ISSN:
1615-2573
Keywords:
Takayasu arteritis
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HLA Typing
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Disease susceptibility gene
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Sequence-specific oligonucleotide probe (SSOP)
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Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary To investigate genetic factors involved in the pathogenesis of Takayasu arteritis, patients in the Japanese population were examined forHLA-A, -B, and-C alleles by serological typing and forHLA-DR, DQ, andDP alleles by DNA typing using polymerase chain reaction (PCR)/sequence-specific oligonucleotide probe (SSOP) analysis. The frequencies ofHLA-Bw52, DRB1 *1502,DRB5 *0102,DQA1 *0103,DQB1 *0601, andDPB1 *0901 alleles were significantly increased and the frequencies ofHLA-Bw54, DRB1 *0405,DRB4 *0101,DQA1 *0301, andDQB1 *0401 alleles were significantly decreased. Strong linkage disequilibria among the increased alleles and among the decreased alleles were evident in the Japanese population. Therefore, the haplotype ofHLA-Bw52-DRB1 *1502-DRB5*0102-DQA1*0103-DQB1*0601-DPA1*02-DPB1*0901 may confer susceptibility to Takayasu arteritis while another haplotype ofHLA-Bw54-DRB1 *0405-DRB4*0101-DQA1*0301-DQB1*0401 may confer resistance to the disease. These observations clearly indicate thatHLA-linked gene(s) are involved in the development of Takayasu arteritis.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01744548
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