%0 Generic %A Xu, Xindong %A Cui, Xiaobing %A Zhu, Liufang %A Li, Zhengli %A Zhang, Yuanbin %A Ma, Li %A Pan, Weiqing %D 2018 %T Data_Sheet_1_Effects of Polymorphisms in the SjSP-13 Gene of Schistosoma japonicum on Its Diagnostic Efficacy and Immunogenicity.PDF %U https://frontiersin.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Data_Sheet_1_Effects_of_Polymorphisms_in_the_SjSP-13_Gene_of_Schistosoma_japonicum_on_Its_Diagnostic_Efficacy_and_Immunogenicity_PDF/6859256 %R 10.3389/fmicb.2018.01695.s001 %2 https://frontiersin.figshare.com/ndownloader/files/12498380 %K schistosomiasis japonica %K diagnosis %K gene polymorphism %K SjSP-13 %K biomarker %X

Schistosomiasis japonica is one of the most prevalent parasitic diseases in China. The scarcity of effective diagnostic tools is a major factor that contributes to the high prevalence of schistosomiasis japonica. SjSP-13 is a promising serological diagnostic biomarker of the disease. However, it is unclear whether polymorphisms in SjSP-13 affect its diagnostic efficacy and immunogenicity. Here, we found the SjSP-13 gene was highly polymorphic, and all the alleles of the gene were clustered into two clades, clade A and B. SjSP-13.6 and SjSP-13.25, the representative alleles of clade A and B, were produced in Escherichia coli. The diagnostic value of SjSP-13.6 (AUC = 0.983 ± 0.006), was found to be similar to the SjSP-13.25 (AUC = 0.973 ± 0.009) by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis. SjSP-13.6 and SjSP-13.25 have the same specificity (96.7%), while the sensitivity of SjSP-13.6 (90.4%) is slightly but not significantly higher than SjSP-13.25 (85.2%). The combination use of the two alleles (SjSP-13.6/25) didn’t increase the diagnostic performance of SjSP-13 as the AUC value of SjSP-13.6/25 is 0.977 ± 0.009, lower than individual SjSP-13.6 (AUC = 0.983 ± 0.006). In addition, we found the immunogenicity of clade A alleles is significantly higher than clade B in Schistosoma japonicum naturally infected animals and patients, as the mean antibody levels of SjSP-13.6 was significantly higher than SjSP-13.25. We conclude that polymorphisms of the SjSP-13 gene should not affect its diagnostic efficacy, and it is not necessary to combine the alleles of the two clades for diagnosis of schistosomiasis.

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