Genetic susceptibility to acute viral bronchiolitis

Anu Pasanen; Minna K Karjalainen; Matti Korppi; Mikko Hallman; Mika Rämet; Research Project FinnGen

doi:10.1093/infdis/jiae467

Genetic susceptibility to acute viral bronchiolitis

J Infect Dis. 2024 Sep 20:jiae467. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiae467. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Anu Pasanen¹, Minna K Karjalainen², Matti Korppi^{3

4}, Mikko Hallman¹, Mika Rämet^{1

4}; Research Project FinnGen

Collaborators

Research Project FinnGen:
Aarno Palotie, Mark Daly, Bridget Riley-Gills, Howard Jacob, Coralie Viollet, Slavé Petrovski, Chia-Yen Chen, Sally John, George Okafo, Robert Plenge, Joseph Maranville, Mark McCarthy, Rion Pendergrass, Margaret G Ehm, Kirsi Auro, Simonne Longerich, Anders Mälarstig, Anna Vlahiotis, Katherine Klinger, Clement Chatelain, Matthias Gossel, Karol Estrada, Robert Graham, Dawn Waterworth, Chris O Donnell, Nicole Renaud, Tomi P Mäkelä, Jaakko Kaprio, Minna Ruddock, Petri Virolainen, Antti Hakanen, Terhi Kilpi, Markus Perola, Jukka Partanen, Taneli Raivio, Jani Tikkanen, Raisa Serpi, Kati Kristiansson, Veli-Matti Kosma, Jari Laukkanen, Marco Hautalahti, Outi Tuovila, Jeffrey Waring, Bridget Riley-Gillis, Fedik Rahimov, Ioanna Tachmazidou, Chia-Yen Chen, Zhihao Ding, Marc Jung, Hanati Tuoken, Shameek Biswas, Rion Pendergrass, Margaret G Ehm, David Pulford, Neha Raghavan, Adriana Huertas-Vazquez, Jae-Hoon Sul, Anders Mälarstig, Xinli Hu, Åsa Hedman, Katherine Klinger, Robert Graham, Dawn Waterworth, Nicole Renaud, Ma En Obeidat, Jonathan Chung, Jonas Zierer, Mari Niemi, Samuli Ripatti, Johanna Schleutker, Markus Perola, Mikko Arvas, Olli Carpén, Reetta Hinttala, Johannes Kettunen, Arto Mannermaa, Katriina Aalto-Setälä, Mika Kähönen, Jari Laukkanen, Johanna Mäkelä, Reetta Kälviäinen, Valtteri Julkunen, Hilkka Soininen, Anne Remes, Mikko Hiltunen, Jukka Peltola, Minna Raivio, Pentti Tienari, Juha Rinne, Roosa Kallionpää, Juulia Partanen, Adam Ziemann, Nizar Smaoui, Anne Lehtonen, Susan Eaton, Heiko Runz, Sanni Lahdenperä, Shameek Biswas, Natalie Bowers, Edmond Teng, Rion Pendergrass, Fanli Xu, David Pulford, Kirsi Auro, Laura Addis, John Eicher, Qingqin S Li, Karen He, Ekaterina Khramtsova, Neha Raghavan, Martti Färkkilä, Jukka Koskela, Sampsa Pikkarainen, Airi Jussila, Katri Kaukinen, Timo Blomster, Mikko Kiviniemi, Markku Voutilainen, Mark Daly, Jeffrey Waring, Nizar Smaoui, Fedik Rahimov, Anne Lehtonen, Tim Lu, Natalie Bowers, Rion Pendergrass, Linda McCarthy, Amy Hart, Meijian Guan, Jason Miller, Kirsi Kalpala, Melissa Miller, Xinli Hu, Kari Eklund, Antti Palomäki, Pia Isomäki, Laura Pirilä, Oili Kaipiainen-Seppänen, Johanna Huhtakangas, Nina Mars, Jeffrey Waring, Fedik Rahimov, Apinya Lertratanakul, Nizar Smaoui, Anne Lehtonen, Coralie Viollet, Marla Hochfeld, Natalie Bowers, Rion Pendergrass, Jorge Esparza Gordillo, Kirsi Auro, Dawn Waterworth, Fabiana Farias, Kirsi Kalpala, Nan Bing, Xinli Hu, Tarja Laitinen, Margit Pelkonen, Paula Kauppi, Hannu Kankaanranta, Terttu Harju, Riitta Lahesmaa, Nizar Smaoui, Coralie Viollet, Susan Eaton, Hubert Chen, Rion Pendergrass, Natalie Bowers, Joanna Betts, Kirsi Auro, Rajashree Mishra, Majd Mouded, Debby Ngo, Teemu Niiranen, Felix Vaura, Veikko Salomaa, Kaj Metsärinne, Jenni Aittokallio, Mika Kähönen, Jussi Hernesniemi, Daniel Gordin, Juha Sinisalo, Marja-Riitta Taskinen, Tiinamaija Tuomi, Timo Hiltunen, Jari Laukkanen, Amanda Elliott, Mary Pat Reeve, Sanni Ruotsalainen, Dirk Paul, Natalie Bowers, Rion Pendergrass, Audrey Chu, Kirsi Auro, Dermot Reilly, Mike Mendelson, Jaakko Parkkinen, Melissa Miller, Tuomo Meretoja, Heikki Joensuu, Olli Carpén, Johanna Mattson, Eveliina Salminen, Annika Auranen, Peeter Karihtala, Päivi Auvinen, Klaus Elenius, Johanna Schleutker, Esa Pitkänen, Nina Mars, Mark Daly, Relja Popovic, Jeffrey Waring, Bridget Riley-Gillis, Anne Lehtonen, Margarete Fabre, Jennifer Schutzman, Natalie Bowers, Rion Pendergrass, Diptee Kulkarni, Kirsi Auro, Alessandro Porello, Andrey Loboda, Heli Lehtonen, Stefan McDonough, Sauli Vuoti, Kai Kaarniranta, Joni A Turunen, Terhi Ollila, Hannu Uusitalo, Juha Karjalainen, Esa Pitkänen, Mengzhen Liu, Heiko Runz, Stephanie Loomis, Erich Strauss, Natalie Bowers, Hao Chen, Rion Pendergrass, Kaisa Tasanen, Laura Huilaja, Katariina Hannula-Jouppi, Teea Salmi, Sirkku Peltonen, Leena Koulu, Nizar Smaoui, Fedik Rahimov, Anne Lehtonen, David Choy, Rion Pendergrass, Dawn Waterworth, Kirsi Kalpala, Ying Wu, Pirkko Pussinen, Aino Salminen, Tuula Salo, David Rice, Pekka Nieminen, Ulla Palotie, Maria Siponen, Liisa Suominen, Päivi Mäntylä, Ulvi Gursoy, Vuokko Anttonen, Kirsi Sipilä, Rion Pendergrass, Hannele Laivuori, Venla Kurra, Laura Kotaniemi-Talonen, Oskari Heikinheimo, Ilkka Kalliala, Lauri Aaltonen, Varpu Jokimaa, Johannes Kettunen, Marja Vääräsmäki, Outi Uimari, Laure Morin-Papunen, Maarit Niinimäki, Terhi Piltonen, Katja Kivinen, Elisabeth Widen, Taru Tukiainen, Mary Pat Reeve, Mark Daly, Niko Välimäki, Eija Laakkonen, Jaakko Tyrmi, Heidi Silven, Eeva Sliz, Riikka Arffman, Susanna Savukoski, Triin Laisk, Natalia Pujol, Mengzhen Liu, Bridget Riley-Gillis, Rion Pendergrass, Janet Kumar, Kirsi Auro, Iiris Hovatta, Chia-Yen Chen, Erkki Isometsä, Hanna Ollila, Jaana Suvisaari, Antti Mäkitie, Argyro Bizaki-Vallaskangas, Sanna Toppila-Salmi, Tytti Willberg, Elmo Saarentaus, Antti Aarnisalo, Eveliina Salminen, Elisa Rahikkala, Johannes Kettunen, Kristiina Aittomäki, Fredrik Åberg, Mitja Kurki, Samuli Ripatti, Mark Daly, Juha Karjalainen, Aki Havulinna, Juha Mehtonen, Priit Palta, Shabbeer Hassan, Pietro Della Briotta Parolo, Wei Zhou, Mutaamba Maasha, Shabbeer Hassan, Susanna Lemmelä, Manuel Rivas, Aarno Palotie, Aoxing Liu, Arto Lehisto, Andrea Ganna, Vincent Llorens, Hannele Laivuori, Taru Tukiainen, Mary Pat Reeve, Henrike Heyne, Nina Mars, Joel Rämö, Elmo Saarentaus, Hanna Ollila, Rodos Rodosthenous, Satu Strausz, Tuula Palotie, Kimmo Palin, Javier Garcia-Tabuenca, Harri Siirtola, Tuomo Kiiskinen, Jiwoo Lee, Kristin Tsuo, Amanda Elliott, Kati Kristiansson, Mikko Arvas, Kati Hyvärinen, Jarmo Ritari, Olli Carpén, Johannes Kettunen, Katri Pylkäs, Eeva Sliz, Minna Karjalainen, Tuomo Mantere, Eeva Kangasniemi, Sami Heikkinen, Arto Mannermaa, Eija Laakkonen, Nina Pitkänen, Samuel Lessard, Clément Chatelain, Lila Kallio, Tiina Wahlfors, Jukka Partanen, Eero Punkka, Raisa Serpi, Sanna Siltanen, Veli-Matti Kosma, Teijo Kuopio, Anu Jalanko, Huei-Yi Shen, Risto Kajanne, Mervi Aavikko, Helen Cooper, Denise Öller, Rasko Leinonen, Henna Palin, Malla-Maria Linna, Mitja Kurki, Juha Karjalainen, Pietro Della Briotta Parolo, Arto Lehisto, Juha Mehtonen, Wei Zhou, Masahiro Kanai, Mutaamba Maasha, Zhili Zheng, Hannele Laivuori, Aki Havulinna, Susanna Lemmelä, Tuomo Kiiskinen, L Elisa Lahtela, Mari Kaunisto, Elina Kilpeläinen, Timo P Sipilä, Oluwaseun Alexander Dada, Awaisa Ghazal, Anastasia Kytölä, Rigbe Weldatsadik, Sanni Ruotsalainen, Kati Donner, Timo P Sipilä, Anu Loukola, Päivi Laiho, Tuuli Sistonen, Essi Kaiharju, Markku Laukkanen, Elina Järvensivu, Sini Lähteenmäki, Lotta Männikkö, Regis Wong, Auli Toivola, Minna Brunfeldt, Hannele Mattsson, Kati Kristiansson, Susanna Lemmelä, Sami Koskelainen, Tero Hiekkalinna, Teemu Paajanen, Priit Palta, Shuang Luo, Tarja Laitinen, Mary Pat Reeve, Shanmukha Sampath Padmanabhuni, Marianna Niemi, Harri Siirtola, Javier Gracia-Tabuenca, Mika Helminen, Tiina Luukkaala, Iida Vähätalo, Jyrki Tammerluoto, Marco Hautalahti, Johanna Mäkelä, Sarah Smith, Tom Southerington, Petri Lehto

Affiliations

¹ Research Unit of Clinical Medicine, Medical Research Center Oulu, University of Oulu, and Department of Children and Adolescents, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland.
² Research Unit of Population Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
³ Child Health Research Center, Tampere University and University Hospital, Tampere, Finland.
⁴ Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland.

PMID: 39299705
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiae467

Abstract

Background: Acute viral bronchiolitis is a major cause of infant hospitalizations worldwide. Childhood bronchiolitis is considered a risk factor for asthma, suggesting shared genetic factors and biological pathways. Genetic risk loci may provide new insights into disease pathogenesis.

Methods: We conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) to examine the genetic contributions to bronchiolitis susceptibility in the FinnGen project data. We analyzed 1,465 infants hospitalized for bronchiolitis <2 years of age and 356,404 individuals without a history of acute lower respiratory infections (LRIs).

Results: GWAS identified associations (p<5×10-8) for variants in gasdermin B (GSDMB) and a missense variant in cadherin-related family member 3 (CDHR3). Children with bronchiolitis in infancy were more likely to develop asthma later in life compared to controls. The two associated loci were previously linked to asthma and susceptibility to wheezing illness by other causative agents than RSV. The identified loci associated with overall bronchiolitis, with larger effects in non-RSV than RSV-induced infection.

Conclusion: Our results suggest that genetic variants in CDHR3 and GSDMB modulate susceptibility to bronchiolitis, especially when caused by viruses other than RSV. Severe bronchiolitis in infancy may trigger the development of asthma in genetically susceptible individuals, or it could be a marker of genetic predisposition to asthma.

Keywords: CDHR3; GSDMB; ORMDL3; acute lower respiratory infection; asthma; bronchiolitis; genetic risk factors; non-RSV bronchiolitis; respiratory syncytial virus; rhinovirus.