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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-12-16
pubmed:abstractText
Thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) induces naïve CD4+ T cells to produce Th2 cytokines. In addition, to low production of Th2 cytokines, strong Th1 response, which plays an important role in vitiligo development, has been induced by blockade of TSLP or TSLP receptor. This study examined whether a functional TSLP polymorphism was associated with vitiligo. One hundred and sixty Korean patients with vitiligo and 568 healthy Korean individuals were examined for the four SNPs of TSLP gene. Luciferase activity was measured for promoter assay. The genotype and allele frequencies of -847C>T polymorphism were lower in vitiligo patients compared with the controls, whereas those of wild type were higher (P = 0.004, P = 0.017 respectively). None the less, the promoter activity of -847C decreased significantly (P = 0.013) compared with -847T, expecting lower TSLP mRNA levels in the polymorphism. Collectively, C allele at the TSLP -847C>T polymorphism may increase susceptibility to generalized vitiligo through decreasing TSLP mRNA expression levels.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1600-0625
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1073-5
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19555430-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:19555430-Age of Onset, pubmed-meshheading:19555430-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:19555430-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:19555430-Child, pubmed-meshheading:19555430-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:19555430-Cytokines, pubmed-meshheading:19555430-Female, pubmed-meshheading:19555430-Gene Expression, pubmed-meshheading:19555430-Gene Frequency, pubmed-meshheading:19555430-Genes, Reporter, pubmed-meshheading:19555430-Genetic Association Studies, pubmed-meshheading:19555430-Genotype, pubmed-meshheading:19555430-Haplotypes, pubmed-meshheading:19555430-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:19555430-Korea, pubmed-meshheading:19555430-Luciferases, pubmed-meshheading:19555430-Male, pubmed-meshheading:19555430-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:19555430-Odds Ratio, pubmed-meshheading:19555430-Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, pubmed-meshheading:19555430-Promoter Regions, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:19555430-Transfection, pubmed-meshheading:19555430-Vitiligo, pubmed-meshheading:19555430-Young Adult
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Association of thymic stromal lymphopoietin gene -847C>T polymorphism in generalized vitiligo.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Dermatology, Dongguk University School of Medicine, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't