广东人汉族群CTLA-4基因外显子1多态性与Graves病的相关性

目的探讨CTLA-4基因外显子1多态性与广东地区汉族人群Graves病的关系。方法以PCR-RFLP技术观察100名健康人与100例Graves病(GD)患者细胞毒性T淋巴细胞相关抗原4(CTLA-4)基因外显子1的多态性。结果提示GD患者的CTLA-4外显子1的G49等位基因频率较正常对照组显著增高(P<0.01)。结论CTLA-4基因可能是广东地区汉族人群中GD的易感候选基因。     

细胞毒T淋巴细胞相关抗原4基因多态性与吸毒并HIV感染相关

目的研究细胞毒T淋巴细胞相关抗原4(CTLA-4)基因外显子1的49位点A/G和启动子-318位点C/T多态性与吸毒并HIV感染的相关性。方法 采用序列特异性引物聚合酶链反应(PCR-SSP)方法,检测24例单纯吸毒者、41例吸毒合并HIV感染患者以及204例正常对照者CTLA-4基因外显子1的49位点A/G和启动子-318位点C/T的基因型。结果 与正常对照组比较,吸毒组C/C(12.50%vs51.47%)(P<0.01)型频率明显下降;在吸毒合并HIV感染患者组,CTLA-4A+49G基因型差异无统计学意义(P>0.05);CTLA-4C-318T基因型差异有统计学意义(P<0.01),C/T(68.3%vs45.6%)、T/T(21.95%vs2.94%)型频率明显上升,C/C(9.76%vs51.47%)型频率显著下降。与吸毒组比较,吸毒合并HIV感染组中CTLA-4A+49G及CTLA-4C-318T各基因型频率变化无统计学差异(P>0.05)。结论 吸毒合并HIV感染与CTLA-4基因动态密切相关,C-318T基因型C/T、T/T型与吸毒合并HIV感染呈正相关,C/C行呈负相关。     

CTLA-4基因多态性与粤西汉族人Graves病遗传易感性的关系

应用限制性片段长度多态性方法检测102例Graves病(Graves'disease,GD)及伴Graves眼病(Graves'ophthalmopathy,GO)亚组患者与100例正常组细胞毒性T淋巴细胞相关抗原-4(cytotoxic T lymphocyte associated antigen-4,CTLA-4)基因外显子1+49位点A/G及启动子-318位点C/T多态性。以探讨CTLA-4基因外显子1+49位点和启动子-318位点多态性与粤西汉族人GD及GO发病的关联性。结果显示GD组外显子1+49位点的GG基因型及G等位基因频率显著高于正常组(P=0.0142、0.0017),GD组AA基因型及A等位基因频率显著低于正常组(P=0.0079、P=0.006);启动子-318位点的各基因型及等位基因频率与正常组相比无统计学意义;外显子1+49位点和启动子-318位点基因型、等位基因频率在GO、无眼病GD亚组及正常组中任两组比较均无统计学意义。研究提示CTLA-4基因外显子1+49位点GG基因型及G等位基因可能是粤西汉族人GD的易感因素,但与GO无相关,AA基因型及A等位基因则是保护因素;启动子-318位点多态性与粤西汉族人GD及GO均不相关。     

CTLA-4基因多态性在重症肌无力发病机理中的作用

目的探讨细胞毒性T淋巴细胞相关抗原-4(cytotoxicTlymphocyteassociatedantigen-4,CTLA-4)基因第1外显子 49位点、启动区-318、-1661、-1772位点的多态性及其导致的无效转录对重症肌无力(myastheniagravis,MG)遗传易感性的影响。方法酶联免疫吸附实验测定MG患者和健康对照血清中可溶性CTLA-4的水平;限制性片段长度多态性分析检测第1外显子 49位点、启动区-318、-1661、-1772位点的多态性;转录因子核因子(nuclearfactor1,NF-1)和CCAAT/增强子结合蛋白β(CCAAT/enhancerbindingproteinbeta,c/EBPβ)结合位点通过染色质免疫沉淀实验得以验证。结果启动区-1772、-1661位点和第1外显子 49位点的多态性与MG,特别是伴发有胸腺瘤的MG密切相关。启动子-318位点的多态性与MG无关。CTLA-4基因4个多态性位点间有一个明确的正性连锁不平衡关系。MG患者血清可溶性CTLA-4的表达水平与等位基因的突变相关联。-1772、-1661位点的多态性可改变转录因子NF-1和c/EBPβ结合位点,而ConA、PHA则能促进NF-1和c/EBPβ的这种位点特异性转录活性。结论MG患者CTLA-4A/G 49、C/T-1772和A/G-1661多态性可导致无效转录,影响MG的遗传易感性,T→C-1772的突变能影响基因的剪接,从而干扰蛋白的表达和功能。     

PTPN22基因多态性与自身免疫甲状腺病的相关性

目的:检测PTPN22基因的单核苷酸多态性(SNP)及其与中国人自身免疫甲状腺病(AITD)的相关性, 并研究CTLA- 4基因SNP与PTPN22 SNP的相互关系.方法:采用PCR-RFLP技术分析231例AITD患者, 其中Graves'病(GD)149例, 桥本甲状腺炎(HT)82例和131例健康对照者PTPN22基因 1858 C>T及CTLA- 4基因49A>G位点的基因型.采用SASP-PCR技术分析PTPN22基因启动子-1123G>C的基因型.结果:(1)PTPN22基因的 1858C>T位点不存在多态性;(2)PTPN22基因-1123G>C SNP的等位基因和基因型分布频率在GD组与正常对照组间的差异有统计学意义(P值分别为0.040和0.013, OR值分别为1.44和2.33);(3) CTLA- 4基因 49A>G位点的等位基因和基因型分布频率在AITD组与正常组间有明显差异;(4)与携带PTPN22的G等位基因及CTLA- 4的AA基因型者相比, 携带PTPN22CC基因型与CTLA- 4 AG或GG基因型者发生GD的OR值=3.31(95%CI: 2.69-8.89).结论:PTPN22基因启动子-1123G>C SNP与GD的发生相关, 其CC基因型与CTLA- 4基因的G 等位基因对GD的发生起协同作用.     

扩张型心肌病CTLA-4基因第1外显子A/G多态性与TH1/TH2细胞因子偏离的相关性研究

扩张型心肌病(dilated cardiomyopathy，DCM)是心脏扩大伴收缩功能障碍的原因不明性心肌疾病。除遗传易感因素及嗜心肌病毒感染外，心肌组织的自身免疫反应在发病中起重要作用。定位于染色体2q33的细胞毒性T淋巴细胞相关抗原-4(CTLA-4)是T细胞介导性自身免疫病的重要候选基因。本研究采用聚合酶链反应．限制性片段长度多态性(PCR-RFLP)方法研究DCM患者CTIM基因外显子1第49位点A→G多态性，并探讨该多态性与TH1／TH2细胞因子偏离的相关性。     

中国人CHRNA4基因的多态性分析

目的对中国人神经型烟碱性胆碱能受体alpha4亚单位（CHRMA4），全基因进行扫描，检测CHRNA4基因多态位点及基因变异频率。方法随机抽取100名北京地区流行病学调查老年人和100例原发性帕金森病患者（从2000年至2002年首都医科大学宣武医院就诊的原发性帕金森病患者中随机抽取），用PCR扩增CHRNA4的6个外显子及邻近内含子区。用变性高效液相色谱和限制性酶切片段长度多态检测CHRNA4的多态位点，测序确定变异的碱基，统计各多态位点基因频率。结果检测出10个CHRNA4多态性位点，420C／T（0．873／0．127），870C／T（0．828／0．172），1440A／C（0．858／0．142），1860C／T（0．738／0．262），1890C/T（0．605／0．395），第5内含子＋14T／C（0．553／0．447），第2内含子＋22G／A（0．873／0．127）与以往报道相同（GenBank NM00074）。新发现3个多态位点，第3内含子＋182Del 22bp（0．813／0．187），1758C／T和1809C／T。帕金森病组第3内含子＋182 Del 22bp缺失变异频率（0．235）高于对照组（0．140）（P=0．015）。结论CHRNA4是高度多态的基因，多态位点多在第5外显子。帕金森病患者第3内含子＋182 Del 22bp缺失变异者多。     

CTLA-4基因启动子区单核苷酸多态性与特发性扩张型心肌病的关联研究

目的探讨特发性扩张型心肌病（idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy，IDC）患者细胞毒性T淋巴细胞相关抗原-4（cytotoxic T lymphocyte assoccated antigen 4，CTLA-4）表达状况及由CTLA-4基因启动子区单核苷酸多态性（single nucleotide polymorphism，SNP）导致的不同遗传易感性机制。方法采用限制性片段长度多态性分析151例IDC患者，120名正常健康人CTLA-4基因启动区-1772、-1661及-318位点SNP；免疫酶联吸附测定法检测血清sCTLA-4、干扰素-7及白介素-4水平；综合分析CTLA-4启动区基因型、等位基因频率及与sCTLA-4、干扰素-γ／白介素一4的相关性。结果IDC患者sCTLA-4水平与CTLA一4基因启动区SNP相关，携带-1772T／C变异者sCTLA-4表达增高。-1772TC基因型频率在IDC组尤其低射血分数亚组显著高于对照组，IDC组-1661G和-1661GG频率显著降低，具有-1772TC-1661AA及-1772TC-1661AG单倍型IDC患者sCTLA-4显著升高。结论IDC患者CTLA-4表达异常，CTLA-4基因启动区-1772C／T和-1661A／GSNP与IDC遗传易感性相关。-1772T／C变异可能影响CTLA-4基因剪接，干扰蛋白表达和功能，阻止负性调节信号传递而导致对IDC的易感。     

特发性扩张型心肌病CTLA-4基因3''非翻译区(AT)n微卫星多态性研究

目的 特发性扩张型心肌病（idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy，IDC）的发病机制与T细胞免疫应答密切相关。细胞毒性T淋巴细胞相关抗原-4（cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen-4，CTLA-4）主要在已激活的T细胞上表达，通过与CIY28竞争结合B7，抑制T细胞过度激活，维持免疫系统内环境稳定。CTLA-4基因3’非翻译区（AT）n微卫星多态性影响CTLA-4功能。本研究旨在探讨外周血单个核细胞（PBMC）CTLA-表达状况及3’非翻译区（AT）n微卫星基因多态性与IDC的相关性。方法分别用原位杂交、免疫组化、序列特异性引物PCR等方法检测38例无血缘关系的北方汉族IDC患者以及50例正常对照者的CTLA-4mRNA、蛋白质表达、CTLA-4基因外显子3’末端非翻译区（AT）n重复序列多态性，并对PCR扩增产物进行序列分析。结果IDC组与对照组相比，PBMC经金黄色葡萄球菌肠毒素B刺激后CTLA-4mRNA、蛋白质表达强度显著减弱，且无一定规律；3’末端非翻译区共发现18种CTLA-4等位基因，与对照组比较，106bp等位基因频率在IDC患者中显著增高[22．22％ vs 1％，P=0．0002．OR=23．56，95％可信区间（CI）：9．65～83．74]。结论IDC患者CTLA-4基因转录和表达缺陷，该缺陷与CTLA-4基因3’末端非翻译区（AT）n重复序列多态性存在关联。     

儿童Graves病与CTLA-4基因多态性的初步研究

Graves’病（简称GD）是一种常见的器官特异性自身免疫性甲状腺疾病,其确切病因不明,但已肯定GD是一种多基因遗传的自身免疫性疾病。近年来儿童GD与成人GD一样有发病率逐渐增加的趋势,已成为一种危害儿童健康的常见病。最新研究认为候选基因中HLA和CTLA-4两个基因位点占GD遗传易感性的50％,而CTLA-4基因作为T细胞活化的一种重要的负性调节因子,已成为导致自身免疫性内分泌疾病的一个非常重要的易感位点,也成为国内外学者研究的热点,儿童起病的GD与成人起病的GD在发病机制上截然不同,本研究对于CTLA-4基因第二外显子的多态性进行初步研究。     

CTLA-4 (CD152) gene polymorphism at position 49 in exon 1 in Graves' disease in a Polish population of the Lower Silesian region

INTRODUCTION: Graves' disease ((GD)is an autoimmune disease believed to be caused by a combination of environmental and genetic factors. The gene encoding cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated antigen-4 (CTLA-4)is one of the candidate genes for conferring susceptibility to thyroid autoimmunity. he aim of the study was to investigate the association between the exon 1 CTLA-4 gene polymorphism A(49)G and susceptibility to GD and Graves ' ophthalmopathy (GO)as well as its severity in a Polish population of the Lower Silesia region. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We analyzed the A(49)G exon 1 CTLA-4 gene polymorphism in 99 unrelated Polish patients with GD, of whom 50 had clinically evident GO (NOSPECS class III and higher), and 154 matched healthy subjects from the Lower Silesia region. Genomic DNA was isolated from whole frozen blood using the NucleoSpin Blood kit. A/G transition was genotyped by polymerase chain reaction followed by labeling with the SnaPshot kit of PE Applied Biosystems and detected using an ABI PRISM 310 capillary genetic analyzer. RESULTS: The distribution of CTLA-4 exon 1 A(49)G enotype, allele, and phenotypic frequencies did not differ between patients with GD and healthy subjects. There was a significantly lower frequency of the AA genotype in the group of patients with clinically evident GO than in patients without severe GO (22% vs. 43%; p=0.02, OR=2.6). CONCLUSIONS: Our results showed that the AA genotype in patients with GD is associated with a lower risk of GO severity.     

Role of Different CD40 Polymorphisms in Graves’ Disease and Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis

Genome-wide association studies have led to the discovery of several susceptibility genes related to autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITDs). However, controversial results have been reported regarding the role of single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of CD40 in the disease susceptibility. The objective of this study was to identify the relationship of the polymorphisms of three sites of CD40 with the susceptibility to AITD in the Chinese population. We genotyped three polymorphisms of CD40: C/T ?1 SNP, 58038T site of the third exon and C64610G site of the ninth exon in 196 GD cases, 121 HT cases and 122 control subjects. The three putative polymorphism sites were amplified by PCR for sequencing and analysis. The genotype frequencies of CD40 ?1 C/C genotype and C allele were significantly higher in the GD group than those in normal control. For the C64610G polymorphism, the C/G genotype was significantly more frequent in HT group than in control group, and the G allele frequencies in the GD and HT group were both higher than those in control group. These results indicated that there exist different susceptibility loci for AITD within CD40, each contributing a different effect in the onset and development of AITDs.     

AITDs与HLA等位基因DQA1*0301、DR9的相关性研究

目的：探讨山东沿海地区自身免疫性甲状腺病（AITDs)与HLA－DQA1＊301，DR9的相关性。方法：采用多聚酶链式反应序列特异物分析（PCR－SSP）技术，扩增HLA等位基因DQA1＊0301，DR9的目的DNA片段（分别为199，236 bP)，分析2对等位基因在不同人群中表面频率的差异（χ^2检验），结果：山东沿海地区GD和HT女性患者组DQA1＊0301等位基因频率均显著高于对照组（分别为P＜0．001，OR＝4．89，P＜0．01，OR＝4．95）；DR9等位基因频率仅HT女性组显著高于对照女性组（P＜0．05，OR＝3．90），DQA1＊0301／DR9共同表达的频率，GD和HT女性组较对照女性组均显著性增高（分别为P＜0．05，P＜0．01），GD组和HT组2组间均无显著性差异（P＞0．05），结论：HLA－DQA1＊0301等位基因是山东沿海地区女性GD患者的易感基因；DQA1＊0301，DR9等位基因均是该地区女性HT患者的易感基因，2对等位基因在男性AITDs患者中的分布情况尚待进一步观察。     

Association of a CTLA-4 3' untranslated region (CT60) single nucleotide polymorphism with autoimmune thyroid disease in the Japanese population

The etiology of the autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITDs), Graves' disease (GD) and Hashimoto's thyroiditis is largely unknown. However, genetic susceptibility is believed to play a major role. The cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA-4) gene, encoding a negative regulator of the T-lymphocyte immune response, had been reported to be associated and/or linked to AITD. Recently, AITD susceptibility in the Caucasians was mapped to the 6.1-kb 3'UTR of the CTLA-4 gene, in which the single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), CT60, was most strongly associated with AITD. In order to determine the association of the CTLA-4 gene with AITD in the Japanese, case-control association analysis for the CT60 of the CTLA-4 gene using 264 AITD patients and 179 healthy controls was done. The frequency of the disease-susceptible G allele of the CT60 of the Japanese control was higher than that of the Caucasians (72.6 vs. 52.3%). However, the G allele of the CT60 was associated with GD (84.0 vs. 72.6%, P=0.0008) and AITD (80.1 vs. 72.6%, P=0.009) in the Japanese. Furthermore, the G allele of the CT60 was associated with the increased risk for GD [P=0.004, odds ratio (OR)=2.0] and AITD (P=0.03,OR=1.6) in a recessive model. These results suggested that the CTLA-4 gene is involved in the susceptibility for GD and AITD in the Japanese.     

CTLA-4 promoter variants in patients with Graves' disease and Hashimoto's thyroiditis

Abstract: Graves' disease (GD) and Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) are T-cell mediated organ-specific autoimmune disorders with a genetic predisposition. The cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA-4) molecule is the predominant receptor for B7 on activated T cells and represents a negative regulator for T-cell function. Since the CTLA-4-guanine at position 49 of exon 1 is associated with susceptibility to GD as well as to HT and IDDM, we investigated a recently detected cytosine/thymine substitution at position -318 within the CTLA-4 promoter region in patients with GD and HT. 125 patients with GD were significantly more often homozygous for cytosine (86% vs. 73% in controls, P=0.006) and less frequently heterozygous for cytosine and thymine (14% vs. 27%, P=0.008). In 64 patients with HT, the distribution was similar but not significant (81% homozygous for cytosine and 16% heterozygous). When correlating the promoter and the exon 1 polymorphism we found the strongest linkage between thymine (promoter) and adenine (exon 1). In conclusion, a promoter variant of the CTLA-4 gene represents an additional risk marker for GD and HT, but their predisposition is linked to the exon 1 alleles.     

CT60 single nucleotide polymorphism of the CTLA-4 gene is associated with susceptibility to Graves' disease in the Taiwanese population

Graves' disease (GD) is an autoimmune disease but the underlying etiology has not been completely elucidated. Genetic susceptibility has been believed to play a major role. Recent studies showed that the CT60 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), which is in the 3'-noncoding region of the CTLA-4 gene, is strongly associated with some immune-mediated diseases. The aim of this study was to test for association between GD susceptibility and polymorphisms of CTLA-4 (ie, the CT60 SNP and the exon 1 +49 SNP) in the Taiwanese population. Our results demonstrate significant differences in the frequencies of the genotypes and alleles between 107 GD patients and 101 control subjects in the CT60 and exon 1 +49 SNPs (p <0.05). Significant differences in phenotypes were only found for CT60 SNP (78.4% vs 67.8% between patients and controls; chi2 = 3.93, p = 0.047). Furthermore, we found that the G/G genotype of both CT60 and exon 1 +49 was associated with increased risk for GD (p = 0.022, OR = 1.97). Significant linkage disequilibrium was found between the CT60 SNP and the exon 1 +49 SNP in both GD patients and control subjects (D' = 1.00). Because of tight linkage disequilibrium, a combination of these SNPs enhanced the role of the CTLA-4 gene in GD. The frequency of the disease-susceptible G allele of CT60 was comparable to that in Japanese and higher than in Caucasians. In conclusion, we provide evidence that CT60 SNP is associated with susceptibility to GD in the Taiwanese population.     

Estrogen receptor alpha dinucleotide repeat polymorphism in Japanese patients with autoimmune thyroid diseases

Background  

The autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITDs), comprising Graves' disease (GD) and Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT), appear to develop as a result of complex interactions between predisposing genes and environmental triggers. Susceptibility to AITDs is conferred by genes in the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) and genes unlinked to HLA, including the CTLA-4 gene. Recently, an association to some estrogen receptor (ER)α genotypes with breast cancer, hypertension, osteoporosis, generalized osteoarthritis, and some autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis has been reported. We have analyzed a dinucleotide (TA)n repeat polymorphism lying upstream of the human ERα gene in patients with AITDs and in normal subjects.     

Association of -318 C/T and +49 A/G cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA-4) gene polymorphisms with a clinical subset of Italian patients with systemic sclerosis

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a complex and heterogeneous autoimmune disorder with a multi-factorial pathogenesis. Like other autoimmune disorders, the possible role of specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA-4) gene polymorphisms in predisposing to SSc has been hypothesized, but it remains controversial. CTLA-4 promoter (-318C/T) and exon 1 (+49 A/G) polymorphisms have been analysed in 43 Italian females with SSc and in 93 unrelated matched healthy controls by a newly designed tetra-primer amplification refractory mutation system-polymerase chain reaction (T-ARMS-PCR) method. No significant association has been found with either polymorphisms.Nevertheless, SSc patients without concomitant Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) were carrying both the -318T allele (P = 0.031) and the +49 G allele (P = 0.076) more frequently than SSc patients with HT [defined by positivity for anti-thyroperoxidase (TPO) and anti-thyroglobulin (TGA) autoantibodies] than controls. Haplotype analysis confirms this association (P = 0.028), and suggests the predominant role of the -318T, whereas that of the +49 G, if any, seems weak. Thus, in Italian SSc patients the CTLA-4 -318C/T promoter polymorphism appears to be associated with the susceptibility to develop SSc without thyroid involvement. Larger studies are needed to confirm these findings and to clarify whether the -318C/T polymorphism is the functional responsible or whether it reflects the presence of another linked genetic element in the same chromosomal region.     

Association of a CTLA-4 3′ untranslated region (CT60) single nucleotide polymorphism with autoimmune thyroid disease in the Japanese population

The etiology of the autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITDs), Graves' disease (GD) and Hashimoto's thyroiditis is largely unknown. However, genetic susceptibility is believed to play a major role. The cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA-4) gene, encoding a negative regulator of the T-lymphocyte immune response, had been reported to be associated and/or linked to AITD. Recently, AITD susceptibility in the Caucasians was mapped to the 6.1-kb 3′UTR of the CTLA-4 gene, in which the single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), CT60, was most strongly associated with AITD. In order to determine the association of the CTLA-4 gene with AITD in the Japanese, case-control association analysis for the CT60 of the CTLA-4 gene using 264 AITD patients and 179 healthy controls was done. The frequency of the disease-susceptible G allele of the CT60 of the Japanese control was higher than that of the Caucasians (72.6 vs. 52.3%). However, the G allele of the CT60 was associated with GD (84.0 vs. 72.6%, P=0.0008) and AITD (80.1 vs. 72.6%, P=0.009) in the Japanese. Furthermore, the G allele of the CT60 was associated with the increased risk for GD [P=0.004, odds ratio (OR)=2.0] and AITD (P=0.03, OR=1.6) in a recessive model. These results suggested that the CTLA-4 gene is involved in the susceptibility for GD and AITD in the Japanese.     

Apolipoprotein E gene polymorphism is not a strong risk factor for diabetic nephropathy and retinopathy in Type I diabetes: case-control study

Background  

The autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITDs), such as Graves' disease (GD) and Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT), appear to develop as a result of complex interactions between predisposing genes and environmental triggers. Susceptibility to AITDs is conferred by genes in the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) and genes unlinked to HLA, including the CTLA-4 gene. Recently, estrogen receptor (ER) β, located at human chromosome 14q23-24.1, was identifed. We analyzed a dinucleotide (CA)n repeat polymorphism located in the flanking region of ERβ gene in patients with AITDs and in normal subjects. High heterozygosity makes this polymorphism a useful marker in the genetic study of disorders affecting female endocrine systems. We also correlated a ERβ gene microsatellite polymorphism with bone mineral density (BMD) in the distal radius and biochemical markers of bone turnover in patients with GD in remission.