Polimorfismos do gene HLA-DRB1 associados à resposta imune humoral contra o antígeno-1 de membrana apical das variantes de Plasmodium vivax (VK210, VK247 e P. vivax-like)

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A polymorphism in the HLA-DPB1 gene is associated with susceptibility to multiple sclerosis

We conducted an association study across the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) complex to identify loci associated with multiple sclerosis (MS). Comparing 1927 SNPs in 1618 MS cases and 3413 controls of European ancestry, we identified seven SNPs that were independently associated with MS conditional on the others (each ). All associations were significant in an independent replication cohort of 2212 cases and 2251 controls () and were highly significant in the combined dataset (). The associated SNPs included proxies for HLA-DRB1*15:01 and HLA-DRB1*03:01, and SNPs in moderate linkage disequilibrium (LD) with HLA-A*02:01, HLA-DRB1*04:01 and HLA-DRB1*13:03. We also found a strong association with rs9277535 in the class II gene HLA-DPB1 (discovery set , replication set , combined ). HLA-DPB1 is located centromeric of the more commonly typed class II genes HLA-DRB1, -DQA1 and -DQB1. It is separated from these genes by a recombination hotspot, and the association is not affected by conditioning on genotypes at DRB1, DQA1 and DQB1. Hence rs9277535 represents an independent MS-susceptibility locus of genome-wide significance. It is correlated with the HLA-DPB1*03:01 allele, which has been implicated previously in MS in smaller studies. Further genotyping in large datasets is required to confirm and resolve this association.

Common variants in the HLA-DRB1-HLA-DQA1 HLA class II region are associated with susceptibility to visceral leishmaniasis

To identify susceptibility loci for visceral leishmaniasis, we undertook genome-wide association studies in two populations: 989 cases and 1,089 controls from India and 357 cases in 308 Brazilian families (1,970 individuals). The HLA-DRB1-HLA-DQA1 locus was the only region to show strong evidence of association in both populations. Replication at this region was undertaken in a second Indian population comprising 941 cases and 990 controls, and combined analysis across the three cohorts for rs9271858 at this locus showed P combined = 2.76 × 10 -17 and odds ratio (OR) = 1.41, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.30-1.52. A conditional analysis provided evidence for multiple associations within the HLA-DRB1-HLA-DQA1 region, and a model in which risk differed between three groups of haplotypes better explained the signal and was significant in the Indian discovery and replication cohorts. In conclusion, the HLA-DRB1-HLA-DQA1 HLA class II region contributes to visceral leishmaniasis susceptibility in India and Brazil, suggesting shared genetic risk factors for visceral leishmaniasis that cross the epidemiological divides of geography and parasite species. © 2013 Nature America, Inc. All rights reserved.

Estudo da frequência dos alelos de HLA-DRB1 em pacientes brasileiros com artrite reumatóide

Os alelos HLA-DRB1, que codificam uma sequência de aminoácidos (QKRAA/QRRAA/RRRAA) nas posições 70 a 74 da terceira região hipervariável da cadeia 1 do gene DRB1, denominada epítopo compartilhado (EC), estão associados com maior susceptibilidade e gravidade para artrite reumatóide (AR) em diversas populações. Uma nova classificação proposta por Du Montcel et al tem sido desenvolvida para apurar a associação entre HLA-DRB1 e AR. Este estudo foi desenhado com o objetivo de determinar a frequência dos alelos HLA-DRB1 em pacientes brasileiros com AR, e sua associação com o fator reumatoide (FR), anticorpos antipeptídeos citrulinados (ACPA) e lesão radiográfica articular e óssea. Quatrocentos e doze pacientes com AR e 215 controles foram incluídos. A tipificação HLA-DRB1 foi realizada pela reação em cadeia de polimerase (PCR) usando primers específicos e hibridação com oligonucleotídeos de sequência específica (SSOP). A pesquisa de ACPA foi determinada pela técnica de ELISA e a do FR por nefelometria, a avaliação radiográfica realizada pelo método do índice de Sharp modificado de Van Der Heijde. Para análises estatísticas foram utilizados os testes do qui-quadrado, t de Student e a regressão logística. Nos pacientes com AR alelos HLA-DRB1*04:01, *04:04, *04:05 se associaram com AR (p<0,05), embora o amplo intervalo de confiança, vale a pena ressaltar a associação observada com o alelo DRB1*09:01 e a doença (p<0,05). Alelos HLA-DRB1 EC+ foram observados em 62,8% dos pacientes e em 31,1% do grupo controle (OR 3,62; p <0,001) e estiveram associados com ACPA (OR 2,03; p<0,001). Alelos DRB1 DERAA mostraram efeito protetor para a AR (OR 0,42; p<0,001). A análise da nova classificação de HLA-DRB1 mostra que S2 e S3P se associaram a AR (p<0,05). Alelos S2 e/ou S3P esteve presente em 65% dos pacientes e 32% do grupo controle (OR 3,86; p<0,001) e estiveram associados a ACPA (OR.2,11; p=0,001). Alelos S3D, S1, X mostraram efeito protetor para a AR. Os resultados obtidos neste estudo demonstram que pacientes brasileiros com AR de etnia majoritariamente mestiça, alelos HLA-DRB1 avaliados segundo a hipótese do EC e a classificação proposta por Du Montcel estiveram associados à suscetibilidade à doença e à presença de ACPA.

HLA-DRB1 associations with disease susceptibility and clinical course in Australians with multiple sclerosis

Human leucocyte antigen (HLA)-DRB1*1501 and other class II alleles influence susceptibility to multiple sclerosis (MS), but their contribution if any to the clinical course of MS remains uncertain. Here, we have investigated DRB1 alleles in a large sample of 1230 Australian MS cases, with some enrichment for subjects with primary progressive (PPMS) disease (n = 246) and 1210 healthy controls. Using logistic regression, we found that DRB1*1501 was strongly associated with risk (P = 7 x 10-45), as expected, and after adjusting for DRB1*1501, a predisposing effect was also observed for DRB1*03 (P = 5 x 10-7). Individuals homozygous for either DRB1*15 or DRB1*03 were considerably more at risk of MS than heterozygotes and non-carriers. Both the DRB1*04 and the DRB1*01/DRB1*15 genotype combination, respectively, protected against PPMS in comparison to subjects with relapsing disease. Together, these data provide further evidence of heterogeneity at the DRB1 locus and confirm the importance of HLA variants in the phenotypic expression of MS.

HLA-DRB1等位基因多态性与食管癌遗传易感性研究

目的 :从基因水平探讨湖北地区汉族人食管癌HLA -DRB1等位基因的遗传易感性。方法 :运用序列特异性引物聚合酶链反应结合基因序列分析等技术 ,检测无亲缘关系湖北汉族健康人 136例、食管癌组 4 2例患者的HLA -DRB1等位基因。SAS统计软件数据处理。结果 :湖北地区汉族人食管癌患者与正常人比较 ,HLA -DRB1 0 90 1基因频率显著增高 (0 2 5 0 0vs 0 1397,P =0 0 2 8,OR =2 0 5 3,病因分数 =0 12 82 ) ;两者间其余HLA -DRB1等

HLA-DRB1、-DQB1基因多态性与食管鳞癌遗传关联性

目的　从基因水平探讨食管鳞癌HLA DRB1 , DQB1等位基因的遗传易感性 ,以阐述其免疫遗传学特征。方法　运用序列特异性引物聚合酶链反应技术 ,检测无亲缘关系湖北汉族健康人 1 36例、食管鳞癌患者 42例的HLA DRB1 , DQB1等位基因。结果　湖北汉族人食管鳞癌患者与正常人比较 ,HLA DRB1 0 90 1等位基因分布频率显著增高 (0 .2 50 0比 0 .1 397,P =0 .0 2 8,OR =2 .0 53 ,病因分数 =0 .1 2 82 ) ,HLA DQB1 0 30

HLA-DRB1与胃腺癌临床特征及Hp感染关联性研究

<正> 人类主要组织相容性复合体(major histocompatibility complex,MHC)即人类白细胞抗原(human leucocyte antigen,HLA)复合体,定位于人第6号染色体短臂(6p23)上,具有单倍体(haplotype)遗传、高度多态性(polymorphism)、连锁不平衡(linkage disequilibrium)等遗传特征。我们运用序列特异性引物聚合酶链反应(sequence specific primer based polymerase chain

湖北汉族人大肠癌HLA-DRB1等位基因遗传易感性研究

目的　探讨湖北汉族人 HL A- DRB1等位基因与大肠癌遗传相关性。方法　针对 HL A- DRB1等位基因第 2外显子多态性 ,设计 2 3对引物的序列特异性引物聚合酶链反应 ,结合等位基因序列分析 ,检测了无亲缘关系的湖北籍汉族健康人 136名及大肠癌患者 72例的 HL A- DRB1基因。 SAS软件进行数据处理。结果　湖北地区汉族人大肠癌患者与正常人比较 ,HL A- DRB1* 0 90 1等位基因分布频率 0 .2 2 92 vs0 .1397(P<0 .0 0 5 ,OR=2 .182

湖北汉族人胃腺癌HLA-DRB1等位基因遗传易感性

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HLA-DRB1 allele polymorphisms in genetic susceptibility to esophageal carcinoma

AIM: To probe into the genetic susceptibility of HLA-DRB1 alleles to esophageal carcinoma in Han Chinese in Hubei Province. METHODS: HLA-DRB1 allele polymorphisms were typed by polymerase chain reaction with sequence-specific primers (PCR-SSP) in 42 unrelated patients with esophageal cancer and 136 unrelated normal control subjects and the associated HLA-DRB1 allele was measured by nucleotide sequence analysis with PCR.SAS software was used in statistics. RESULTS: Allele frequency (AF) of HLA-DRB1*0901 was significantly higher in esophageal carcinoma patients than that in the normal controls (0.2500 vs0.1397, P=0.028, the odds ratio 2.053, etiologic fraction 0.1282). After analyzed the allele nucleotide sequence of HLA-DRB1*0901 which approachs to the corresponded exon 2 sequence of the allele in genebank. There was no association between patients and controls in the rested HLA-DRB1 alleles. CONCLUSION: HLA-DRB1*0901 allele is more common in the patients with esophageal carcinoma than in the healthy controls, which is positively associated with the patients of Hubei Han Chinese. Individuals carrying HLA-DRB1*0901 may be susceptible to esophageal carcinoma.

Molecular diversity of the HLA-C gene identified in a Caucasian population

A DNA typing procedure, based on a two stage polymerase chain reaction-sequence-specific oligonucleotide probe (PCR-SSOP) typing strategy, has been developed and applied to DNA from 1000 healthy individuals from the Northern Ireland region. The two-stage procedure involves human leukocyte antigen (HLA-C) identification through the use of a medium resolution PCR-SSOP system, followed by four secondary group specific PCR-SSOP systems, to enable allele resolution. The PCR-SSOP systems were designed for the identification of HLA-Cw alleles with possible discrimination within exons 2 and 3 of the HLA-C gene, i.e., HLA-Cw*01-Cw*16. PCR-SSP tests were designed for the resolution of HLA-Cw*17 and -Cw*18 alleles. The systems can also be used independently of each other if selective allele resolution is required. HLA-Cw allele frequencies occuring within the Northern Ireland population have been compiled, along with estimations of HLA-B/Cw haplotype frequencies. (C) American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics, 2002. Published by Elsevier Science Inc.

TNFa-e microsatellite, HLA-DRB1 and-DQB1 alleles and haplotypes in Brazilian patients presenting recently diagnosed type 1 diabetes mellitus

TNF microsatellite and HLA class II polymorphisms were studied in 28 recently diagnosed Brazilian patients presenting type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and in 120 healthy controls. TNFa-e and HLA-DRB1/DQB1 alleles were identified using sets of sequence-specific primers. Compared to controls, the DRB1* 03 and DQBI*02 allele groups, TNFa1 allele, and the TNFa4-b5-c1-d4-e3 and TNFa10-b5-c1-d4-e3 haplotypes were overrepresented in patients. TNF microsatellite together with HLA polymorphisms is associated with type 1 diabetes in Brazilian patients, corroborating the participation of the MHC genes in disease susceptibility.

Typing class I HLA-A gene using a nested PCR-RFLP procedure

In order to detect several new HLA-A class I alleles that have been described since 1998, the original PCR-RFLP method developed to identify the 78 alleles recognized at that time at high resolution level was adapted by us for low and medium resolution levels using a nested PCR-RFLP approach. The results obtained from blood samples of 23 subjects using both the PCR-RFLP method and a commercial kit (MicroSSP1A®, One Lambda Inc.) showed an agreement higher than 95%. The PCR-RFLP adapted method was effective in low and medium resolution histocompatibility evaluations.