Association of interleukin 23 receptor gene with sarcoidosis.

ABSTRACT: Interleukin 23 receptor (IL23R) gene has been reported as a genetic factor strongly associated with inflammatory bowel disease, psoriasis, and ankylosing spondylitis. We investigated the association between IL23R gene single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and susceptibility to sarcoidosis, including the clinical manifestation of uveitis. Ninety-one sarcoidosis subjects (58 with and 33 without uveitis) and 104 healthy controls were genotyped for eleven IL23R SNPs. DNA was amplified using specific PCR primers and genotyped by denaturing HPLC and/or direct DNA sequencing. Case-control frequency comparisons were analyzed using Chi square test. Three IL23R SNPs, rs7517847 (intron 6), rs11465804 (intron 8), and rs11209026 (exon 9, c.1142G>A, p.Arg381Gln) were associated with sarcoidosis in our

SUBMITTER: Kim HS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3826587 | biostudies-literature | 2011

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature