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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-5-4
pubmed:abstractText
The incidence of cystic echinococcosis (CE) due to Echinococcus granulosus is as high as 2000-2500 patients per year in Turkey. Whether genetic characteristics of the Turkish population cause a tendency to the disease is currently unknown. We aimed at studying the role of TAP gene polymorphisms in Turkish children with cystic echinococcosis. For an overview of allelic distribution of TAP1 and TAP2 genes, genotypes of 85 patients with CE and 100 controls were studied. To determine the genotype-phenotype correlation, 81 of the patients whose clinical data were available were analyzed. For TAP1-637, Asp/Gly heterozygosity was significantly more prevalent in CE patients than in controls (20 vs. 4%, odds ratio 6.0), while Gly/Gly homozygosity was less frequent (5 vs. 14%). For TAP2-379, Ile/Val heterozygosity was significantly more prevalent in CE patients than in controls (14 vs. 1%, odds ratio 16.27), while Ile/Ile homozygosity was less frequent (13 vs. 25%). TAP1-637 and TAP2-379 polymorphisms may have a role in causing genetic tendency for CE in children. The data may reflect the genetic properties of the Turkish population or may reveal the minor role of TAP gene polymorphisms in CE.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1873-0329
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
59
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
283-5
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20193774-ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters, pubmed-meshheading:20193774-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:20193774-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:20193774-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:20193774-Child, pubmed-meshheading:20193774-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:20193774-Echinococcosis, pubmed-meshheading:20193774-Echinococcus granulosus, pubmed-meshheading:20193774-Female, pubmed-meshheading:20193774-Genetic Association Studies, pubmed-meshheading:20193774-Genetic Predisposition to Disease, pubmed-meshheading:20193774-Heterozygote, pubmed-meshheading:20193774-Homozygote, pubmed-meshheading:20193774-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:20193774-Male, pubmed-meshheading:20193774-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:20193774-Polymorphism, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:20193774-Prevalence, pubmed-meshheading:20193774-Turkey
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
TAP1 and TAP2 gene polymorphisms in childhood cystic echinococcosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Hacettepe University, Department of Pediatrics, Chest Diseases Unit, Ankara, Turkey. nkiper@hacettepe.edu.tr
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article