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BRITISH JOURNAL OF HAEMATOLOGY
Volume 136, Issue 2, Pages 237-248Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2006.06429.x
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cytokines; single-nucleotide polymorphisms; human leucocyte antigen; leukaemia
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- NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE [R01CA113972] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH RESOURCES [U54RR019397] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NCI NIH HHS [R01 CA 113972] Funding Source: Medline
- NCRR NIH HHS [RR 19397] Funding Source: Medline
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T-cell large granular lymphocyte leukaemia (T-LGL) is a chronic clonal proliferation of cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL). T-LGL presents with cytopenias, often accompanied by autoimmune diseases, suggesting clonal transformation arising from an initially polyclonal immune response. Various immunogenetic predisposition factors, previously described for both immune-mediated bone marrow failure and autoimmune conditions, may promote T-LGL evolution and/or development of cytopenias. The association of T-LGL was analysed with a number of immunogenetic factors in 66 patients, including human leucocyte antigen (HLA) and killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) genotype, KIR/KIR-L mismatch, CTLA-4 (+49 A/G),CD16-158V/F, CD45 polymorphisms, cytokine single nucleotide polymorphisms including: TNF-alpha (-308G/A), TGF-beta 1 (codons 10 C/T, 25 G/C), IL-10 (-1082 G/A), IL-6 (-174 C/G), and IFN-gamma(+874 T/A). A statistically significant increase in A/A genotype for TNF-alpha-308, IL-10-1082, andCTLA-4 +49 was observed in T-LGL patients compared with control, suggesting that the G allele serves a protective role in each case. No association was found between specific KIR/HLA profile and disease. KIR/KIR-L analysis revealed significant mismatches between KIR3DL2 and KIR2DS1 and their ligands HLA-A3/11 and HLA-C group 2 (P = 0.03 and 0.01 respectively); the biological relevance of this finding is questionable. The significance of additional genetic polymorphisms and their clinical correlation to evolution of T-LGL requires future analysis.
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