克罗恩病CARD15/NOD2基因突变的研究

目的 发现与中国人克罗恩病（CD）发病相关的单核苷酸多态性（SNP）及其与临床特点的关系.方法 临床资料完整的CD、溃疡性结肠炎（UC）患者及健康体检者各30例.提取人血白细胞基因组DNA,PCR扩增NOD2基因第4、8、11外显子,纯化后直接测序.结果 5例CD患者有SNP改变,其中2例为P268S,1例为R459R,2例为P268S和R459R,而在UC患者和健康人中各检测到1例R459R.所有研究对象未发现R702W、G908R及3020insC改变.CD有4例P268S,与UC和健康体检者比较差异有统计学意义（χ^2=8.037,P＜0.05）.4例P268S CD患者病变均在回肠（χ^2=9.231,P=0.01）,发病年龄小于20岁（χ^2=10.769,P＜0.01）,并发肠腔狭窄而需手术（χ^2=7.972,P＜0.01）,2例有P268S和R459R的患者病情较重,多次复发.结论 P268S可能是CARD15/NOD2基因中与中国人CD相关的SNP,与患者发病年龄、病变部位及肠腔狭窄明显相关,与患者性别及病变严重程度无关.     

NOD2/CARD15基因多态性与克罗恩病患者相关性研究

目的NOD2/CARD15基因是人类的第一个克罗恩病(CD)易感基因,其间的3个单核苷酸多态性(SNPs)与白种人CD有显著性相关,但与日本人无关。本研究旨在证实这3个SNPs是否与浙江地区人群的CD易感性有关。方法血样来自浙江地区32例CD患者,110例溃疡性结肠炎患者及292例健康对照者。通过PCRSSP方法直接检测野生型及NOD2/CARD15基因的3个多态性(Arg702Trp,Gly908Arg,Leu1007fsinsC)。结果没有发现1例CD患者纯合子或杂合子的SNPs突变,同样在溃疡性结肠炎患者和健康人中也未能检测到。结论本研究表明一些存在于特定人群的CD易感基因可能在其他人群中不存在,白种人CD患者相关的易感基因NOD2/CARD15常见的3个SNPs与浙江地区CD人群无关。     

Polymorphisms in interleukin-10 gene according to mutations of NOD2/CARD15 gene and relation to phenotype in Spanish patients with Crohn＇s disease

AIM:To examine the contribution of interleukin-10(IL-10)gene polymorphisms to Crohn's disease(CD)phenotype,and the possible genetic epistasis betweenIL-10 gene polymorphisms and CARD15/NOD2 genemutations.METHODS:A cohort of 205 Spanish unrelated patientswith Crohn's disease recruited from a single centerwas studied.All patients were rigorously phenotypedand followed-up for at least 3 years(mean time,12.5years).The clinical phenotype was established prior togenotyping.RESULTS:The correlat on of genotype-Viennaclassification groups showed that the ileocolonic locationwas significantly associated with the-1082G allele in theNOD2/CARD15 mutation-positive patients(RR=1.52,95%CI,1.21 to 1.91,P=0.008).The multivariate analysisdemonstrated that the IL-10 G14 microsatellite allelein the NOD2/CARD15 mutation positive patients wasassociated with two risk factors,history of appendectomy(RR=2.15,95%CI=1.1-4.30,P=0.001)and smokinghabit at diagnosis(RR=1.29,95%CI=1.04-4.3,P=0.04).CONCLUSION:In Spanish population from Madrid,inCD patients carrying at least one NOD2/CARD15 mutation,the-1082G allele is associated with ileocolonic disease and the IL-10G14 microsatellite allele is associated withprevious history of appendectomy and smoking habit atdiagnosis.These data provide further molecular evidencefor a genetic basis of the clinical heterogeneity of CD.     

Clinical significance of NOD2/CARD15 and Toll-like receptor 4 gene single nucleotide polymorphisms in inflammatory bowel disease

AIM： To evaluate the role of genetic factors in the pathogenesis of Crohn＇s disease （CD） and ulcerative colitis （UC）, we investigated the single nucleotide polymorphisms （SNPs） of NOD2/CARD15 （R702W, Gg08R and L1007finsC）, and Toll-like receptor 4 （TLR4） genes （D299G and T399I） in a selected inflammatory bowel disease （IBD） population coming from Southern Italy. METHODS： Allele and genotype frequencies of NOD2/ CARD15 （R702W, Gg08R and L1007finsC） and TLR4 （D299G and T399I） SNPs were examined in 133 CD patients, in 45 UC patients, and in 103 healthy controls. A genotype-phenotype correlation was performed. RESULTS： NOD2/CARD15 R702W mutation was significantly more frequent in CD （9.8%） than in controls （2.4%, P = 0.001） and in UC （2.3%, P = 0.03）. No significant difference was found between UC patients and control group （P 〉 0.05）. In CD and UC patients, no significant association with G908R variant was found. L1007finsC SNP showed an association with CD （9.8%） compared with controls （2.9%, P = 0.002） and UC patients （2.3%, P = 0.01）. Moreover, in CD patients, G908R and L1007finsC mutations were significantly associated with different phenotypes compared to CD wild-type patients. No association of IBD with the TLR4 SNPs was found in either cohort （allele frequencies： D299G-controls 3.9%, CD 3.7%, UC 3.4%, P 〉 0.05; T399I-controls 2.9%, CD 3.0%, UC 3.4%, P 〉 0.05）. CONCLUSION： These findings confirm that, in our IBD patients selected from Southern Italy, the NOD2/ CARD15, but not TLR4 SNPs, are associated with increased risk of CD.     

Identification of NOD2/CARD15 mutations in Malaysian patients with Crohn's disease

OBJECTIVE: The NOD2/CARD15 gene has been identified as an important susceptibility gene for Crohn's disease (CD) but the three common disease predisposing mutations (DPM) found in developed countries have not been identified in Asian populations. The aim of our study was to look for the DPM in our multiracial population and to discover whether there were any differences in the three major ethnic groups; Malay, Chinese and Indian. METHODS: Blood samples from consecutive CD patients and healthy controls were obtained and analyzed for the three common mutations (R702W, G908R, 1007fs) but in addition to this, we also looked for the SNP5 and JW1 variants which are associated with CD in Ashkenazi Jews. A polymerase chain reaction‐restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR‐RFLP) technique was used to identify the mutations, which was confirmed by sequencing. The baseline socio‐demography and clinical characteristics of the CD patients were recorded. RESULTS: Overall 45 patients (three Malays, 15 Chinese, 26 Indians and one other) with confirmed CD and 300 controls were recruited. The three common DPM were not observed in either the CD patients or the controls. Neither the SNP5 nor the JW1 mutation was found in any of the controls. However, the SNP5 mutation was identified in six (13.3%) Indian CD patients and the JW1 mutation in eight CD patients who are different from those carrying the SNP5 mutation: one Malay (33.3%), two Chinese (13.3%), one other (Portuguese) and four Indians (15.4%). The presence of SNP5 was strongly associated with CD in the Indian population and that of JW1 was strongly associated with CD overall and in each of the major ethnic groups. There was a trend towards a younger age of onset and stricturing disease in patients carrying the JW1 mutation. CONCLUSION: These findings suggest the presence of novel DPM in the NOD2/CARD15 gene in Asian patients with CD.     

Toll-like receptor 4 and NOD2／CARD15 mutations in Hungarian patients with Crohn＇s disease： Phenotype-genotype correlations

AIM: To determine common NOD2/CARD15 mutations and TLR4 D299G polymorphism in Hungarian patients with CD. METHODS: A total of 527 unrelated patients with CD (male/female: 265/262, age: 37.1 (SD 7.6) years) and 200 healthy subjects were included. DNA was screened for possible NOD2/CARD15 mutations by denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography (confirmed by direct sequencing). TLR4 D299G was tested by PCR-RFLP. RESULTS: NOD2/CARD15 mutations were found in 185 patients (35.1%) and in 33 controls (16.5%,P<0.0001). SNP8/R702W (10.8% vs 6%, P= 0.02), SNP13/3020insC (19.4% vs 5%, P<0.0001) and exon4 R703C (2.1% vs 0%, P= 0.02) mutations were more frequent in CD, while the frequency of SNP12/G908R was not increased. The frequency of TLR4 D299G was not different (CD: 9.9% vs controls: 12.0%). Variant NOD2/CARD15 allele was associated with an increased risk for CD (ORhet=1.71, 95%CI=1.12-2.6, P= 0.0001, ORtwo-risk alleles = 25.2, 95%CI =4.37- ,P<0.0001), early disease onset (carrier: 26.4 years vs non-carrier: 29.8 years, P=0.0006), ileal disease (81.9% (?) 69.5%, OR = 1.99, 95%CI = 1.29-3.08, P= 0.02, presence of NOD2/CARD15 and TLR4: 86.7% vs 64.8%), stricturing behavior (OR = 1.69,95%CI = 1.13-2.55, P= 0.026) and increased need for resection (OR=1.71, 95%CI: 1.13-2.62, P= 0.01), but not with duration, extra-intestinal manifestations, familial disease or smoking. TLR4 exhibited a modifier effect: age of onset in wt/TLR4 D299G carriers: 27.4 years vs NOD2mut/TLR D299G: 23 years (P = 0.06), in NOD2mut/wt: 26.7 years. CONCLUSION: These results confirm that variant NOD2/ CARD15 (R702W, R703C and 3020insC) alleles are associated with earlier disease onset, ileal disease, stricturing disease behavior in Hungarian CD patients. In contrast, although the frequency of TLR4 D299G polymorphism was not different from controls, NOD2/TLR4 mutation carriers tended to present at earlier age.     

NOD2/CARD15 gene polymorphisms are not associated with collagenous colitis

Background Collagenous colitis is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease of unknown origin. In some cases of collagenous colitis, histomorphological features are comparable to other inflammatory bowel diseases. Aim To assess functional NOD2/CARD15 polymorphisms for the susceptibility to collagenous colitis in a case-control study. Materials and methods Seventy-five patients with symptomatic collagenous colitis and 534 healthy blood donors were genotyped for SNP 8, 12, and 13 of the NOD2/CARD15 gene using TaqMan technology. Susceptibility to collagenous colitis was tested using Chi²-test comparing the carrier status of the rare allele. Results The carrier frequency of the rare allele in SNP 8, 12, and 13 was 9.5, 1.3, and 8.1% in patients with collagenous colitis and 8.9, 1.1, and 8.4% in healthy blood donors, respectively. There were no significant differences in allele-, genotype, and carrier frequency (p>0.05). Conclusion Our data suggest that functional polymorphisms in the NOD2/CARD15 gene might not be involved in the susceptibility to collagenous colitis.     

Crohn’s disease incidence evolution in North-western Greece is not associated with alteration of NOD2/CARD15 variants

AIM To assess the trends in the incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) over 23 years in the same area and to identify genetic factors related to incidence evolution.METHODS Patients with IBD arising from Northwestern Greece were systematically recorded through the 1983-2005 period. Trends in disease incidence and genetic patterns related to CARD15 variants were documented and correlated.RESULTS A total of 447 patients with IBD were recorded (23.5% Crohn's disease, 72.7% Ulcerative colitis and 3.8% indeterminate colitis). Mean annual incidence rates of CD and UC were 0.9/100000 (95% CI 0.1-1.7) and 2.7/100000 (95% CI 1.7-4.1) inhabitants,respectively. There was a statistically significant increase of CD incidence (P ＜ 0.01) during the study period, in contrast to the UC incidence. There were no statistical differences in CARD15 variants over the study period.CONCLUSION The incidence of CD in North-western Greece has risen disproportionately to that of UC in the 21st century. This is not related to alterations of genetic background though.     

Prevalence of mutations of the NOD2/CARD15 gene and relation to phenotype in Spanish patients with Crohn disease

Background: We assessed the prevalence of R702W, G908R, and L1007fs coding mutations in the NOD2/CARD15 gene and the genotype–phenotype relation in Spanish patients with Crohn disease. Methods: A cohort of 204 unrelated patients with Crohn disease and 140 healthy controls were studied. The phenotype was established before commencement of genotyping. Genotyping of the R702W, G908R, and L1007fs gene polymorphisms of NOD2/CARD15 was performed by two independent laboratories using different techniques. In the case of discordant results, specific sequencing of DNA strands was performed. Results: At least one mutation was present in 32.8% of patients compared to 10.7% in controls (OR?=?4.08, 95% CI 2.21 to 7.50). In patients with Crohn disease, the frequency of R702W, G908R, and L1007fs carriers was 13.7%, 8.3%, and 14.2%, respectively. Compound heterozygotes and homozygotes occurred in 3.4% and 2.9% of patients and in none of the controls. The correlation of genotype–Vienna classification showed a significant association with ileal disease (RR?=?1.61, 95% CI 1.21–2.15, P?=?0.001) and an inverse association with colonic localization (RR?= 0.29, 95% CI 0.11–0.80, P?=?0.007). There was a significant association between G908R carriership and previous appendectomy, surgical interventions, and stricturing behavior. A gene‐dosage effect on phenotypic characteristics was not observed. Conclusions: In a Spanish population from Madrid, mutations of the NOD2/CARD15 gene were a marker of susceptibility to Crohn disease and were associated with ileal disease. Carriers of the G908R mutation showed a stricturing disease behavior, history of appendectomy, and surgical interventions over the course of the disease.     

NOD1 gene E266K polymorphism is associated with disease susceptibility but not with disease phenotype or NOD2/CARD15 in Hungarian patients with Crohn''s disease

BACKGROUND: NOD1/CARD4, a member of the pattern-recognition receptor family, is a perfect candidate as a susceptibility gene for Crohn's disease. Since only limited and conflicting data are available on G796A polymorphisms in inflammatory bowel disease patients, we set out to study the effect of this polymorphism on the susceptibility and course of Crohn's disease in the Hungarian population. METHODS: Four hundred thirty-four unrelated Crohn's disease patients (age at presentation: 28.6+/-9.6 years, female/male: 210/224, duration of Crohn's disease: 8.2+/-6.9 years) and 200 healthy subjects (blood donors) and 136 non-inflammatory bowel disease gastrointestinal controls with chronic gastritis were investigated. NOD1 G796A was detected by using polymerase chain reaction/restriction fragment length polymorphism. Detailed clinical phenotypes were determined by reviewing the medical charts. RESULTS: The frequencies of the variant alleles of NOD1 G796A differed significantly between the Crohn's disease patients and both healthy (GG 49.5% vs. 67%; AG 41.5% vs. 28%; and AA 9.0% vs. 5.2%; p<0.0001) and non-inflammatory bowel disease controls with chronic gastritis. Carriage of the single nucleotide polymorphism of NOD1 G796A proved to be a highly significant risk factor for Crohn's disease compared to both healthy (p<0.0001, OR: 2.1, 95% CI: 1.5-2.9) and non-inflammatory bowel disease controls with chronic gastritis (p=0.008). Significant associations were not found between the different genotypes and the demographic data on the patients or the clinical characteristics of Crohn's disease. The different polymorphisms of pattern-recognition receptors (e.g. NOD2/CARD15 SNP8, SNP12 and SNP13 mutations, the TLR4 D299G polymorphism and NOD1 G796A) did not reveal a mutual basis. CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest that carriage of the NOD1 G796A mutation increases susceptibility for Crohn's disease in the Hungarian population.     

NOD2/CARD15 , ATG16L1 and IL23R gene polymorphisms and childhood-onset of Crohn’s disease

AIM: To assess whether the polymorphisms of NOD2/ CARD15 , autophagy-related 16-like 1 (ATG16L1 ), and interleukin-23 receptor (IL23R ) genes play a more critical role in the susceptibility of childhood-onset than in adult-onset Crohn’s disease (CD). METHODS: Polymorphisms R702W, G908R, and 3020insC of NOD2/CARD15 ; rs2241880 A/G of ATG16L1 , and rs11209026 (R381Q) of IL23R gene were assessed in 110 childhood-onset CD, 364 adult-onset CD, and 539 healthy individuals. Analysis of polymorphisms R702W, G908R, ...     

CARD15 in inflammatory bowel disease and Crohn''s disease phenotypes: An association study and pooled analysis

BACKGROUND: Three major polymorphisms of the Caspase-Activation Recruitment Domain containing protein 15 gene have been described to be associated with Crohn's disease. Genotype-phenotype studies reported in literature provide conflicting data on disease localisation and behaviour. We investigated the relation of Caspase-Activation Recruitment Domain containing protein 15 with inflammatory bowel disease and Crohn's disease phenotypic characteristics in a large Dutch cohort and performed a pooled analysis on inflammatory bowel disease patients and Crohn's disease phenotypic characteristics reported in association studies. METHODS: We genotyped 781 cases and 315 controls for the R702W, G908R and 1007fsinsC variants and for six microsatellite markers in and close to Caspase-Activation Recruitment Domain containing protein 15. In the pooled analysis data of 7201 inflammatory bowel disease patients and 3720 controls from 20 studies were included. RESULTS: Association was found for Crohn's disease with R702W and 1007fsinsC, including several disease characteristics, and not for ulcerative colitis. In the pooled analysis all three common Caspase-Activation Recruitment Domain containing protein 15 variants showed strong association with Crohn's disease (p<0.00001; odds ratio varying from 3.0 for single heterozygotes to 14.7 for compound heterozygotes) and not with ulcerative colitis. Phenotype analysis showed association with small bowel involvement, stricturing and penetrating disease. CONCLUSION: Caspase-Activation Recruitment Domain containing protein 15 is associated with Crohn's disease and not with ulcerative colitis. All three common Crohn's disease-associated variants are associated with small bowel involvement, the G908R and 1007fsinsC alleles also being associated with a complicated disease course.     

克罗恩病相关的NOD2及β-防御素-2基因多态性对β-防御素-2表达的影响

目的探讨克罗恩病（Crohndisease,CD）相关的NOD2及人β-防御素-2（humanbeta—defensin2,hBD-2）基因多态性对hBD-2转录活性的影响及主要机理。方法将hBD-2报告基因质粒和NOD2真核表达载体共转染至HEK293T细胞,用脂多糖（LPS）和TNF—α分别孵育刺激后测定hBD-2转录活性变化。结果LPS对hBD-2转录活性有抑制作用（P=0．020）,TNF—α可相对升高hBD-2转录活性,呈剂量依赖性（P=0．004）;LPS作用时,NOD2（P268S）改变前后hBD-2的转录活性差异有统计学意义（P=0．008）;hBD-2（-233）改变前后hBD-2的转录活性差异无统计学意义（P=0．053）。在TNF-α（5ng／m1）刺激时,NOD2（P268S）改变前后hBD-2的转录活性差异无统计学意义（P=0．064）;hBD-2（-233）改变前后hBD-2的转录活性差异有统计学意义（P=0．006）;NF—κB抑制剂可显著下调hBD-2转录的激活（P〈0．001）。结论NOD2（P268S）改变能够降低hBD-2的内源性表达;hBD-2（-233）改变导致hBD-2诱生性表达的减少;NF—κB通路可能是hBD-2诱导表达的主要路径。     

CARD15/NOD2 Is Not a Predisposing Factor for Necrotizing Enterocolitis

Multiple factors are incriminated in the etiopathogeny of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in premature infants, including oral feeding, vascular abnormalities, increase in pro-inflammatory cytokines, and inappropriate response of the intestinal barrier to bacterial microflora. CARD15/NOD2 is a gene recently recognized as important in the innate response to gut flora and is involved in Crohn's disease susceptibility. We thus tested its putative role in NEC. Ten children (seven boys and three girls) suffering from NEC who were admitted to Robert Debré hospital between 1999 and 2002 were retrospectively included in the study. Genetic screening of the 11 constant exons and the exon–intron junctions of CARD15/NOD2 by direct sequencing revealed no novel mutations of that gene in NEC patients. Furthermore, the three main mutations of CARD15/NOD2 (R702W, G908R, and 1007fs) associated with susceptibility to Crohn's disease were not found in these patients. Our results suggest that CARD15/NOD2 does not play a major role in genetic susceptibility to NEC. An erratum to this article can be found at     

Association between polymorphisms in the Toll-like receptor 4, CD14, and CARD15／NOD2 and inflammatory bowel disease in the Greek population

AIM: Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (DC) are multifactorial diseases with a significant genetic background. Apart from CARD15/NOD2 gene, evidence is accumulating that molecules related to the innate immune response such as CD14 or Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), are involved in their pathogenesis. In further exploring the genetic background of these diseases, we investigated the variations in the CARD15/NOD2 gene (Arg702Trp, Gly908Arg and Leu1007fsinsC), and polymorphisms in the TLR4 gene (Asp299Gly and Thr399Ile) as well as in the promoter of the CD14 gene (T/C at position -159) in Greek patients with CD and UC. METHODS: DNA was obtained from 120 patients with CD, 85 with UC and 100 healthy individuals. Genotyping was performed by allele specific PCR or by PCR-RFLP analysis. RESULTS: The 299Gly allele frequency of the TLR4 gene and the T allele and TT genotype frequencies of the CD14 promoter were significantly higher in CD patients only compared to healthy individuals (P= 0.026<0.05; P= 0.0048<0.01 and P= 0.047<0.05 respectively). Concerning the NOD2/CARD15 mutations the overall presence in CD patients was significantly higher than that: in UC patients or in controls. Additionally, 51.67% of the CD patients were carriers of a TLR4 and/or CD14 polymorphic allele and at least one variant of the NOD2/CARD15, compared to 27% of the UC patients. It should be pointed out that both frequencies significantly increased as compared with the 10% frequency of multiple carriers found in healthy controls. A possible interaction of the NOD2/CARD15 with TLR4 and especially CD14, increased the risk of developing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). CONCLUSION: Our results indicate that co-existence of a mutation in either the TLR4 or CD14 gene, and in NOD2/CARD15 is associated with an increased susceptibility to developing CD compared to UC, and to developing either CD or UC compared to healthy individuals.     

NOD2/CARD15基因R702W、G908R及L1007fs多态性与广西壮族人群炎症性肠病的相关性

目的:探讨我国广西壮族人群NOD2/CARD15基因R702W、G908R及L1007fs的遗传多态性与炎症性肠病的相关性.方法:分别收集2007-02/2010-10在广西地区无亲缘关系的壮族(n=70)和汉族(n=76)IBD患者及壮族(n=80)和汉族(n=84)正常对照者的肠黏膜组织.采用酚氯仿法提取各组织样本DNA,采用聚合酶链反应-限制性片段长度多态性分析(PCR-RFLP)方法对NOD2/CARD15基因R702W、G908R及L1007fs进行检测,统计基因型及等位基因频率,分析上述3个多态性位点与广西壮族人群炎症性肠病的相关性.结果:广西壮族和汉族IBD患者与正常对照者均未发现NOD2/CARD15基因R702W、G908R及L1007fs突变型基因型,所有多态性位点上的基因型全部为野生型纯合子,其基因型频率和等位基因频率分布在IBD患者和正常对照者中差异无统计学意义(P>0.05).结论:NOD2/CARD15基因R702W、G908R及L1007fs多态性与广西壮族人群炎症性肠病无明显相关性.     

NOD2/CARD15 genotype and common gastrointestinal diseases in 43 600 individuals

Abstract. Yazdanyar S, Nordestgaard BG (Herlev Hospital, Herlev; Copenhagen University Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen; Denmark). NOD2/CARD15 genotype and common gastrointestinal diseases in 43 600 individuals. J Intern Med 2010; 267 228–236. Objectives. NOD2/CARD15 is involved in the innate immune response and three polymorphisms in this gene (Arg702Trp rs2066844, Gly908Arg rs2066845 and Leu1007fsinsC rs5743293) have been associated with risk of the rare Crohn’s disease. We tested the hypothesis that polymorphisms in NOD2/CARD15 associate with risk of nine common gastrointestinal diseases. Design and setting. We genotyped 43 596 white individuals from the Danish general population followed for 31 years, during which time 782 developed oesophagitis and reflux, 1395 ulcus ventriculi and duodeni, 1384 gastritis and dyspepsia, 1407 appendicitis, 646 irritable bowel syndrome, 1301 infectious diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, 681 anal fissure, fistula and abscess, 826 gastrointestinal cancer and 161 developed cancer in liver and pancreas. Results. Some 89% were non‐carriers, 11% heterozygotes, 0.15% homozygotes and 0.23% compound heterozygotes. Cumulative incidences differed by genotype for appendicitis (log‐rank P = 0.02), anal fissure, fistula and abscess (P = 0.003) and gastrointestinal cancer (P = 0.004), but not for any of the other endpoints. Compared with non‐carriers, age and sex adjusted hazard ratios were 2.7 (95%CI 1.4–5.5) for appendicitis amongst compound heterozygotes, 3.2 (1.3–7.8) for anal fissure, fistula and abscess amongst compound heterozygotes, and 3.8 (1.6–9.2) for gastrointestinal cancer amongst homozygotes, whilst other genotypes did not have increased risk. The increased risk of gastrointestinal cancer amongst homozygotes appeared to be similar amongst both men and women and amongst those below or above 60 years, and likely included both upper gastrointestinal cancer and colorectal cancer. Conclusions. NOD2/CARD15 polymorphisms are not major risk factors for common gastrointestinal diseases; however, we cannot completely exclude association with appendicitis, anal fissure, fistula and abscess, and gastrointestinal cancer.     

Prevalence of SLC22A4, SLC22A5 and CARD15 gene mutations in Hungarian pediatric patients with Crohn＇s disease

AIM: To investigate the frequency of the common NOD2/CARD15 susceptibility variants and two functional polymorphisms of OCTN cation transporter genes in Hungarian pediatric patients with Crohn's disease (CD). METHODS: A cohort of 19 unrelated pediatric and 55 unrelated adult patients with Crohn's disease and 49 healthy controls were studied. Genotyping of the three common CD-associated CARD15 variants (Arg702Trp, Gly908Arg and 1007finsC changes) with the SLC22A4 1672C-->T, and SLC22A5 -207G-->C mutations was performed by direct sequencing of the specific regions of these genes. RESULTS: At least one CARD15 mutation was present in 52.6% of the children and in 34.5% of the adults compared to 14.3% in controls. Surprisingly, strongly different mutation profile was detected in the pediatric versus adult patients. While the G908R and 1007finsC variants were 18.4% and 21.1% in the pediatric group, they were 1.82% and 11.8% in the adults, and were 1.02% and 3.06% in the controls, respectively. The R702W allele was increased approximately two-fold in the adult subjects, while in the pediatric group it was only approximately 64% of the controls (9.09% in the adults, 2.63% in pediatric patients, and 4.08% in the controls). No accumulation of the OCTN variants was observed in any patient group versus the controls. CONCLUSION: The frequency of the NOD2/CARD15 susceptibility variants in the Hungarian pediatric CD population is high and the profile differs from the adult CD patients, whereas the results for SLC22A4 and SLC22A5 mutation screening do not confirm the assumption that the carriage of these genotypes means an obligatory susceptibility to CD.     

NOD2/CARD15基因突变与中国人克罗恩病相关性的研究

背景：近年多项研究证明NOD2／CARD15基因序列的单核苷酸多态性（SNP）与西方白种人克罗恩病（CD）明显相关．其中3个SNP（R702W、G908R和3020ins C）与CD的相关性尤为显著。目的：探讨NOD2／CARD15基因SNP与中国人CD发病的相关性及其与CD临床特点的关系。方法：选取临床资料完整的CD患者48例、溃疡性结肠炎（UC）患者和健康对照者各50例，提取人血白细胞基因组DNA，经聚合酶链反应（PCR）扩增NOD2基因全部12对外显子，纯化后直接测序，根据结果分析其突变与CD病变特点的关系。结果：CD组、UC组和健康对照组均未检出3个西方人常见的NOD2／CARD15基因多态性位点。CD组的P268S突变率显著高于UC组和健康对照组（P〈0．05）。5例P268S突变的CD患者病变均位于回肠（P〈0．01），4例发病年龄≤20岁（P〈0．01），且均并发肠腔狭窄（P〈0．01）。结论：中国人CD患者中存在NOD2／CARD15基因P268S突变，且与患者的发病年龄、病变部位和并发症相关，有必要对其功能作进一步探讨。     

P268S突变型NOD2/CARD15真核表达载体的构建及其体外表达

背景：NOD2/CARD15基因序列单核苷酸多态性（SNP）与欧美人群的克罗恩病（CD）明显相关．其中R702W、G908R和3020insC3个SNP位点与CD的相关性尤为显著。而13本、韩国以及我国香港和浙江地区的研究均未发现上述3个SNP的改变，但最近研究发现了可能与中国人CD相关的P268S突变。目的：构建P268S突变型NOD2／CARD15真核表达载体和体外转染体系，为研究突变型NOD2／CARD15的功能提供实验基础。方法：应用定点诱变技术构建P268S突变型NOD2／CARD15真核表达载体，以阳离子脂质体介导体外转染技术瞬时转染人胚肾细胞HEK293T．以蛋白质印迹法和逆转录聚合酶链反应（RT—PCR）检测HEK293T细胞NOD2／CARD15的表达。结果：经克隆、酶切、测序证实获得P268S突变型NOD2／CARD15基因，突变载体转入HEK293T细胞后，NOD2／CARD15有效表达。结论：成功构建了P268S突变型NOD2／CARD15真核表达载体，阳离子脂质体是人胚肾细胞有效的体外转染体系。