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ABSTRACT: Objective
Polymorphisms of the vitamin D metabolism gene CYP27B1 showed associations with multiple autoimmune diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate a possible association between the rs703842 A>G polymorphism of the CYP27B1 gene and HLA-B27-associated uveitis.Design
One hundred fifty-nine patients with HLA-B27-associated uveitis, 138 HLA-B27-negative controls and 100 HLA-B27-positive controls were recruited for this retrospective case-control study. Main outcome parameters were genotype distribution and allelic frequencies determined by polymerase chain reaction.Results
Carriers of the rs703842G allele were found significantly more often in patients with HLA-B27-associated uveitis than in HLA-B27-positive controls (p = 0.03). Between patients and HLA-B27-negative controls no significant difference in the genotype distribution of the rs703842 A>G polymorphism was found (p = 0.97).Conclusions
Our data suggest that the rs703842 A>G polymorphism may play a role in HLA-B27-associated uveitis.
SUBMITTER: Steinwender G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3629157 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Steinwender Gernot G Lindner Ewald E Weger Martin M Plainer Sophie S Renner Wilfried W Ardjomand Navid N El-Shabrawi Yosuf Y
PloS one 20130417 4
<h4>Objective</h4>Polymorphisms of the vitamin D metabolism gene CYP27B1 showed associations with multiple autoimmune diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate a possible association between the rs703842 A>G polymorphism of the CYP27B1 gene and HLA-B27-associated uveitis.<h4>Design</h4>One hundred fifty-nine patients with HLA-B27-associated uveitis, 138 HLA-B27-negative controls and 100 HLA-B27-positive controls were recruited for this retrospective case-control study. Main outcome para ...[more]