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To expand our understanding beyond patients seeking medical care, we conducted a citizen-centric survey with 2,000 random residents (age: 18-69 years) from Sweden's two largest cities in 2021. With self-sampled dried blood spots (DBS) and health information from 437 (22%) volunteers, we performed multi-analyte COVID-19 serology, measured autoantibodies (AAbs) against 22 interferons, and quantified 502 circulating low-abundant immune-related blood proteins. Antibody assays confirmed self-reported infections (26%) and vaccinations (40%), showed timing-dependent discrepancies in the immune response, and revealed anti-type I interferon AAbs co-occurring frequently alongside natural infections. Proteomics data added plausible mechanistic insights into cell-mediated processes: data-driven analyses revealed 24% of participants presented deviating immune phenotypes linked to infections, immunity, respiratory effects, and age. Multi-molecular DBS analysis of random layperson samples captured the broader spectrum of immune system states, adding relevant insights for clinical and public health investigations.", "doi": "10.1016/j.isci.2025.114611", "pmid": "41630906", "labels": {"National Genomics Infrastructure": "Collaborative", "NGI Stockholm (Genomics Production)": "Service", "NGI Stockholm (Genomics Applications)": "Collaborative", "NGI Short read": "Collaborative"}, "xrefs": [{"db": "pmc", "key": "PMC12860695"}, {"db": "pii", "key": "S2589-0042(25)02872-X"}], "notes": [], "created": "2026-02-26T13:37:49.302Z", "modified": "2026-03-24T09:13:34.204Z"}, {"entity": "publication", "iuid": "19d4f0ca29364061b137e9116162d5d2", "links": {"self": {"href": "https://publications.scilifelab.se/publication/19d4f0ca29364061b137e9116162d5d2.json"}, "display": {"href": "https://publications.scilifelab.se/publication/19d4f0ca29364061b137e9116162d5d2"}}, "title": "Genetically Determined Inflammation-Related Proteins in Asthma and Type-2 Signatures.", "authors": [{"family": "Hernandez-Pacheco", "given": "Natalia", "initials": "N", "orcid": "0000-0002-6313-1847", "researcher": {"href": "https://publications.scilifelab.se/researcher/833e75515e024830b827806684d61126.json"}}, {"family": "Bj\u00f6rkander", "given": "Sophia", "initials": "S", "orcid": "0000-0002-4600-2883", "researcher": {"href": "https://publications.scilifelab.se/researcher/310af30b841741a790046af03a3cee6d.json"}}, {"family": "Merid", "given": "Simon Kebede", "initials": "SK", "orcid": "0000-0001-5974-7676", "researcher": {"href": "https://publications.scilifelab.se/researcher/c7a04c6538814b089994c7a822ecf07f.json"}}, {"family": "Kere", "given": "Maura", "initials": "M", "orcid": "0000-0002-5725-2773", "researcher": {"href": "https://publications.scilifelab.se/researcher/2d213ed52d084d79a7a87e09a3688d01.json"}}, {"family": "Kumar", "given": "Ashish", "initials": "A", "orcid": "0000-0002-7075-5930", "researcher": {"href": 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underexplored in asthma but might provide valuable insights into the underlying molecular mechanisms. This study aimed to investigate associations between genetic variation and inflammation-related plasma proteins and to assess differences in the levels of genetically determined proteins in subjects with signatures of type-2 inflammation and/or asthma.\n\nA pQTL mapping of 92 inflammation-related plasma proteins was conducted in young adults from the Swedish BAMSE cohort (n = 1538). Replication of sentinel pQTLs was attempted, and the overlap and colocalization of pQTLs with expression quantitative trait loci (eQTLs) were investigated using publicly available data. Proteins with significant pQTLs were tested for association with type-2 signatures defined as high levels of fractional exhaled nitric oxide, blood eosinophils, and/or sensitization to airborne allergens in subjects with or without asthma in BAMSE.\n\nForty-five sentinel pQTLs (33 cis, 12 trans) for 39 inflammation-related proteins were identified (p \u2264 7.14 \u00d7 10-11), and a high proportion of these were validated in independent populations. A high likelihood for colocalization of cis-pQTLs and cis-eQTLs was observed for 19 proteins in different tissues. Six of the 39 circulating proteins with significant pQTLs were associated with type-2 signatures and/or asthma, and matrix metalloproteinase-10 (MMP-10) showed the most significant associations.\n\nThese findings underscore the existence of a genetic component influencing the plasma levels of proteins involved in inflammatory processes, including MMP-10, which is suggested to have a role in high type-2 inflammation in asthma subjects.", "doi": "10.1111/all.16608", "pmid": "40464643", "labels": {"NGI Short read": "Service", "NGI Uppsala (SNP&SEQ Technology Platform)": "Service", "National Genomics Infrastructure": "Service", "Bioinformatics Support for Computational Resources": "Service", "Affinity Proteomics Uppsala": "Service"}, "xrefs": [{"db": "pmc", "key": "PMC12186602"}], "notes": [], "created": "2025-09-08T07:17:11.553Z", "modified": "2025-11-25T19:21:03.863Z"}]}