Deciphering the role of complement system genes in pancreatic cancer susceptibility and prognosis


Por: Langtry, A, Rabadan, R, Alonso, L, Filip, I, Sabroso-Lasa, S, Moreno-Oya, A, Lawlor, R, Carrato, A, Alvarez-Gallego, R, Iglesias, M, Molero, X, Löhr, MJ, Michalski, CW, Perea, J, O'Rorke, M, Barberà, VM, Tardon, A, Farré, A, Muñoz-Bellvís, L, Crnogorac-Jurcevic, T, Domínguez-Muñoz, E, Gress, TM, Greenhalf, W, Sharp, L, Balsells, J, Costello, E, Kleeff, J, Kong, B, Mora, J, O'Driscoll, D, Scarpa, A, Ye, WM, Real, FX, de Maturana, EL, Malats, N, Gomez-Rubio, P, Molina-Montes, E, Márquez, M, Milne, R, Alfaro, A, Lobato, T, Estudillo, L, Beghelli, S, Cubillo, A, Hidalgo, M, Peinado, P, Salas, I, Pascual, JR, Earl, J, Caminoa, A, Guillén-Ponce, C, Rodríguez-Garrote, M, Longo-Muñoz, F, Ferreiro, R, Pachon, V, Vaz, MA, Muñoz, M, Ilzarbe, L, Alvarez-Urturi, C, Bessa, X, Bory, F, Márquez, L, Poves, I, Burdío, F, Grande, L, Gimeno, J, Guarner, L, Balcells, J, Salcedo, M, Merino, X, Esposito, I, Mota, C, Huang, JQ, Verbeke, C, Yu, JR, Loinaz, C, Rodríguez-Peralto, JL, Teijo, A, Peláez, P, Martín, M, Artigas, V, Guarner, C, Sancho, FJ, Concepcion, M, Cajal, TRY, Szafranska, J, Murray, L, Cantwell, M, Gallego, J, Barneo, L, Rodriguez-Suarez, M, Pazos, Y, Lozano, A, Luaces, M, Blanco-Antona, F, Manzano, JMS, Troncoso, MLG, de Matos, AO, Buchholz, M, Neesse, A, Kocher, HM, Bhattacharya, S, Abraham, AT, Ennis, D, Dowe, T, Radon, T

Publicada: 28 nov 2025
Resumen:
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) genetic susceptibility is partially identified. The complement system (CS) influences carcinogenesis and participates in immunological defense and homeostasis; however, its role in PDAC genetic susceptibility and prognosis is underexplored. The association of SNPs within 111 CS-related genes with PDAC risk is assessed in the PanGenEU study and validated in the UKBiobank. We investigate the association between the CS-related gene variation and PDAC risk, followed by an in-depth functional in silico study using TCGA and ICGC data. We assess whether CS-related genes are associated with prognosis at the germline and somatic levels. We investigate the immune infiltration of PDAC tumors according to their transcriptomic profile. Genetic variation in FCN1 and PLAT is significantly associated with PDAC risk. PDAC patients with elevated expression of IGHG3, IGKC, IGHM, F2R, F2RL2, CFI, A2M, or C4A display improved survival and higher infiltration of CD8+, B cells, and Th1 cells. Individuals with high expression levels of either FGA, SERPINE1, FGG, or F3 exhibit poorer survival, higher infiltration of Tregs, and lower infiltration of CD8+ cells. Results from this study suggest that CS-related genes play a role in PDAC genetic susceptibility and survival through specific immune cell infiltration.

Filiaciones:
Langtry, A:
 Spanish Natl Canc Res Ctr CNIO, Genet & Mol Epidemiol Grp, Madrid, Spain

Rabadan, R:
 Columbia Univ, Dept Syst Biol, New York, NY USA

Alonso, L:
 Spanish Natl Canc Res Ctr CNIO, Genet & Mol Epidemiol Grp, Madrid, Spain

 CIBERONC, Madrid, Spain

Filip, I:
 Columbia Univ, Dept Syst Biol, New York, NY USA

Sabroso-Lasa, S:
 Spanish Natl Canc Res Ctr CNIO, Genet & Mol Epidemiol Grp, Madrid, Spain

Moreno-Oya, A:
 Spanish Natl Canc Res Ctr CNIO, Genet & Mol Epidemiol Grp, Madrid, Spain

 CIBERONC, Madrid, Spain

Lawlor, R:
 ARC Net Ctr Appl Res Canc, Dept Diagnost & Publ Hlth, Verona, Italy

 Univ Verona, Dept Engn Innovat Med, Verona, Italy

Carrato, A:
 CIBERONC, Madrid, Spain

 Ramon & Cajal Univ Hosp, Dept Oncol, Madrid, Spain

 Inst Ramon & Cajal Invest Sanitaria IRYCIS, Madrid, Spain

 Alcala Univ, Madrid, Spain

Alvarez-Gallego, R:
 Hosp Univ HM Sanchinarro, Inst Invest Sanitaria HM Hosp, HM CIOCC Madrid Ctr Integral Oncol Clara Campal, Madrid, Spain

 Univ Camilo Jose Cela, Fac HM Ciencias Salud, Madrid, Spain

Iglesias, M:
 CIBERONC, Madrid, Spain

 Hosp Mar Parc Salut Mar, Dept Pathol, Barcelona, Spain

Molero, X:
 Hosp Valle De Hebron, Dept Gastroenterol, Barcelona, Spain

 Hosp Univ Arnau de Vilanova & Santa Maria, IRBLleida, UdL, Lleida, Spain

 CIBEREHD, Madrid, Spain

Löhr, MJ:
 Karolinska Inst, Gastroctr, Stockholm, Sweden

 Univ Hosp, Stockholm, Sweden

Michalski, CW:
 Tech Univ Munich, Dept Surg, Munich, Germany

 Heidelberg Univ, Med Fac Heidelberg, Dept Gen Visceral & Transplantat Surg, Heidelberg, Germany

Perea, J:
 Hosp 12 Octubre, Dept Surg, Madrid, Spain

 Inst Biomed Res Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain

O'Rorke, M:
 Queens Univ Belfast, Ctr Publ Hlth, Belfast, North Ireland

 Univ Iowa, Coll Publ Hlth, Iowa City, IA USA

Barberà, VM:
 Gen Univ Hosp Elche, Mol Genet Lab, Elche, Spain

Tardon, A:
 Inst Univ Oncol Principado Asturias IUOPA, Dept Med, Oviedo, Spain

 Inst Invest Sanitaria Principado Asturias ISPA, Oviedo, Spain

 CIBERESP, Madrid, Spain

Farré, A:
 Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, Dept Gastroenterol, Barcelona, Spain

Muñoz-Bellvís, L:
 CIBERONC, Madrid, Spain

 Univ Salamanca, Hosp Univ Salamanca, Dept Surg, IBSAL, Salamanca, Spain

Crnogorac-Jurcevic, T:
 Queen Mary Univ London, Barts Canc Inst, Ctr Canc Biomarkers & Biotherapeut, London, England

Domínguez-Muñoz, E:
 Univ Clin Hosp Santiago de Compostela, Dept Gastroenterol, Santiago De Compostela, Spain

Gress, TM:
 Univ Hosp Giessen & Marburg, Dept Gastroenterol, Marburg, Germany

Greenhalf, W:
 Univ Liverpool, Dept Mol & Clin Canc Med, Liverpool, England

Sharp, L:
 Univ Coll Cork, Natl Canc Registry Ireland, Cork, Ireland

 Univ Coll Cork, HRB Clin Res Facil, Cork, Ireland

 Newcastle Univ, Inst Hlth & Soc, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England

Balsells, J:
 Hosp Valle De Hebron, Dept Surg, Barcelona, Spain

Costello, E:
 Univ Liverpool, Dept Mol & Clin Canc Med, Liverpool, England

Kleeff, J:
 Tech Univ Munich, Dept Surg, Munich, Germany

 Martin Luther Univ Wittenber Halle Saale, Dept Visceral Vasc & Endocrine Surg, Halle An Der Saale, Germany

Kong, B:
 Tech Univ Munich, Dept Surg, Munich, Germany

 Heidelberg Univ, Med Fac Heidelberg, Dept Gen Visceral & Transplantat Surg, Heidelberg, Germany

Mora, J:
 Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, Dept Clin Biochem, Barcelona, Spain

O'Driscoll, D:
 Univ Coll Cork, Natl Canc Registry Ireland, Cork, Ireland

 Univ Coll Cork, HRB Clin Res Facil, Cork, Ireland

Scarpa, A:
 ARC Net Ctr Appl Res Canc, Dept Diagnost & Publ Hlth, Verona, Italy

 Univ Verona, Dept Engn Innovat Med, Verona, Italy

Ye, WM:
 Karolinska Inst, Dept Med Epidemiol & Biostat, Stokholm, Sweden

Real, FX:
 CIBERONC, Madrid, Spain

 Spanish Natl Canc Res Ctr CNIO, Epithelial Carcinogenesis Grp, Madrid, Spain

 Pompeu Fabra Univ, Barcelona, Spain

de Maturana, EL:
 Spanish Natl Canc Res Ctr CNIO, Genet & Mol Epidemiol Grp, Madrid, Spain

 CIBERONC, Madrid, Spain

Malats, N:
 Spanish Natl Canc Res Ctr CNIO, Genet & Mol Epidemiol Grp, Madrid, Spain

 CIBERONC, Madrid, Spain

Gomez-Rubio, P:
 Spanish Natl Canc Res Ctr CNIO, Genet & Mol Epidemiol Grp, Madrid, Spain

Molina-Montes, E:
 Spanish Natl Canc Res Ctr CNIO, Genet & Mol Epidemiol Grp, Madrid, Spain

Márquez, M:
 Spanish Natl Canc Res Ctr CNIO, Genet & Mol Epidemiol Grp, Madrid, Spain

Milne, R:
 Spanish Natl Canc Res Ctr CNIO, Genet & Mol Epidemiol Grp, Madrid, Spain

Alfaro, A:
 Spanish Natl Canc Res Ctr CNIO, Genet & Mol Epidemiol Grp, Madrid, Spain

Lobato, T:
 Spanish Natl Canc Res Ctr CNIO, Genet & Mol Epidemiol Grp, Madrid, Spain

Estudillo, L:
 Spanish Natl Canc Res Ctr CNIO, Genet & Mol Epidemiol Grp, Madrid, Spain

Beghelli, S:
 ARC Net Ctr Appl Res Canc, Dept Diagnost & Publ Hlth, Verona, Italy

 Univ Verona, Dept Engn Innovat Med, Verona, Italy

Cubillo, A:
 Hosp Univ HM Sanchinarro, Inst Invest Sanitaria HM Hosp, HM CIOCC Madrid Ctr Integral Oncol Clara Campal, Madrid, Spain

 Univ Camilo Jose Cela, Fac HM Ciencias Salud, Madrid, Spain

Hidalgo, M:
 Hosp Univ HM Sanchinarro, Inst Invest Sanitaria HM Hosp, HM CIOCC Madrid Ctr Integral Oncol Clara Campal, Madrid, Spain

 Univ Camilo Jose Cela, Fac HM Ciencias Salud, Madrid, Spain

Peinado, P:
 Hosp Univ HM Sanchinarro, Inst Invest Sanitaria HM Hosp, HM CIOCC Madrid Ctr Integral Oncol Clara Campal, Madrid, Spain

 Univ Camilo Jose Cela, Fac HM Ciencias Salud, Madrid, Spain

Salas, I:
 Hosp Univ HM Sanchinarro, Inst Invest Sanitaria HM Hosp, HM CIOCC Madrid Ctr Integral Oncol Clara Campal, Madrid, Spain

 Univ Camilo Jose Cela, Fac HM Ciencias Salud, Madrid, Spain

Pascual, JR:
 Hosp Univ HM Sanchinarro, Inst Invest Sanitaria HM Hosp, HM CIOCC Madrid Ctr Integral Oncol Clara Campal, Madrid, Spain

 Univ Camilo Jose Cela, Fac HM Ciencias Salud, Madrid, Spain

Earl, J:
 CIBERONC, Madrid, Spain

 Ramon & Cajal Univ Hosp, Dept Oncol, Madrid, Spain

 Inst Ramon & Cajal Invest Sanitaria IRYCIS, Madrid, Spain

Caminoa, A:
 CIBERONC, Madrid, Spain

 Ramon & Cajal Univ Hosp, Dept Oncol, Madrid, Spain

 Inst Ramon & Cajal Invest Sanitaria IRYCIS, Madrid, Spain

Guillén-Ponce, C:
 CIBERONC, Madrid, Spain

 Ramon & Cajal Univ Hosp, Dept Oncol, Madrid, Spain

 Inst Ramon & Cajal Invest Sanitaria IRYCIS, Madrid, Spain

Rodríguez-Garrote, M:
 CIBERONC, Madrid, Spain

 Ramon & Cajal Univ Hosp, Dept Oncol, Madrid, Spain

 Inst Ramon & Cajal Invest Sanitaria IRYCIS, Madrid, Spain

Longo-Muñoz, F:
 CIBERONC, Madrid, Spain

 Ramon & Cajal Univ Hosp, Dept Oncol, Madrid, Spain

 Inst Ramon & Cajal Invest Sanitaria IRYCIS, Madrid, Spain

Ferreiro, R:
 CIBERONC, Madrid, Spain

 Ramon & Cajal Univ Hosp, Dept Oncol, Madrid, Spain

 Inst Ramon & Cajal Invest Sanitaria IRYCIS, Madrid, Spain

Pachon, V:
 CIBERONC, Madrid, Spain

 Ramon & Cajal Univ Hosp, Dept Oncol, Madrid, Spain

 Inst Ramon & Cajal Invest Sanitaria IRYCIS, Madrid, Spain

Vaz, MA:
 CIBERONC, Madrid, Spain

 Ramon & Cajal Univ Hosp, Dept Oncol, Madrid, Spain

 Inst Ramon & Cajal Invest Sanitaria IRYCIS, Madrid, Spain

Muñoz, M:
 CIBERONC, Madrid, Spain

 Ramon & Cajal Univ Hosp, Dept Oncol, Madrid, Spain

 Inst Ramon & Cajal Invest Sanitaria IRYCIS, Madrid, Spain

Ilzarbe, L:
 Hosp Mar Parc Salut Mar, Dept Pathol, Barcelona, Spain

Alvarez-Urturi, C:
 Hosp Mar Parc Salut Mar, Dept Pathol, Barcelona, Spain

Bessa, X:
 Hosp Mar Parc Salut Mar, Dept Pathol, Barcelona, Spain

Bory, F:
 Hosp Mar Parc Salut Mar, Dept Pathol, Barcelona, Spain

Márquez, L:
 Hosp Mar Parc Salut Mar, Dept Pathol, Barcelona, Spain

Poves, I:
 Hosp Mar Parc Salut Mar, Dept Pathol, Barcelona, Spain

Burdío, F:
 Hosp Mar Parc Salut Mar, Dept Pathol, Barcelona, Spain

Grande, L:
 Hosp Mar Parc Salut Mar, Dept Pathol, Barcelona, Spain

Gimeno, J:
 Hosp Mar Parc Salut Mar, Dept Pathol, Barcelona, Spain

Guarner, L:
 Hosp Valle De Hebron, Dept Gastroenterol, Barcelona, Spain

Balcells, J:
 Hosp Valle De Hebron, Dept Gastroenterol, Barcelona, Spain

Salcedo, M:
 Hosp Valle De Hebron, Dept Gastroenterol, Barcelona, Spain

Merino, X:
 Hosp Valle De Hebron, Dept Gastroenterol, Barcelona, Spain

Esposito, I:
 Tech Univ Munich, Dept Surg, Munich, Germany

Mota, C:
 Tech Univ Munich, Dept Surg, Munich, Germany

Huang, JQ:
 Karolinska Inst, Gastroctr, Stockholm, Sweden

 Univ Hosp, Stockholm, Sweden

Verbeke, C:
 Karolinska Inst, Gastroctr, Stockholm, Sweden

 Univ Hosp, Stockholm, Sweden

Yu, JR:
 Karolinska Inst, Dept Med Epidemiol & Biostat, Stokholm, Sweden

Loinaz, C:
 Hosp 12 Octubre, Dept Surg, Madrid, Spain

Rodríguez-Peralto, JL:
 Hosp 12 Octubre, Dept Surg, Madrid, Spain

Teijo, A:
 Hosp 12 Octubre, Dept Surg, Madrid, Spain

Peláez, P:
 Hosp 12 Octubre, Dept Surg, Madrid, Spain

Martín, M:
 Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, Dept Gastroenterol, Barcelona, Spain

Artigas, V:
 Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, Dept Gastroenterol, Barcelona, Spain

Guarner, C:
 Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, Dept Gastroenterol, Barcelona, Spain

Sancho, FJ:
 Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, Dept Gastroenterol, Barcelona, Spain

Concepcion, M:
 Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, Dept Gastroenterol, Barcelona, Spain

Cajal, TRY:
 Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, Dept Gastroenterol, Barcelona, Spain

Szafranska, J:
 Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, Dept Gastroenterol, Barcelona, Spain

Murray, L:
 Queens Univ Belfast, Ctr Publ Hlth, Belfast, North Ireland

Cantwell, M:
 Queens Univ Belfast, Ctr Publ Hlth, Belfast, North Ireland

Gallego, J:
 Gen Univ Hosp Elche, Mol Genet Lab, Elche, Spain

Barneo, L:
 Inst Univ Oncol Principado Asturias IUOPA, Dept Med, Oviedo, Spain

Rodriguez-Suarez, M:
 Inst Univ Oncol Principado Asturias IUOPA, Dept Med, Oviedo, Spain

Pazos, Y:
 Univ Clin Hosp Santiago de Compostela, Dept Gastroenterol, Santiago De Compostela, Spain

Lozano, A:
 Univ Clin Hosp Santiago de Compostela, Dept Gastroenterol, Santiago De Compostela, Spain

Luaces, M:
 Univ Clin Hosp Santiago de Compostela, Dept Gastroenterol, Santiago De Compostela, Spain

Blanco-Antona, F:
 CIBERONC, Madrid, Spain

 Univ Salamanca, Hosp Univ Salamanca, Dept Surg, IBSAL, Salamanca, Spain

Manzano, JMS:
 CIBERONC, Madrid, Spain

 Univ Salamanca, Hosp Univ Salamanca, Dept Surg, IBSAL, Salamanca, Spain

Troncoso, MLG:
 CIBERONC, Madrid, Spain

 Univ Salamanca, Hosp Univ Salamanca, Dept Surg, IBSAL, Salamanca, Spain

de Matos, AO:
 CIBERONC, Madrid, Spain

 Univ Salamanca, Hosp Univ Salamanca, Dept Surg, IBSAL, Salamanca, Spain

Buchholz, M:
 Univ Hosp Giessen & Marburg, Dept Gastroenterol, Marburg, Germany

Neesse, A:
 Univ Hosp Giessen & Marburg, Dept Gastroenterol, Marburg, Germany

Kocher, HM:
 Queen Mary Univ London, Barts Canc Inst, Ctr Canc Biomarkers & Biotherapeut, London, England

Bhattacharya, S:
 Queen Mary Univ London, Barts Canc Inst, Ctr Canc Biomarkers & Biotherapeut, London, England

Abraham, AT:
 Queen Mary Univ London, Barts Canc Inst, Ctr Canc Biomarkers & Biotherapeut, London, England

Ennis, D:
 Queen Mary Univ London, Barts Canc Inst, Ctr Canc Biomarkers & Biotherapeut, London, England

Dowe, T:
 Queen Mary Univ London, Barts Canc Inst, Ctr Canc Biomarkers & Biotherapeut, London, England

Radon, T:
 Queen Mary Univ London, Barts Canc Inst, Ctr Canc Biomarkers & Biotherapeut, London, England
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