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HUMAN IMMUNOLOGY
卷 71, 期 1, 页码 74-78出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2009.09.352
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SLE; Genetics; NKG2D
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- BMBF Kompetenznetz Rheuma [C2.12]
- Spanish Ministry of Science [SAF2006-00398]
NKG2D, involved in T-cell activation and viral defense, shows a single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the transmembrane region, characterized by a substitution of alanine with threonine. We examined the association of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with one of the NKG2D gene variants. We also studied the functional impact of that allele in SLE. Restriction fragment length polymorphism/polymerase chain reaction specific for the SNP rs2255336 G -> A was performed with 247 German SLE patients and 447 controls and with 284 Spanish SLE patients and 180 controls. NKG2D expression on peripheral blood lymphocytes of SLE patients was analyzed via fluorescence activated cell sorter. In addition, proliferation assays were performed. We found that the NKG2D alanine/alanine (G/G) gene variant was significantly associated with SLE in the German cohort (70.4% vs 60.8% controls; p = 0.0027) and almost significantly in the Spanish cohort (66.2% vs 62.2% controls; p = 0.054). In a pooled analysis, the prevalence of G/G was 68.2% in SLE versus 61.2% in the controls (p = 0.0024). There were no significant differences in the expression levels of NKG2D on peripheral blood lymphocytes of the different genotypes. A comparison of the coreceptor activity of the genotypes in response to CD3 and NKG2D antibodies revealed a trend toward higher proliferation in the A/A genotype. In conclusion, based on our study results, SLE is associated with the SNP rs2255336 of NKG2D. (C) 2010 Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics.
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