Identification of host–pathogen-disease relationships using a scalable multiplex serology platform in UK Biobank

Alexander J. Mentzer (), Nicole Brenner, Naomi Allen, Thomas J. Littlejohns, Amanda Y. Chong, Adrian Cortes, Rachael Almond, Michael Hill, Simon Sheard, Gil McVean, Rory Collins, Adrian V. S. Hill and Tim Waterboer ()
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Alexander J. Mentzer: University of Oxford
Nicole Brenner: German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)
Naomi Allen: University of Oxford
Thomas J. Littlejohns: University of Oxford
Amanda Y. Chong: University of Oxford
Adrian Cortes: University of Oxford
Rachael Almond: UK Biobank
Michael Hill: University of Oxford
Simon Sheard: UK Biobank
Gil McVean: University of Oxford
Rory Collins: UK Biobank
Adrian V. S. Hill: University of Oxford
Tim Waterboer: German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)

Nature Communications, 2022, vol. 13, issue 1, 1-12

Abstract: Abstract Certain infectious agents are recognised causes of cancer and other chronic diseases. To understand the pathological mechanisms underlying such relationships, here we design a Multiplex Serology platform to measure quantitative antibody responses against 45 antigens from 20 infectious agents including human herpes, hepatitis, polyoma, papilloma, and retroviruses, as well as Chlamydia trachomatis, Helicobacter pylori and Toxoplasma gondii, then assayed a random subset of 9695 UK Biobank participants. We find seroprevalence estimates consistent with those expected from prior literature and confirm multiple associations of antibody responses with sociodemographic characteristics (e.g., lifetime sexual partners with C. trachomatis), HLA genetic variants (rs6927022 with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) EBNA1 antibodies) and disease outcomes (human papillomavirus-16 seropositivity with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, and EBV responses with multiple sclerosis). Our accessible dataset is one of the largest incorporating diverse infectious agents in a prospective UK cohort offering opportunities to improve our understanding of host-pathogen-disease relationships with significant clinical and public health implications.

Date: 2022
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