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  • Title: A Genetic Variant in the BCL2 Gene Associates with Adalimumab Response in Hidradenitis Suppurativa Clinical Trials and Regulates Expression of BCL2.
    Author: Liu M, Degner J, Georgantas RW, Nader A, Mostafa NM, Teixeira HD, Williams DA, Kirsner RS, Nichols AJ, Davis JW, Waring JF.
    Journal: J Invest Dermatol; 2020 Mar; 140(3):574-582.e2. PubMed ID: 31465739.
    Abstract:
    Hidradenitis suppurativa is a chronic skin disease with a significant genetic component and prevalence from 0.5% to 4%. Adalimumab is the only treatment approved by either the European Medicines Agency or the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the management of moderate to severe hidradenitis suppurativa. To identify genetic variants associated with adalimumab response, we performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) from the most extensive two phase 3 hidradenitis suppurativa clinical trials (PIONEER I and II) to date. Through direct genotyping and imputation, we tested almost 7 million genetic variants with minor allele frequency > 5% and identified one single linkage disequilibrium block, located in the intron of the BCL2 gene, which reached genome-wide significance (lead single-nucleotide polymorphism, rs59532114; P = 2.35E-08). Bioinformatic analysis and functional genomics experiments suggested a correlation of the most strongly associated single-nucleotide polymorphism minor allele with increased BCL2 gene and protein expressions in hair follicle tissues. In reciprocal knockdown experiments, we found that BCL2 is down-regulated by TNF inhibition. These results highlight a pathway that involves BCL2 in response to adalimumab. Further work is required to determine how this pathway influences adalimumab effectiveness in patients with hidradenitis suppurativa.
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