Human milk oligosaccharides are associated with maternal genetics and respiratory health of human milk-fed children

Amirthagowri Ambalavanan; Le Chang; Jihoon Choi; Yang Zhang; Sara A. Stickley; Zhi Y. Fang; Kozeta Miliku; Bianca Robertson; Chloe Yonemitsu; Stuart E. Turvey; Piushkumar J. Mandhane; Elinor Simons; Theo J. Moraes; Sonia S. Anand; Guillaume Paré; Janet E. Williams; Brenda M. Murdoch; Gloria E. Otoo; Samwel Mbugua; Elizabeth W. Kamau-Mbuthia; Egidioh W. Kamundia; Debela K. Gindola; Juan M. Rodriguez; Rossina G. Pareja; Daniel W. Sellen; Sophie E. Moore; Andrew M. Prentice; James A. Foster; Linda J. Kvist; Holly L. Neibergs; Mark A. McGuire; Michelle K. McGuire; Courtney L. Meehan; Malcolm R. Sears; Padmaja Subbarao; Meghan B. Azad; Lars Bode; Qingling Duan

doi:10.1038/s41467-024-51743-6

Human milk oligosaccharides are associated with maternal genetics and respiratory health of human milk-fed children

Amirthagowri Ambalavanan
, Le Chang
, Jihoon Choi
, Yang Zhang
, Sara A. Stickley
, Zhi Y. Fang
, Kozeta Miliku
, Bianca Robertson
, Chloe Yonemitsu
, Stuart E. Turvey
, Piushkumar J. Mandhane
, Elinor Simons
, Theo J. Moraes
, Sonia S. Anand
, Guillaume Paré
, Janet E. Williams
, Brenda M. Murdoch
, Gloria E. Otoo
, Samwel Mbugua
, Elizabeth W. Kamau-Mbuthia

Egidioh W. Kamundia, Debela K. Gindola, Juan M. Rodriguez, Rossina G. Pareja, Daniel W. Sellen, Sophie E. Moore, Andrew M. Prentice, James A. Foster, Linda J. Kvist, Holly L. Neibergs, Mark A. McGuire, Michelle K. McGuire, Courtney L. Meehan, Malcolm R. Sears, Padmaja Subbarao, Meghan B. Azad, Lars Bode, Qingling Duan

Department of Nutrition And Food Science

Queen's University Kingston
McMaster University
University of Toronto
University of California at San Diego
University of British Columbia
University of Alberta, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry
USCI University
University of Manitoba
The Hospital for Sick Children
McMaster University
McMaster University, Faculty of Health Sciences
University of Idaho
Egerton University
Hawassa University
Complutense University
Nutrition Research Institute
King’s College London
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Lund University
Washington State University Pullman
Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba

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Breastfeeding provides many health benefits, but its impact on respiratory health remains unclear. This study addresses the complex and dynamic nature of the mother-milk-infant triad by investigating maternal genomic factors regulating human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs), and their associations with respiratory health among human milk-fed infants. Nineteen HMOs are quantified from 980 mothers of the CHILD Cohort Study. Genome-wide association studies identify HMO-associated loci on chromosome 19p13.3 and 19q13.33 (lowest P = 2.4e–118), spanning several fucosyltransferase (FUT) genes. We identify novel associations on chromosome 3q27.3 for 6′-sialyllactose (P = 2.2e–9) in the sialyltransferase (ST6GAL1) gene. These, plus additional associations on chromosomes 7q21.32, 7q31.32 and 13q33.3, are replicated in the independent INSPIRE Cohort. Moreover, gene-environment interaction analyses suggest that fucosylated HMOs may modulate overall risk of recurrent wheeze among preschoolers with variable genetic risk scores (P < 0.01). Thus, we report novel genetic factors associated with HMOs, some of which may protect the respiratory health of children.

Original language	English
Article number	7735
Journal	Nature Communications
Volume	15
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-51743-6
Publication status	Published - Dec 2024

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Ambalavanan, A., Chang, L., Choi, J., Zhang, Y., Stickley, S. A., Fang, Z. Y., Miliku, K., Robertson, B., Yonemitsu, C., Turvey, S. E., Mandhane, P. J., Simons, E., Moraes, T. J., Anand, S. S., Paré, G., Williams, J. E., Murdoch, B. M., Otoo, G. E., Mbugua, S., ... Duan, Q. (2024). Human milk oligosaccharides are associated with maternal genetics and respiratory health of human milk-fed children. Nature Communications, 15(1), Article 7735. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-51743-6

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