FUT2, fucosyltransferase 2, 2524

N. diseases: 126; N. variants: 13
Source: ALL
Disease Score gda Association Type Type Original DB Sentence supporting the association PMID PMID Year
CUI: C0010346
Disease: Crohn Disease
Crohn Disease
0.500 Biomarker disease BEFREE These are the first results indicating that the O blood group and FUT2 secretor status are protective factors against CD in Asians. 31260595 2020
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection in conditions classified elsewhere and of unspecified site
0.050 Biomarker disease BEFREE The engineered E. coli constructed previously is able to express fucokinase/GDP-l-fucose pyrophosphorylase (Fkp) from Bacteroides fragilis and the α-1,2-fucosyltransferase (FucT2) from Helicobacter pylori and deficient in β-galactosidase (LacZ), fucose isomerase (FucI), and fuculose kinase (FucK). 31145478 2019
Bacteroides fragilis infection in conditions classified elsewhere and of unspecified site
0.020 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE The engineered E. coli constructed previously is able to express fucokinase/GDP-l-fucose pyrophosphorylase (Fkp) from Bacteroides fragilis and the α-1,2-fucosyltransferase (FucT2) from Helicobacter pylori and deficient in β-galactosidase (LacZ), fucose isomerase (FucI), and fuculose kinase (FucK). 31145478 2019
CUI: C0004096
Disease: Asthma
Asthma
0.010 Biomarker disease BEFREE Importantly, Fut2-deficient (Fut2<sup>-/-</sup>) mice, which lacked lung epithelial fucosylation, showed significantly attenuated eosinophilic inflammation and airway hyperresponsiveness in house dust mite (HDM)-induced asthma models. 31125592 2019
CUI: C0035869
Disease: Rotavirus Infections
Rotavirus Infections
0.020 Biomarker group BEFREE First, studies of Mendelian resistance to infection have revealed an essential role of DARC-expressing erythrocytes in protection against Plasmodium vivax infection, and an essential role of FUT2-expressing intestinal epithelial cells for protection against norovirus and rotavirus infections. 31121434 2019
CUI: C0005612
Disease: Birth Weight
Birth Weight
0.100 GeneticVariation phenotype GWASCAT Maternal and fetal genetic effects on birth weight and their relevance to cardio-metabolic risk factors. 31043758 2019
Viral gastroenteritis due to Rotavirus
0.020 Biomarker disease BEFREE In order to evaluate the role of HBGAs in rotavirus infections in our population, secretor status (FUT2+), ABO blood group, and Lewis antigens were determined in children attended for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Valencia, Spain. 30974776 2019
Low density lipoprotein cholesterol measurement
0.100 GeneticVariation phenotype GWASCAT Multi-ancestry genome-wide gene-smoking interaction study of 387,272 individuals identifies new loci associated with serum lipids. 30926973 2019
CUI: C0040558
Disease: Toxoplasmosis
Toxoplasmosis
0.010 Biomarker disease BEFREE FUT3 and FUT2 genotyping and glycoconjugate profile Lewis<sup>b</sup> as a protective factor to Toxoplasma gondii infection. 30831115 2019
CUI: C0035243
Disease: Respiratory Tract Infections
Respiratory Tract Infections
0.010 Biomarker group BEFREE Phenotyping of Lewis and secretor HBGA from saliva and detection of new FUT2 gene SNPs from young children from the Amazon presenting acute gastroenteritis and respiratory infection. 30790699 2019
CUI: C0267446
Disease: Acute gastroenteritis
Acute gastroenteritis
0.010 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Phenotyping of Lewis and secretor HBGA from saliva and detection of new FUT2 gene SNPs from young children from the Amazon presenting acute gastroenteritis and respiratory infection. 30790699 2019
CUI: C0011991
Disease: Diarrhea
Diarrhea
0.140 Biomarker phenotype BEFREE Children of secretor (FUT2 positive) mothers had a 38% increased adjusted risk of all-cause diarrhea (HR = 1.38; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.15-1.66) and significantly reduced time to first diarrheal episode. 30768135 2019
CUI: C0010346
Disease: Crohn Disease
Crohn Disease
0.500 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Several studies have been conducted to investigate the association of fucosyltransferase 2 gene (rs601338) variant with UC and CD, but the results were inconsistent. 30615603 2019
CUI: C0021390
Disease: Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
0.140 GeneticVariation group BEFREE CONCLUSIONS Fucosyltransferase 2 gene (rs601338) polymorphism is associated with susceptibility to IBD, UC, and CD in the Chinese population, but these results might not be generalizable to other ethnic populations. 30615603 2019
CUI: C0009324
Disease: Ulcerative Colitis
Ulcerative Colitis
0.130 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Several studies have been conducted to investigate the association of fucosyltransferase 2 gene (rs601338) variant with UC and CD, but the results were inconsistent. 30615603 2019
CUI: C0007222
Disease: Cardiovascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
0.110 GeneticVariation group GWASCAT Leveraging Polygenic Functional Enrichment to Improve GWAS Power. 30595370 2019
CUI: C0242216
Disease: Biliary calculi
Biliary calculi
0.100 GeneticVariation phenotype GWASCAT Genome-wide association meta-analysis yields 20 loci associated with gallstone disease. 30504769 2018
CUI: C0004364
Disease: Autoimmune Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases
0.120 GeneticVariation group BEFREE Non-secretor status due to homozygosity for the common FUT2 variant c.461G>A (p.Trp154<sup>∗</sup>) is associated with either risk for autoimmune diseases or protection against viral diarrhea and HIV. 30401457 2018
CUI: C0021400
Disease: Influenza
Influenza
0.010 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE Fut2 is transiently upregulated in mouse middle ear after inoculation with non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae. 30401457 2018
CUI: C0029882
Disease: Otitis Media
Otitis Media
0.010 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE The common FUT2 c.604C>T (p.Arg202<sup>∗</sup>) variant co-segregates with otitis media in a Filipino pedigree (LOD = 4.0). 30401457 2018
CUI: C0152517
Disease: Viral gastroenteritis
Viral gastroenteritis
0.010 GeneticVariation group BEFREE Non-secretor status due to homozygosity for the common FUT2 variant c.461G>A (p.Trp154<sup>∗</sup>) is associated with either risk for autoimmune diseases or protection against viral diarrhea and HIV. 30401457 2018
CUI: C0747085
Disease: Recurrent otitis media
Recurrent otitis media
0.010 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Common and rare FUT2 variants confer susceptibility to otitis media, likely by modifying the middle ear microbiome through regulation of A antigen levels in epithelial cells. 30401457 2018
CUI: C2827407
Disease: Infectious Otitis Media
Infectious Otitis Media
0.010 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE The common FUT2 c.604C>T (p.Arg202<sup>∗</sup>) variant co-segregates with otitis media in a Filipino pedigree (LOD = 4.0). 30401457 2018
CUI: C0011991
Disease: Diarrhea
Diarrhea
0.140 GeneticVariation phenotype BEFREE For FUT2 SNP rs601338, the risk ratios for ≥1 bout of diarrhea during ages 6-12 months and ages 12-24 months per additional risk (G) allele were 1.23 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.08-1.4; P = .002) and 1.41 (95% CI, 1.24-1.61; P = 1.7 × 10-7), respectively; the risk ratio for ≥1 diagnosis of a lower respiratory illness (ie, pneumonia or bronchiolitis) during ages 12-24 months per additional G allele was 2.66 (95% CI, 1.64-4.3; P = .00007). 30376117 2019
CUI: C0006271
Disease: Bronchiolitis
Bronchiolitis
0.010 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE For FUT2 SNP rs601338, the risk ratios for ≥1 bout of diarrhea during ages 6-12 months and ages 12-24 months per additional risk (G) allele were 1.23 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.08-1.4; P = .002) and 1.41 (95% CI, 1.24-1.61; P = 1.7 × 10-7), respectively; the risk ratio for ≥1 diagnosis of a lower respiratory illness (ie, pneumonia or bronchiolitis) during ages 12-24 months per additional G allele was 2.66 (95% CI, 1.64-4.3; P = .00007). 30376117 2019