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Lack of association of functional CTLA4 polymorphisms with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.


ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is an autoimmune disorder mediated by Th1 immune responses. CTLA-4, expressed on the T cell surface, plays a negative role in regulating T cell activation. Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in CTLA4 have been implicated in susceptibility to several autoimmune disorders, including JIA. This study was undertaken to test 3 functional CTLA4 variants for association with JIA. METHODS:Families of 531 children with JIA were genotyped for SNPs located in the promoter region (C-318T), exon 1 (A49G), and the 3'-untranslated region (CT60) of CTLA4 by polymerase chain reaction amplification and digestion. Family Based Association Testing (FBAT) was used to test CTLA4 SNPs and haplotypes for association with JIA. A second independent cohort of >300 children with JIA and >500 controls were genotyped for case-control analyses. Case-control analyses of the combined cohorts, as well as meta-analyses of published association studies of CTLA4 and JIA, were performed. RESULTS:There were no deviations of transmission of any of the CTLA4 variants to children with JIA, or JIA subtypes, determined by FBAT. No significant associations between CTLA4 C-318T or A49G SNPs and JIA were found in 650 JIA cases and 350 controls. Similarly, no significant associations with CT60 variants were found in >800 JIA cases and >500 controls. The meta-analysis also failed to confirm an association between JIA and CTLA4 variants. CONCLUSION:These results suggest that C-318T, A49G, CT60, and haplotypes tagged by these CTLA4 SNPs are not associated with JIA or major JIA subtypes.

SUBMITTER: Prahalad S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2570539 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Lack of association of functional CTLA4 polymorphisms with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

Prahalad Sampath S   Bohnsack John F JF   Whiting April A   Clifford Bronte B   Jorde Lynn B LB   Guthery Stephen L SL   Thompson Susan D SD   Glass David N DN   Bamshad Michael J MJ  

Arthritis and rheumatism 20080701 7


<h4>Objective</h4>Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is an autoimmune disorder mediated by Th1 immune responses. CTLA-4, expressed on the T cell surface, plays a negative role in regulating T cell activation. Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in CTLA4 have been implicated in susceptibility to several autoimmune disorders, including JIA. This study was undertaken to test 3 functional CTLA4 variants for association with JIA.<h4>Methods</h4>Families of 531 children with JIA were genotyped for  ...[more]

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