The antibody response to H. influenzae type b (Hib) is pauciclonal, and is dominated by antibodies using the VkappaA2 gene. Navajos have a 5-10-fold increased incidence of Hib disease compared with control populations. We hypothesized that a polymorphism in one of the genes in this oligoclonal response may lead to increased disease susceptibility. Since the predominant A2+ anti-Hib antibodies have high avidity for Hib and can be unmutated, the A2 Vkappa gene was analyzed. Over half of the Navajos studied, but only one control individual, had a new allele of A2, termed A2b, with three changes from the published A2 germline sequence. One of the changes was in the recombination signal sequence, suggesting that the A2b allele might not undergo V-J rearrangement very frequently. This possibility was confirmed by analyzing the relative frequency of non-productive A2 rearrangements in A2a/b heterozygous Navajos. Many fewer A2b rearrangements were observed, showing that the A2b allele is defective in its ability to undergo rearrangement. The prevalence of this allele in Navajos may play a role in their increased susceptibility to invasive Hib disease. If so, it would underscore the importance of the germline Ig repertoire for protective antibody responses to pathogenic bacteria in unimmunized children. 相似文献
Objective: To study the relation between CD226 rs763361 gene polymorphism and CD226 serum level and to evaluate their role in susceptibility and disease activity of RA in a cohort of Egyptian individuals.
Methods: The serum level of CD226 was measured using a suitable ELISA kit and the CD226 rs763361 gene polymorphism was typed by PCR-RFLP for 112 RA patients and 100 healthy controls.
Results: Significant association with RA was found with CD226 T allele (OR (95%CI) = 1.6 (1.04–2.4), P = 0.032), and higher CD226 serum level (P = 0.001). Higher CD226 levels were associated with higher ESR values (P = 0.035), positive CRP (0.048), increased number of tender joints (P = 0.045), and higher DAS score (P = 0.035). Serum CD226 is an independent risk factor for the prediction of RA (P = 0.001). No correlations were found between the serum level of CD226 and different CD226 genotypes and also between them and RA activity grades.
Conclusion: The CD226 T allele may be susceptibility risk factors for the development of RA and the higher serum level of CD226 may be involved in the pathogenesis of RA in Egyptian patients. The serum level of CD226 and not CD226 genotypes could be considered as an independent risk factor for the prediction of RA within healthy individuals and also for RA disease activity. 相似文献
Malaria causes tremendous early childhood morbidity and mortality, providing an urgent impetus for the development of a vaccine that is effective in neonates. However, the infant immune response to malaria may be influenced by events that occur well before birth. Placental malaria infection complicates one quarter of all pregnancies in Africa and frequently results in exposure of the fetus to malaria antigens in utero, while the immune system is still developing. Some data suggest that in utero exposure to malaria may induce immunologic tolerance that interferes with the development of protective immunity during childhood. More recently, however, a growing body of evidence suggests that fetal malaria exposure can prime highly functional malaria-specific T- and B-cells, which may contribute to postnatal protection from malaria. In utero exposure to malaria also impacts the activation and maturation of fetal antigen presenting cells and innate lymphocytes, which could have implications for global immunity in the infant. Here, we review recent advances in our understanding of how various components of the fetal immune system are altered by in utero exposure to malaria, discuss factors that may tilt the critical balance between tolerance and adaptive immunity, and consider the implications of these findings for malaria prevention strategies. 相似文献
We have recently shown using dansyl-L-lysine exclusion studies that the
release of human chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG) in conjunction with L-
lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) from first trimester villi during organ culture
is symptomatic of syncytiotrophoblast degeneration. The purpose of this
study was to examine chorionic villi at the ultrastructural level in order
to determine events occurring during organ culture. The tissue was sampled
after 0, 24, 48 and 120 h in culture and processed for electron microscopy.
In addition to confirming the previously recorded syncytial degeneration,
the electron micrographs showed clearly the generation of a new
syncytiotrophoblast layer. The new layer, derived from differentiating
cytotrophoblast cells, was largely formed by 48 h and was maintained for at
least 120 h in culture. This study demonstrates a model which provides an
opportunity to study the differentiation of cytotrophoblast cells whilst
they retain their anatomical relationships within the villous structure.
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Primary congenital glaucoma (gene symbol: GLC3) is an ocular disorder that
occurs for 0.01-0.04% of blind people. In the majority of familial cases
reported so far, this condition is inherited as an autosomal recessive
trait. We have recently used a group of 17 GLC3 families with a minimum of
two affected offspring and consanguinity in most of the parental generation
and mapped the first GLC3 locus (GLC3A) to the 2p21 region. Six families
did not show any linkage to the GLC3A locus and thus provided evidence for
genetic heterogeneity of this disorder. A total of eight families unlinked
to the 2p21 region were used to search for the chromosomal location of the
second GLC3 locus. Herein, we describe mapping of a new locus (designated
GLC3B) for primary congenital glaucoma to the short arm of chromosome 1
(1p36.2-36.1) that is situated centromeric to the neuroblastoma and
Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 2A (CMT2A) loci. A total of 17 DNA markers were
genotyped from this region of chromosome 1. Four families showed no
recombination with the two markers D1S2834 and D1S402 with a maximum lod
score of 4.510 and 4.157 respectively. Pairwise and multipoint linkage
analysis and inspection of the haplotypes revealed that the remaining four
families are not linked to this part of chromosome 1, thus providing
further evidence that at least one more locus for the autosomal recessive
form of GLC3 must exist in the genome. Based on the recombination events,
the overall linkage map of this region is: tel-D1S1192-D1S1635-D1S1193 -
(D1S1597/-D1S489/D1S228)- [GLC3B/D1S2834/D1S402] - (D1S1176/D1S507/D1S407)
- D1S2728-(MFAP2/D1S170) - D1S1368 - D1S436- D1S1592-cen.
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Stoppa‐Vaucher S, Ayabe T, Paquette J, Patey N, Francoeur D, Vuissoz J‐M, Deladoëy J, Samuels ME, Ogata T, Deal CL. 46, XY gonadal dysgenesis: new SRY point mutation in two siblings with paternal germ line mosaicism. Familial recurrence risks are poorly understood in cases of de novo mutations. In the event of parental germ line mosaicism, recurrence risks can be higher than generally appreciated, with implications for genetic counseling and clinical practice. In the course of treating a female with pubertal delay and hypergonadotropic hypogonadism, we identified a new missense mutation in the SRY gene, leading to somatic feminization of this karyotypically normal XY individual. We tested a younger sister despite a normal onset of puberty, who also possessed an XY karyotype and the same SRY mutation. Imaging studies in the sister revealed an ovarian tumor, which was removed. DNA from the father's blood possessed the wild type SRY sequence, and paternity testing was consistent with the given family structure. A brother was 46, XY with a wild type SRY sequence strongly suggesting paternal Y‐chromosome germline mosaicism for the mutation. In disorders of sexual development (DSDs), early diagnosis is critical for optimal psychological development of the affected patients. In this case, preventive karyotypic screening allowed early diagnosis of a gonadal tumor in the sibling prior to the age of normal puberty. Our results suggest that cytological or molecular diagnosis should be applied for siblings of an affected DSD individual. 相似文献