [15] are benign tumors, they pose several risks to women of child- also increasingly being used in studies of human genetics, bearing ages such as abdominal distention, heavy menstrual because they contain more information than individual SNP bleeding and reproductive dysfunction [4–6]. Chromosomal loci [16]. Haplotype association tests take into consideration anomalies support the view that underlying genetic suscepti- the fact that SNPs are not independent of each other; rather, bility factors account for the growth of these non-malignant they tend to be co-inherited and are therefore in linkage dise- neoplasms that afect the female reproductive tract [7–11]. quilibrium (LD) [17]. Haplotypes therefore capture informa- Race and age are two demographic high risk factors for tion about conserved regions in ancestral chromosomes and developing UL; with women over 40 four times as likely to LD patterns which assist in successful identifcation of rare report the condition than those under 40 and Black women causative variants in single-gene disorders [18, 19]. Notably, African populations or populations with signifcant African Nucleotide sequence data reported are available in the DDBJ/ admixture such as Barbadians [20, 21] have associated hap- EMBL/GenBank databases under the accession number (s) lotype blocks which are narrower, thereby shortening the LT613647-LT613831. list of candidate SNPs to be validated in disease association studies. * Angela T. Alleyne [email protected] Evidence shows that the sex steroid hormone estrogen is an important contributor to tumor growth [22–24]. There- 1 Department of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Faculty fore, allelic variants of genes involved in steroid metabo- of Science and Technology, University of the West Indies lism may infuence a woman’s susceptibility to UL [9, 10, Cave Hill Campus, Bridgetown, Barbados Vol.:(0123456789)1 3 3300 Molecular Biology Reports (2019) 46:3299–3306 23]. Cytochrome P450 1B1 (CYP1B1) being investigated comprised of healthy women who were also being seen by in this study has been haplotyped in two other studies [25, practitioners in the same department. Each participant had 26]. Salimi et al. haplotyped four common SNPs located a medical determination of the presence or absence of UL in exons 2 and 3 of CYP1B1 (Arg368His, Leu432Val, after a medical examination and the diagnosis was confrmed Asp449Asp and Asn453Ser) in an Iranian population [26]. by the gynecologist afliated to the Gynecology Clinic. Par- Their data showed that none of these individual SNPs had ticipants were also asked to complete a brief biodata ques- an association with disease risk; however, they suggested tionnaire about race, age and fbroid status. All participants that the GTAA haplotype may have a protective function in self-identifed as black or Afro-Caribbean [27]. All partici- UL development, as opposed to a causative one. Similarly, pants gave informed consent prior to participating in the Gooden found no association with UL risk when two com- study and the study was approved by the Ethics Committee mon variants (Ala119Ser and Leu432Val) were haplotyped of the University of the West Indies Cave Hill. in women with African or European ancestries [25]. There have been no haplotype studies of the Leu432Val SNP and Primer design UL risk in a Caribbean population, although a protective role was proposed for the recessive allele [G/C] or Val432 in Primers used to generate PCR fragments for sequencing a previous study of the Leu432Val SNP in the same popula- were designed using Primer BLAST [33]. The primers tion [27]. CYP1B1F (5′-TGA AGA ACC GCT GGG TAT GG-3′) and Additional risk factors besides genetics such as diet, CYP1B1R (5′-CCA CAT TAA ACA CCA AAC AGGT-3′) for obesity, parity, and hypertension among others have also CYP1B1 (accession # NC_000002.12) were selected from been widely associated with the prevalence of UL [6, 8, a region spanning 779 bp and contained three common SNPs 10, 28]. Women of African ancestry with UL tend to have (Leu432Val, Asp449Asp and Asn453Ser). Figure 1a shows high mean BMIs (> 25 kg/m2) [28] and an increased risk of the distribution of the three SNPs in CYP1B1. UL is observed in obese women [24, 29–31]. A candidate The primers CCDC57F (5′-TTTAGC TCT TGT GGC CCC SNP rs4247357, located in a large LD block on chromo- TC-3′), and CCDC57R (5′-TCA ACT ACA AGA CTT CGA some 17q25.3, was implicated in UL susceptibility among CTTCAA C-3 ′) were generated from a 1500 bp region span- a cohort of women with European ancestry [32]. However, ning rs4247357 (Fig. 1b) as well as two other variants iden- this genetic association was not replicated in a larger genome tifed from the African-Caribbean, Barbados population in wide association study in a multiethnic group of diferent the 1000 genomes project [19]. The CCDC57 PCR primers ancestries that did not include Afro-Caribbean women amplifed a 571 bp LD region. [12]. The LD block contains three genes; FASN, Coiled- Coil Domain Containing 57 (CCDC57) and Solute Carrier PCR amplifcation and sequencing Family 16 (SLC16A3). The SNP located in CCDC57 causes a nucleotide base pair change [C/A] in the gene. There are Amplifcations were performed in a Techne Genius thermal no reported haplotype studies of rs4247357 of CCDC57 cycler (Fisher Scientifc, Suwanee, GA, USA). The total and UL risk among blacks or whites. Consequently, in this volume for each reaction mixture was 25 µL containing study we utilized experimentally determined sequence data ~ 200 ng of genomic DNA, 1 µM of primers (Bio-Synthesis to identify whether haplotypes in CYP1B1 and CCDC57 are Inc., Lewisville, TX, USA), 2 mM of dNTP mix, 2 mM linked to UL risk in an Afro-Caribbean female population MgCl2, 1 × PCR bufer and 1.25 U Amplitaq Gold 360 in Barbados. DNA polymerase (Applied Biosystems Inc., Foster City, CA, USA) and sterile distilled water. A no template control was used as a negative reaction control. Materials and methods The optimal reaction conditions for CYP1B1 amplifca- tion were as follows: initial denaturation was performed at Participant sampling 95 °C for 2 min followed by 40 cycles at 95 °C for 1 min, 60 °C for 30 s, 72 °C for 30 s and a fnal extension step at A total of 108 blood DNA samples were obtained over a 72 °C for 5 min. Visualization of amplifed fragments was 2-year period (2009–2011), from females who were part of performed on 2% ethidium bromide (EtBr) stained agarose the Barbados Fibroid Study [27]. Each was amplifed by gels. PCR and subsequently sequenced for CYP1B1 and CCDC57. Optimal reaction conditions for CCDC57 were as follows: In each analysis, the study population comprised women initial denaturation was performed at 95 °C for 45 s followed who were being treated at the Gynecological Outpatient by 35 cycles at 95 °C for 45 s, 64 °C for 30 s, 72 °C for 30 s Clinic of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Barbados for and a fnal extension at 72 °C for 5 min. Amplifed fragments symptomatic UL as cases, and a non-UL control group were visualized on a 2% agarose gel stained with EtBr. 1 3 Molecular Biology Reports (2019) 46:3299–3306 3301 Fig. 1 Schematic representation of the distribution of three SNPs is a region of high linkage disequilibrium that spans three genes con- in CYP1B1 and CCDC57. a The SNPs are located in exon 3 of the taining approximately 22 SNPs which have been genotyped in other gene. Leu432Val causes an amino acid change from leucine to valine, populations. Only the three shown above were polymorphic and Asp449Asp is a silent mutation of aspartate and Asn453Ser causes a therefore relevant to the current study change from asparagine to serine.