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16820703

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-8-30
pubmed:abstractText
CD8+ CD25+-activated cytotoxic T cells and anti-thyroglobulin antibodies (TgAb) are independently involved in the severity of Hashimoto's disease (HD). Interferon gamma (IFN-gamma) activates cytotoxic T cells. To evaluate the hypothesis that the functional +874A/T polymorphism in the gene encoding IFN-gamma is associated with the severity of HD, we examined the frequencies of this polymorphism in 34 HD patients who developed hypothyroidism (severe HD); 22 untreated, euthyroid HD patients (mild HD); 49 patients with intractable Graves' disease (GD); 16 GD patients in remission; and 57 healthy volunteers. Frequency of the +874T allele, which is associated with high IFN-gamma production, was higher in patients with severe HD than in those with mild HD (odds ratio [OR], 3.5; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.0-12.4; p = 0.047), but there was no difference in the frequency between GD patients. The difference in the frequency of +874T was observed in the subset of patients with HD negative for TgAb (OR, 8.4; 95% CI, 1.2-57.3; p = 0.029) but not in the subset of patients with HD positive for TgAb. Our data indicate that the +874A/T polymorphism in the IFN-gamma gene is associated with severity of HD.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0918-8959
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
53
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
473-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Association between the severity of Hashimoto's disease and the functional +874A/T polymorphism in the interferon-gamma gene.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biomedical Informatics, Division of Health Science, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't