Speed and selection in the evolution of killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptors.

abstract：:Genome-wide association studies identified many loci associated with the two forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). Components of the interleukin-23 signalling pathway, such as IL23R, JAK2 and STAT3, have been implicated in both diseases. In addition, emerging evid...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Polgar N,Csongei V,Szabo M,Zambo V,Melegh BI,Sumegi K,Nagy G,Tulassay Z,Melegh B

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pemphigus foliaceus (PF) is an autoimmune bullous epidermal disease, characterized by autoantibodies specific to the desmosomal protein desmoglein 1 (dsg1) and by acantholysis, the rupture of the cellular junctions among keratinocytes. Known also as fogo selvagem (wild fire) in Brazil, the disease has distinct epidemi...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Köhler KF,Petzl-Erler ML

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polymorphic Alu insertions (POALINs) are found throughout the human genome and have been used in various studies to infer geographic origin of human populations. The main aim of this study was to determine the allele and haplotype frequencies of five POALINs, AluHF, AluHG, AluHJ, AluTF and AluMICB, within the major hi...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Kulski JK,Mawart A,Marie K,Tay GK,AlSafar HS

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1) plays an important role in the attenuation of adaptive immune responses in higher vertebrates. Here, we describe the identification of the Pekin duck PD-L1 orthologue (duPD-L1) and its gene structure. The duPD-L1 cDNA encodes a 311-amino acid protein that has an amino acid identity of...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Yao Q,Fischer KP,Tyrrell DL,Gutfreund KS

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:FcγRIIB contains a unique immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibition motif (ITIM) and functions as a negative feedback regulator of leucocyte activation and antibody production. We have previously reported FcγRIIB-nt645+25A/G gene polymorphism to be associated with prevalence and severity of periodontitis, FcγRIIB expre...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Wang Y,Sugita N,Kikuchi A,Iwanaga R,Hirano E,Shimada Y,Sasahara J,Tanaka K,Yoshie H

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural killer (NK) cells have killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIR) that recognize and interact with HLA class I antigen. The KIRs are a multigene family and its members are often highly polymorphic. Evidence is emerging from disease-association studies that KIR receptors can play beneficial roles in viral ...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Gardiner CM

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Luminex xMAP system has become an important tool for HLA antibody screening and identification in sera of transplant patients. Recently, the Luminex single antigen bead assay was shown to be prone to an artefact, the so called prozone phenomenon: Sera with high titer HLA antibodies gave negative results when teste...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Weinstock C,Schnaidt M

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report here the novel variant of HLA-DRB1*09:01, DRB1*09:01:08, discovered in a Taiwanese volunteer bone marrow donor by a sequence-based typing (SBT) method. The DNA sequence of DRB1*09:01:08 is identical to the sequence of DRB1*09:01:02 in exon 2 except a silent mutation at nucleotide position 261(C→T) (GCC→GCT a...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Yang KL,Lee SK,Yang SY,Kao RH,Lin CL,Lin PY

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Matrix metalloproteinase 9 plays an important role in the development of bronchial asthma. We were interested in whether the polymorphisms -T1702A, -C1562T, R279Q and +C6T within the matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9) gene were associated with asthma in a population of 231 asthmatic children. However, we found no asso...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Ganter K,Deichmann KA,Heinzmann A

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection can lead to the development of productive epithelial lesions and cervical cancer. Most cervical HPV infections are solved by cell-mediated immunity within 1-2 years, and it is known that chronic inflammation predisposes to lesions progression and tumour development. In this context...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Mangieri LFL,Sena MM,Cezar-Dos-Santos F,Trugilo KP,Okuyama NCM,Pereira ÉR,Maria GCQ,Watanabe MAE,de Oliveira KB

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HLA-DQB1*06:48 has single nucleotide polymorphisms within codons 70 and 62 of exon 2 (GGG>AGG and AAG>AAC) relative to HLA-DQB1*06:02:01 and HLA-DQB1*06:37. This results in amino acid differences (G>R and K>N) that will change the polarity and charge of the encoded antigen and may therefore affect its peptide repertoi...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Foster L,Tate D,Poulton K

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:C-reactive protein (CRP) is an inflammation marker implicated in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. To investigate association of the CRP rs1417938, rs1800947, rs1205 variants with susceptibility to schizophrenia 208 unrelated Armenians (103 patients and 105 healthy controls) were genotyped. In this pilot study, none ...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Zakharyan R,Chavushyan A,Khoyetsyan A,Stahelova A,Arakelyan A,Boyajyan A,Mrazek F,Petrek M

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HLA donor-specific antibodies developed de novo after transplant remain a major cause of chronic allograft dysfunction. Our study main purpose was to determine whether HLA MM, assessed traditionally and by HLA total and AbVer eplet mismatch load (EptMM and EpvMM) assessed with HLAMatchMaker, had impact on dnDSA develo...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Tafulo S,Malheiro J,Santos S,Dias L,Almeida M,Martins S,Pedroso S,Mendes C,Lobato L,Castro-Henriques A

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Single nucleotide polymorphisms within the promoter or other regulatory sequences of cytokine genes were evaluated and compared between an Iranian population and populations of different ethnic/geographical background. In 40 healthy Iranian subjects, cytokine typing was performed by polymerase chain reaction-sequence-...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Bagheri M,Abdi-Rad I,Omrani D,Khalkhali HR

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Earlier studies suggested that a variable number tandem repeat (VNTR) polymorphism in intron 2 of the interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1RA) gene might be associated with some chronic inflammatory diseases, autoimmune diseases and solid tumours. To study the distribution of this polymorphism in China, 1352 samples...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Jiang J,Zhang X,Sun D,Jin Y,Bai J,Chen F,Fu S

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genes involved in regulation of the nuclear factor - kappa B (NF-κB) pathway are suggested to play a role in the pathogenesis of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). The present study aimed to assess the association between the NF-κB1, TRAF3 and TLRs genes single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and disease susceptibility as...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Rybka J,Gębura K,Wróbel T,Wysoczańska B,Stefanko E,Kuliczkowski K,Bogunia-Kubik K

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) has been implicated as the reservoir of several bovine infectious agents. However, there is insufficient information on the protective immune responses in the African buffalo, particularly in infected animals. In this study, we analysed Th1 cytokines IL-2 and IFN-γ, and Th2 cytoki...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Suzuki S,Konnai S,Okagawa T,Githaka NW,Kariuki E,Gakuya F,Kanduma E,Shirai T,Ikebuchi R,Ikenaka Y,Ishizuka M,Murata S,Ohashi K

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) is a protein able to bind to carbohydrate patterns on pathogen membranes; upon MBL binding, its' associated serine protease MBL-associated serine protease type 2 (MASP2) is autoactivated, promoting the activation of complement via the lectin pathway. For both MBL2 and MASP2 genes, the freq...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Ferraroni NR,Segat L,Guimarães RL,Brandão LA,Crovella S,Constantino-Silva RN,Loja C,da Silva Duarte AJ,Grumach AS

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To identify HLA-B*15 subtypes distribution in Han population in Beijing, People's Republic of China, 826 unrelated healthy individuals were typed using the polymerase chain reaction-sequence-based typing method. Within the 246 HLA-B*15 positive individuals, 29 HLA-B*15 alleles were identified, the most predominant of ...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Yang G,Deng YJ,Qin H,Zhu BF,Chen F,Shen CM,Sun ZM,Chen LP,Wu J,Mu HF,Lucas R

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) is the most prevalent autoimmune thyroid disorder caused by an interaction between genes and environmental triggers. Intrathyroid lymphocytic infiltration may lead to progressive destruction of thyroid tissue and consequently to hypothyroidism. Many studies in different populations have sh...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Djurovic J,Stojkovic O,Ozdemir O,Silan F,Akurut C,Todorovic J,Savic K,Stamenkovic G

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytokines are essential for the control of the immune response as most of the immunosuppressive drugs target cytokine production or their action. The calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs) cyclosporine (CsA) and tacrolimus are immunosuppressive drugs widely used after renal transplantation to prevent allograft rejection. They ...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Seyhun Y,Ciftci HS,Kekik C,Karadeniz MS,Tefik T,Nane I,Turkmen A,Oguz FS,Aydin F

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most humans lack a functional CASP12 gene, with the nonfunctional variant (CASP12p1), found in 100% of the Caucasian and east Asian population, and in approximately 80% of people of African descent. However, 20% of Africans carry an intact allele of CASP12, which produces a full-length pro-enzyme and increases the ris...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Yavari M,Brinkley G,Klapstein KD,Hartwig WC,Rao R,Hermel E

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have characterized the HLA-A, -B, -DRB1, -DQA1 and -DQB1 profiles of three major ethnic groups living in Chelyabinsk Region of Russian South Urals, viz., Russians (n = 207), Bashkirs (n = 146) and Tatars (n = 135). First field level typing was performed by PCR using sequence-specific primers. Estimates included car...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Suslova TA,Burmistrova AL,Chernova MS,Khromova EB,Lupar EI,Timofeeva SV,Devald IV,Vavilov MN,Darke C

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently, there is a lack of information on polymorphism of human leucocyte antigen-F (HLA-F) gene in ethnically diverse human populations. In this study, HLA-F allelic typing was performed for 690 individuals representing two southern Chinese Han populations (Hunan Han and Guangdong Han) and two northern Chinese pop...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Pan FH,Liu XX,Tian W

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The T-cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain 3 (TIM-3) has been shown to be associated with susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In this study, we investigated the association of four single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the TIM-3 gene with RA susceptibility in Chinese Hui and Han groups. Using restriction ...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Xu J,Yang Y,Liu X,Wang Y

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report here a novel human leukocyte antigen (HLA) allele, DRB1*1449, in the Han-Chinese population. The nature of the new allele was confirmed by the sequencing-based typing (SBT) method. Genomic DNA and six subclones containing DNA fragment of DRB1 exon 2 were sequenced in both forward and reverse directions. The ...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Miao KR,Xue M,Zhou XY,Xu R,Fei XM,Pan QQ,Zhang JW,Zhao X,Fan S,KuKuruga D,Xu AL,Wang CY

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) is a key molecule of the innate immune system and a competent to bind carbohydrates of a variety of microorganisms, resulting in complement activation and opsonophagocytosis against various pathogens. However, there is no systemic investigation on the MBL's role in innate immune responses ...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Sheng A,Lan J,Wu H,Lu J,Wang Y,Chu Q,Jia Z,Song M,Liu L,Wang W

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the identification of a novel HLA-DRB1*04, officially named DRB1*0460. It was detected during performing HLA-DRB1 high resolution typing by DNA sequencing-based method. The exon 2 nucleotide sequence of DRB1*0460 is identical to that of DRB1*040301 except at codon 63 (AGC-->AAC), changing the encoded serine ...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Frison S,Rinaldini C,Pagoda M,Brambilla C,Poli F

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is now over forty years since the first associations between particular HLA antigens and disease susceptibility were described, and the identification of large numbers HLA-associated diseases parallels our increased understanding of the genetic complexity of the HLA system and its extensive polymorphism. However, s...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Howell WM

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the genetic association between recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) and human leucocyte antigen (HLA) class I and II alleles and HLA haplotypes. Families selected had at least one child suffering from recurrent aphthous stomatitis in addition to one or both of the parents. HLA-...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Albanidou-Farmaki E,Deligiannidis A,Markopoulos AK,Katsares V,Farmakis K,Parapanissiou E

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00