Linda Ferrante1, Torleiv O Rognum1, Åshild Vege1, Ståle Nygård2, Siri H Opdal1,3. 1. Department of Pediatric Forensic Medicine, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway. 2. Bioinformatics Core Facility, Institute for Medical Informatics, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway. 3. Department of Pathology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: A large number of studies have tried to uncover a genetic predisposition for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), but there is still uncertainty concerning the pathogenesis of these deaths. The purpose of this study was to investigate mRNA gene expression in SIDS cases and controls, in order to uncover genes that are differentially expressed in the two groups. METHODS: Tissue from brain, heart, and liver from 15 SIDS cases and 15 controls were included in the study, and mRNA expression was determined using the Illumina whole genome gene expression DASL HT assay. RESULTS: Seventeen genes showed significantly altered expression compared to controls, after correction for multiple testing. Three genes involved in the immune system were of particular interest, including the downregulation of MyD88 in tissue from SIDS brains, as well as the downregulation of the genes encoding CCL3 and UNC13 in the liver. CONCLUSION: These findings indicate that there is an altered expression of genes involved in the inflammatory process in a proportion of SIDS cases, which further strengthen the hypothesis that impaired immune response play a role in this syndrome.
BACKGROUND: A large number of studies have tried to uncover a genetic predisposition for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), but there is still uncertainty concerning the pathogenesis of these deaths. The purpose of this study was to investigate mRNA gene expression in SIDS cases and controls, in order to uncover genes that are differentially expressed in the two groups. METHODS: Tissue from brain, heart, and liver from 15 SIDS cases and 15 controls were included in the study, and mRNA expression was determined using the Illumina whole genome gene expression DASL HT assay. RESULTS: Seventeen genes showed significantly altered expression compared to controls, after correction for multiple testing. Three genes involved in the immune system were of particular interest, including the downregulation of MyD88 in tissue from SIDS brains, as well as the downregulation of the genes encoding CCL3 and UNC13 in the liver. CONCLUSION: These findings indicate that there is an altered expression of genes involved in the inflammatory process in a proportion of SIDS cases, which further strengthen the hypothesis that impaired immune response play a role in this syndrome.
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