• Association of IL-10 gene promoter polymorphisms with food allergy susceptibility and serum IL-10 level in a pediatric Caucasian population 

      Nedelkopoulou N., Taparkou A., Raftopoulou S., Gidaris D., Xinias I., Mavroudi A., Dhawan A., Farmaki E. (2021)
      Background: Interleukin 10 has been shown to play a critical role in the regulation of the immune responses in allergic diseases. Aim: To investigate if genetic polymorphisms in the promoter region of the IL-10 gene are ...
    • The contribution of genetic variants of SLC2A1 gene in t2dm and T2DM-nephropathy: Association study and meta-analysis 

      Stefanidis I., Tziastoudi M., Tsironi E.E., Dardiotis E., Tachmitzi S.V., Fotiadou A., Pissas G., Kytoudis K., Sounidaki M., Ampatzis G., Mertens P.R., Liakopoulos V., Eleftheriadis T., Hadjigeorgiou G.M., Santos M., Zintzaras E. (2018)
      An association study was conducted to investigate the relation between 14 variants of glucose transporter 1 gene (SLC2A1) and the risk of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) leading to nephropathy. We also performed a meta-analysis of ...
    • Convergence of linkage, gene expression and association data demonstrates the influence of the RAR-related orphan receptor alpha (RORA) gene on neovascular AMD: A systems biology based approach 

      Silveira, A. C.; Morrison, M. A.; Ji, F.; Xu, H.; Reinecke, J. B.; Adams, S. M.; Arneberg, T. M.; Janssian, M.; Lee, J. E.; Yuan, Y.; Schaumberg, D. A.; Kotoula, M. G.; Tsironi, E. E.; Tsiloulis, A. N.; Chatzoulis, D. Z.; Miller, J. W.; Kim, I. K.; Hageman, G. S.; Farrer, L. A.; Haider, N. B.; DeAngelis, M. M. (2010)
      To identify novel genes and pathways associated with AMD, we performed microarray gene expression and linkage analysis which implicated the candidate gene, retinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptor alpha (RORA, 15q). ...
    • Dense genotyping of immune-related disease regions identifies nine new risk loci for primary sclerosing cholangitis 

      Liu, J. Z.; Hov, J. R.; Folseraas, T.; Ellinghaus, E.; Rushbrook, S. M.; Doncheva, N. T.; Andreassen, O. A.; Weersma, R. K.; Weismüller, T. J.; Eksteen, B.; Invernizzi, P.; Hirschfield, G. M.; Gotthardt, D. N.; Pares, A.; Ellinghaus, D.; Shah, T.; Juran, B. D.; Milkiewicz, P.; Rust, C.; Schramm, C.; Muler, T.; Srivastava, B.; Dalekos, G.; Nöthen, M. M.; Herms, S.; Winkelmann, J.; Mitrovic, M.; Braun, F.; Ponsioen, C. Y.; Croucher, P. J. P.; Sterneck, M.; Teufel, A.; Andrew, L. Mason; Saarela, J.; Leppa, V.; Dorfman, R.; Alvaro, D.; Floreani, A.; Onengut-Gumuscu, S.; Rich, S. S.; Thompson, W. K.; Schork, A. J.; Næss, S.; Thomsen, I.; Mayr, G.; König, I. R.; Hveem, K.; Cleynen, I.; Gutierrez-Achury, J.; Ricaño-Ponce, I.; Van Heel, D.; Björnsson, E.; Sandford, R. N.; Durie, P. R.; Melum, E.; Vatn, M. H.; Silverberg, M. S.; Duerr, R. H.; Padyukov, L.; Brand, S.; Sans, M.; Annese, V.; Achkar, J. P.; Boberg, K. M.; Marschall, H. U.; Chazouillères, O.; Bowlus, C. L.; Wijmenga, C.; Schrumpf, E.; Vermeire, S.; Albrecht, M.; Rioux, J. D.; Alexander, G.; Bergquist, A.; Cho, J.; Schreiber, S.; Manns, M. P.; Färkkilä, M.; Dale, A. M.; Chapman, R. W.; Konstantinos, N. Lazaridis; Franke, A.; Anderson, C. A.; Karlsen, T. H. (2013)
      Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a severe liver disease of unknown etiology leading to fibrotic destruction of the bile ducts and ultimately to the need for liver transplantation. We compared 3,789 PSC cases of ...
    • Do alcohol-metabolizing enzyme gene polymorphisms increase the risk of alcoholism and alcoholic liver disease? 

      Zintzaras, E.; Stefanidis, I.; Santos, M.; Vidal, F. (2006)
      Case-control studies that have investigated the association between alcoholism and alcohol-induced liver damage and the ADH2, ADH3, CYP2E1, and ADLH2 polymorphisms have reported controversial or inconclusive results. Thus, ...
    • FcγRIIa-H131R variant is associated with inferior response in diffuse large B cell lymphoma: A meta-analysis of genetic risk 

      Ziakas P.D., Poulou L.S., Zintzaras E. (2016)
      Purpose: Low-affinity variants FcγRIIIa-V158F and FcγRI-Ia-H131R may alter response to rituximab-based chemotherapy in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) but available clinical evidence is inconclusive. Our purpose was ...
    • Genetic contribution of MHC class II genes in susceptibility to west nile virus infection 

      Sarri C.A., Markantoni M., Stamatis C., Papa A., Tsakris A., Pervanidou D., Baka A., Politis C., Billinis C., Hadjichristodoulou C., Mamuris Z. (2016)
      WNV is a zoonotic neurotropic flavivirus that has recently emerged globally as a significant cause of viral encephalitis. The last five years, 624 incidents of WNV infection have been reported in Greece. The risk for severe ...
    • Genetic polymorphisms of FAS and EVER genes in a Greek population and their susceptibility to cervical cancer: A case control study 

      Pavlidou E., Daponte A., Egea R., Dardiotis E., Hadjigeorgiou G.M., Barbadilla A., Agorastos T. (2016)
      Background: The aim of the study was to evaluate the association of two SNPs of EVER1/2 genes' region (rs2290907, rs16970849) and the FAS-670 polymorphism with the susceptibility to precancerous lesions and cervical cancer ...
    • Integrins AV and B8 Gene Polymorphisms and Risk for Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Greek and Polish Populations 

      Dardiotis E., Siokas V., Zafeiridis T., Paterakis K., Tsivgoulis G., Dardioti M., Grigoriadis S., Simeonidou C., Deretzi G., Zintzaras E., Jagiella J., Hadjigeorgiou G.M. (2017)
      Α limited number of genetic variants have been linked to the development of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). Ιntegrin AV and/or B8-deficient mice were found to develop ICH. The present candidate gene association study was ...
    • Interleukin gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to HIV-1 infection: a meta-analysis 

      Tsiara C.G., Nikolopoulos G.K., Dimou N.L., Pantavou K.G., Bagos P.G., Mensah B., Talias M., Braliou G.G., Paraskeva D., Bonovas S., Hatzakis A. (2018)
      Some subjects are repeatedly exposed to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), yet they remain uninfected. This suggests the existence of host-resistance mechanisms. The current study synthesizes the evidence regarding the ...
    • Islands and hybrid zones: Combining the knowledge from "natural Laboratories" to explain phylogeographic patterns of the European brown hare 06 Biological Sciences 0604 Genetics 

      Giannoulis T., Plageras D., Stamatis C., Chatzivagia E., Tsipourlianos A., Birtsas P., Billinis C., Suchentrunk F., Mamuris Z. (2019)
      Background: The aim of the study was to use hybrid populations as well as island populations of the European brown hare (Lepus europaeus) to explore the effect of evolutionary events, such as the post-deglaciation ...
    • Large-scale assessment of polyglutamine repeat expansions in Parkinson disease 

      Wang L., Aasly J.O., Annesi G., Bardien S., Bozi M., Brice A., Carr J., Chung S.J., Clarke C., Crosiers D., Deutschländer A., Eckstein G., Farrer M.J., Goldwurm S., Garraux G., Hadjigeorgiou G.M., Hicks A.A., Hattori N., Klein C., Jeon B., Kim Y.J., Lesage S., Lin J.-J., Lynch T., Lichtner P., Lang A.E., Mok V., Jasinska-Myga B., Mellick G.D., Morrison K.E., Opala G., PihlstrØm L., Pramstaller P.P., Park S.S., Quattrone A., Rogaeva E., Ross O.A., Stefanis L., Stockton J.D., Silburn P.A., Theuns J., Tan E.K., Tomiyama H., Toft M., Van Broeckhoven C., Uitti R.J., Wirdefeldt K., Wszolek Z., Xiromerisiou G., Yueh K.-C., Zhao Y., Gasser T., Maraganore D.M., Krüger R., Sharma M. (2015)
      Objectives: We aim to clarify the pathogenic role of intermediate size repeat expansions of SCA2, SCA3, SCA6, and SCA17 as risk factors for idiopathic Parkinson disease (PD). Methods: We invited researchers from the Genetic ...
    • A large-scale genetic association study to evaluate the contribution of Omi/HtrA2 (PARK13) to Parkinson's disease 

      Krüger, R.; Sharma, M.; Riess, O.; Gasser, T.; Van Broeckhoven, C.; Theuns, J.; Aasly, J.; Annesi, G.; Bentivoglio, A. R.; Brice, A.; Djarmati, A.; Elbaz, A.; Farrer, M.; Ferrarese, C.; Gibson, J. M.; Hadjigeorgiou, G. M.; Hattori, N.; Ioannidis, J. P. A.; Jasinska-Myga, B.; Klein, C.; Lambert, J. C.; Lesage, S.; Lin, J. J.; Lynch, T.; Mellick, G. D.; de Nigris, F.; Opala, G.; Prigione, A.; Quattrone, A.; Ross, O. A.; Satake, W.; Silburn, P. A.; Tan, E. K.; Toda, T.; Tomiyama, H.; Wirdefeldt, K.; Wszolek, Z.; Xiromerisiou, G.; Maraganore, D. M. (2011)
      High-profile studies have provided conflicting results regarding the involvement of the Omi/HtrA2 gene in Parkinson's disease (PD) susceptibility. Therefore, we performed a large-scale analysis of the association of common ...
    • MEIS1 and BTBD9: Genetic association with restless leg syndrome in end stage renal disease 

      Schormair, B.; Plag, J.; Kaffe, M.; Groß, N.; Czamara, D.; Samtleben, W.; Lichtner, P.; Ströhle, A.; Stefanidis, I.; Vainas, A.; Dardiotis, E.; Sakkas, G. K.; Gieger, C.; Müller-Myhsok, B.; Meitinger, T.; Heemann, U.; Hadjigeorgiou, G. M.; Oexle, K.; Winkelmann, J. (2011)
      Background: Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a sleep related movement disorder that occurs both in an idiopathic form and in symptomatic varieties. RLS is a frequent and distressing comorbidity in end stage renal disease ...
    • A meta-analysis of FZD3 gene polymorphisms and their association with schizophrenia 

      Pantavou K.G., Braliou G.G., Kontou P.I., Dimou N.L., Bagos P.G. (2016)
      Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the potential association of FZD3 polymorphisms with schizophrenia. Methods A systematic review and a meta-analysis were carried out comprising of nine genetic association ...
    • Multiple sclerosis: Shall we target cd33? 

      Siokas V., Tsouris Z., Aloizou A.-M., Bakirtzis C., Liampas I., Koutsis G., Anagnostouli M., Bogdanos D.P., Grigoriadis N., Hadjigeorgiou G.M., Dardiotis E. (2020)
      Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease of the central nervous system (CNS). Myeloid lineage cells (microglia and macrophages) may participate in the pathogenic mechanisms leading to MS. CD33 is a transmembrane ...
    • A novel deep intronic SERPING1 variant as a cause of hereditary angioedema due to C1-inhibitor deficiency 

      Vatsiou S., Zamanakou M., Loules G., Psarros F., Parsopoulou F., Csuka D., Valerieva A., Staevska M., Porebski G., Obtulowicz K., Magerl M., Maurer M., Speletas M., Farkas H., Germenis A.E. (2020)
      Background: In about 5% of patients with hereditary angioedema due to C1-inhibitor deficiency (C1-INH-HAE) no mutation in the SERPING1 gene is detected. Methods: C1-INH-HAE cases with no mutation in the coding region of ...
    • Paraoxonase-1 genetic polymorphisms in organophosphate metabolism 

      Dardiotis E., Aloizou A.-M., Siokas V., Tsouris Z., Rikos D., Marogianni C., Aschner M., Kovatsi L., Bogdanos D.P., Tsatsakis A. (2019)
      Organophosphates (OPs) are a class of chemicals commonly used in agriculture as pesticides, that can often lead to severe toxicity in humans. Paraoxonase-1 (PON1) belongs to a family of A-esterases and hydrolyses several ...
    • SLC2A3 rs12842 polymorphism and risk for Alzheimer’s disease 

      Arseniou S., Siokas V., Aloizou A.-M., Stamati P., Mentis A.-F.A., Tsouris Z., Dastamani M., Peristeri E., Valotassiou V., Bogdanos D.P., Hadjigeorgiou G.M., Dardiotis E. (2020)
      Background: Many studies support the hypothesis that brain glucose dysregulation contributes to neurodegeneration and disease progression. The SLC2A3 gene encodes the Neuronal Glucose Transporter 3 (GLUT3), a critical ...
    • Val66Met polymorphism is associated with decreased likelihood for pediatric headache and migraine 

      Koute V., Michalopoulou A., Siokas V., Aloizou A.-M., Rikos D., Bogdanos D.P., Kontopoulos E., Grivea I.N., Syrogiannopoulos G.A., Papadimitriou A., Hadjigeorgiou G.M., Dardiotis E. (2021)
      Background: Migraine is a complex multifactorial disorder and its pathogenesis still remains unclear. Evidence suggests the involvement of the activated trigeminovascular pathway, in which BDNF seems to play an important ...