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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-1-2
pubmed:abstractText
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is often complicated by the development of cholangiocarcinoma (CCA). Genetic variation of natural killer cell receptor G2D (NKG2D) has been associated with cancer susceptibility. An important ligand for NKG2D, major histocompatibility complex class I chain-related molecule A (MICA), serves as a marker of cellular stress. The 5.1 allele of the gene encoding MICA has been associated with PSC. In this study, we aimed to investigate the influence of genetic variations in the NKG2D-MICA receptor-ligand pair on the risk of CCA in patients with PSC. Seven single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) covering the NKG2D gene were genotyped in 365 Scandinavian PSC patients and 368 healthy controls with TaqMan technology. Genotype data on the MICA 5.1 variant were available from previous studies. Forty-nine of the PSC patients (13.6%) had developed CCA at the time of study. Two of the NKG2D SNPs were associated with an increased risk of CCA: rs11053781 [odds ratio (OR) = 2.08, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.31-3.29, corrected P (P(c)) = 0.011] and rs2617167 (OR = 2.32, 95% CI = 1.47-3.66, P(c) = 0.0020). Carriership of the MICA 5.1 allele was associated with resistance against CCA (OR = 0.43, 95% CI = 0.20-0.95, not corrected P = 0.032). CONCLUSION: Our results show that genetic variants of the NKG2D receptor are associated with development of CCA in PSC patients. This suggests that interaction between NKG2D and MICA is involved in protection against CCA in PSC. Patients who are homozygous for the nonrisk alleles are unlikely to develop CCA; this finding could be helpful in identifying PSC patients with a low CCA risk.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1527-3350
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
47
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
90-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18023027-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:18023027-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:18023027-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:18023027-Alleles, pubmed-meshheading:18023027-Bile Duct Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:18023027-Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic, pubmed-meshheading:18023027-Case-Control Studies, pubmed-meshheading:18023027-Child, pubmed-meshheading:18023027-Cholangiocarcinoma, pubmed-meshheading:18023027-Cholangitis, Sclerosing, pubmed-meshheading:18023027-Genetic Predisposition to Disease, pubmed-meshheading:18023027-Histocompatibility Antigens Class I, pubmed-meshheading:18023027-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:18023027-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:18023027-NK Cell Lectin-Like Receptor Subfamily K, pubmed-meshheading:18023027-Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, pubmed-meshheading:18023027-Receptors, Immunologic, pubmed-meshheading:18023027-Receptors, Natural Killer Cell
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Cholangiocarcinoma in primary sclerosing cholangitis is associated with NKG2D polymorphisms.
pubmed:affiliation
Medical Department, Rikshospitalet-Radiumhospitalet Medical Center, Oslo, Norway.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't