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Ann Intensive Care. 2016 Dec;6(1):28. doi: 10.1186/s13613-016-0130-z. Epub 2016 Apr 08.

Association of REL polymorphisms and outcome of patients with septic shock.

Annals of intensive care

Julie Toubiana, Emilie Courtine, Frederic Tores, Pierre Asfar, Cédric Daubin, Christophe Rousseau, Fatah Ouaaz, Nathalie Marin, Alain Cariou, Jean-Daniel Chiche, Jean-Paul Mira

Affiliations

  1. Medical School, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France. [email protected].
  2. INSERM U1016, CNRS UMR 8104, Cochin Institute, Paris, France. [email protected].
  3. Department of Pediatric and Infectious Diseases, Necker University Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France. [email protected].
  4. Medical School, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France.
  5. INSERM U1016, CNRS UMR 8104, Cochin Institute, Paris, France.
  6. Bioinformatics Platform, Institut Imagine, Paris Descartes University- Sorbonne Paris Cité, 75015, Paris, France.
  7. Medical Intensive Care Unit, Angers University Hospital, Angers, France.
  8. Medical Intensive Care, Caen University Hospital, Caen, France.
  9. Intensive Care Unit, Cochin University Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France.

PMID: 27059500 PMCID: PMC4826362 DOI: 10.1186/s13613-016-0130-z

Abstract

BACKGROUND: cRel, a subunit of NF-κB, is implicated in the inflammatory response observed in autoimmune disease. Hence, knocked-out mice for cRel had a significantly higher mortality, providing new and important functions of cRel in the physiopathology of septic shock. Whether genetic variants in the human REL gene are associated with severity of septic shock is unknown.

METHODS: We genotyped a population of 1040 ICU patients with septic shock and 855 ICU controls for two known polymorphisms of REL; REL rs842647 and REL rs13031237. Outcome of patients according to the presence of REL variant alleles was compared.

RESULTS: The distribution of REL variant alleles was not significantly different between patients and controls. Among the septic shock group, REL rs13031237*T minor allele was not associated with worse outcome. In contrast, REL rs842647*G minor allele was significantly associated with more multi-organ failure and early death [OR 1.4; 95 % CI (1.02-1.8)].

CONCLUSION: In a large ICU population, we report a significant clinical association between a variation in the human REL gene and severity and mortality of septic shock, suggesting for the first time a new insight into the role of cRel in response to infection in humans.

Keywords: Genetics; Mortality; Multi-organ dysfunction syndrome; Polymorphism; REL; Septic shock; cRel

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