CTLA4/CT60 polymorphism is not relevant in susceptibility to autoimmune inflammatory intestinal disorders

Hum Immunol. 2005 Mar;66(3):321-5. doi: 10.1016/j.humimm.2004.11.005.

Abstract

The aim of this work was to investigate the possible influence of the recently described CT60 A/G dimorphism of the CTLA4 (cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4) gene in the susceptibility to two different autoimmune inflammatory intestinal disorders, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and celiac disease. We analyzed a case-control cohort composed of 528 Spanish patients with IBD (284 with Crohn disease and 244 with ulcerative colitis) and 454 unrelated healthy individuals, and additionally a group of 90 celiac disease families. CT60 genotyping was performed with a TaqMan 5' allelic discrimination assay. After comparing patients with IBD with the control population, we found no significant deviation in the distribution of the alleles or genotypes of CTLA4/CT60 dimorphism. In addition, by means of familial and case-control analysis, no evidence for a statistically significant association was observed between CTLA4/CT60 and celiac disease susceptibility. Therefore, our results suggest that the CTLA4/CT60 polymorphism does not play a major role in inflammatory intestinal disorders.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antigens, CD
  • Antigens, Differentiation / genetics*
  • Antigens, Differentiation / immunology
  • Autoimmune Diseases / genetics*
  • Autoimmune Diseases / immunology
  • CTLA-4 Antigen
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Colitis, Ulcerative / genetics
  • Colitis, Ulcerative / immunology
  • Crohn Disease / genetics
  • Crohn Disease / immunology
  • Gene Frequency
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease*
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / genetics*
  • Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / immunology
  • Polymorphism, Genetic

Substances

  • Antigens, CD
  • Antigens, Differentiation
  • CTLA-4 Antigen
  • CTLA4 protein, human