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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-4-6
pubmed:abstractText
Aplastic anemia (AA) is a rare disease with a major autoimmune pathogenetic component. CTLA4 is a T-lymphocyte surface molecule involved in the maintenance of immune tolerance. Some polymorphisms associated with a reduced expression of CTLA4, and thus presumably with increased tendency to autoimmunity, have been associated with various autoimmune diseases. In this study, we evaluated the distribution of the low expression polymorphisms -318C > T and 49A > G of CTLA4 in a population of 67 patients with acquired AA and in 100 normal controls. There was no difference in the distribution of the tested polymorphism between patients and controls and, within the patient group, between those who responded to immunosuppression vs those who did not respond. This study indicates that the polymorphisms -318C > T and 49A > G of CTLA4 do not affect the risk of developing AA and do not influence the response to immunosuppression.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0268-3369
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
35 Suppl 1
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
S89-92
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15812539-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:15812539-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:15812539-Anemia, Aplastic, pubmed-meshheading:15812539-Antigens, CD, pubmed-meshheading:15812539-Antigens, Differentiation, pubmed-meshheading:15812539-CTLA-4 Antigen, pubmed-meshheading:15812539-Case-Control Studies, pubmed-meshheading:15812539-Child, pubmed-meshheading:15812539-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:15812539-European Continental Ancestry Group, pubmed-meshheading:15812539-Exons, pubmed-meshheading:15812539-Female, pubmed-meshheading:15812539-Gene Expression Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:15812539-Genetic Predisposition to Disease, pubmed-meshheading:15812539-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15812539-Infant, pubmed-meshheading:15812539-Male, pubmed-meshheading:15812539-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:15812539-Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, pubmed-meshheading:15812539-Promoter Regions, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:15812539-Risk Factors
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
The polymorphisms -318C>T in the promoter and 49A>G in exon 1 of CTLA4 and the risk of aplastic anemia in a Caucasian population.
pubmed:affiliation
Hematology Unit, Department of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, G Gaslini Children's Hospital, Genova, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article