Using ESTs database to predict and validate single polymorphisms at the HLA system.

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：:The killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIR) form a diverse family of receptors that control the functions of natural killer cells. Sequencing of KIR from primates has revealed the unexpected extent to which this gene family has diversified mostly likely in response to pathogens and to pathogen-mediated selecti...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Martinez-Borra J,Khakoo SI

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brucellosis is a worldwide zoonosis. Infection with Brucella species results in the activation of cell-mediated immune response. The interaction between Th1and Th2 cytokines determines the outcome of disease. Production of each cytokine is in turn affected by genetic factors. In this study, we investigated the possibl...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Davoudi S,Amirzargar AA,Hajiabdolbaghi M,Rasoolinejad M,Soodbakhsh A,Jafari S,Piri H,Maleknejad P,Bagherian H,Madadi N,Nikbin B

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) is the most important TLR among the pattern recognition receptors which recognizes lipopolysaccharide of gram-negative bacteria. They identify a highly conserved structure of microbes called pathogen-associated molecular patterns and activate immune and inflammatory responses that have been...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Sinha S,Singh J,Jindal SK,Birbian N,Singla N

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Catalase (CAT) is an antioxidant enzyme and plays a significant role in the protection against oxidative stress by reducing hydrogen peroxide. The CAT cDNA of Eriocheir sinensis (EsCAT) was cloned via RACE technique. The complete sequence of EsCAT cDNA consisted of a 5' untranslated regions (UTR) of 224 bp, a 3' UTR o...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Wang M,Wang L,Zhou Z,Gao Y,Wang L,Shi X,Gai Y,Mu C,Song L

更新日期：2013-06-01 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：:Killer cells immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs) are a family of inhibitory and activating receptors expressed mainly by natural killer (NK) cells and few subsets of T lymphocytes. KIRs regulate NK cells' activity through interactions with specific HLA class I molecules and other yet unknown ligands presented on targ...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Pavlova Y,Kolesar L,Striz I,Jabor A,Slavcev A

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sunlight/ultraviolet (UV) irradiation has been recognized as an important risk factor for developing systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). However, the interpretation of genetic variations involved in UV-light sensitivity is largely unknown. Recent studies indicated that two genetic variations of ERCC2/XPD gene (rs17997...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Wan L,Lin YJ,Sheu JJ,Huang CM,Tsai Y,Tsai CH,Wong W,Tsai FJ

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mannose binding lectin (MBL) is an important innate immune system pattern recognition molecule. The MBL gene polymorphisms are reported to play a crucial role in outcome of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. In this study, we ascertained the association of MBL genotypes with HBV outcome in a South Indian population. T...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Fletcher GJ,Gnanamony M,Samuel P,Ismail AM,Kannangai R,Daniel D,Eapen CE,Abraham P

更新日期：2010-06-01 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：:Induced heteroduplex genotyping (IHG) is one of many methods that can be used to determine single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). It is relatively new in comparison to other polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based techniques. The aim of this study was to compare the results of genotyping using IHG with the results of g...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Bown MJ,Weston S,Horsburgh T,Nicholson ML,Bell PR,Sayers RD

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Illumina first introduced their TruSight human leucocyte antigen (HLA) next-generation sequencing (NGS) typing kit in 2015 and subsequently followed up with a new version in 2016. Here we report on our experience comparing the two versions of the Illumina HLA NGS kits. ...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Profaizer T,Lázár-Molnár E,Pole A,Delgado JC,Kumánovics A

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Routine HLA typing of a renal patient for purposes of registration for transplantation revealed an unusual human leucocyte antigen (HLA)-B and Cw genotype, with three specificities detected. Results were confirmed in a second sample, and in a second laboratory. The possibility of these results reflecting a chimaeric s...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Poole K,Montague B,Roberts R,Stoves J,Bendukidze N,Clark B

更新日期：2006-08-01 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：: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：:Tumour growth in cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM) is mediated by cell adhesion molecules, including intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1). ICAM-1 expression is associated with increasing Breslow thickness of vertical growth-phase tumours and, in patients with stage 1 disease, may be associated with disease free...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Howell WM,Rose-Zerilli MJ,Theaker JM,Bateman AC

更新日期：2005-12-01 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：:Interleukin-18 (IL-18) plays a vital role in both innate and acquired immunity. We analysed polymorphisms at -607(C/A) and -137(G/A) in the promoter region of IL-18 gene by allele-specific polymerase chain reaction in normal healthy subjects (n = 173) and patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (n = 165). Allele, genotyp...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Harishankar M,Selvaraj P,Rajeswari DN,Anand SP,Narayanan PR

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) has an important role in inflammatory response. Alterations in the regulation of TNF-α have been implicated in a variety of inflammatory disorders, including Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Indeed, a common treatment for IBD is the use of TNF-α inhibitors. Polymorphisms in the TN...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： López-Hernández R,Valdés M,Campillo JA,Martínez-Garcia P,Salama H,Salgado G,Boix F,Moya-Quiles MR,Minguela A,Sánchez-Torres A,Miras M,Garcia A,Carballo F,Álvarez-López MR,Muro M

更新日期：2014-02-01 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：:Immunological inflammatory reaction is one of the key links in the occurrence and development of post-traumatic osteomyelitis after microbial invasion. Growing evidence suggests complex interactions between IFN-γ and bone remodelling cells. However, potential association of IFN-γ gene polymorphism with susceptibility ...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Zhao XQ,Jiang N,Hu YJ,Yu B

更新日期：2020-04-01 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：: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：: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

abstract：:The present study aimed to analyse the frequencies of human leukocyte antigen HLA-ABCDQB1 and HLA-DRB1 alleles and haplotypes in a subset of 3,732 Han population from Hubei of China. All samples were typed in the HLA-ABCDQB1 and HLA-DRB1 loci using the sequence-based typing method; subsequently, the HLA polymorphisms ...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Zou J,Shen G,Qiang W,Zhu YY,Li WX

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) G949T in the mannose-binding lectin ( MBL ) 1 gene has been associated with low MBL-A concentration in serum and detected at different frequencies in various European pig populations. However, the origin of this SNP is not known. Part of the MBL1 gene was sequenced in 12 wild b...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Bergman IM,Sandholm K,Ekdahl KN,Okumura N,Uenishi H,Guldbrandtsen B,Essler SE,Knoll A,Heegaard PM,Edfors I,Juul-Madsen HR

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leprosy is one of the most neglected infectious tropical diseases of the skin and the nerves caused by the intracellular pathogen Mycobacterium leprae. The inducible NOS isoform encoded by NOS2A plays a vital role in host defence against bacterial infections. The functional promoter polymorphisms in NOS2A are associat...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Messias-Reason IJ,van Tong H,Velavan TP

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pemphigus foliaceus (PF) is an autoimmune skin disease characterized by autoantibodies directed mainly against desmoglein-1. The purpose of this study was to determine whether differential susceptibility to endemic PF in Brazil (fogo selvagem) is associated with polymorphisms at the cytogenetic location 1p13.2. Four s...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Lobo-Alves SC,de Oliveira LA,Petzl-Erler ML

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective was to analyze the possible involvement of tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) -308 G/A promoter polymorphism in the susceptibility and/or the disease profile of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in Egyptian patients. TNF-α-308 G/promoter polymorphism detection by amplification refractory mutation system (ARMS)...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Mosaad YM,Abdelsalam A,El-Bassiony SR

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polymorphisms within genes coding innate immune response proteins are involved in genetic susceptibility to various conditions. We investigated the frequency of P2RX7 A1513C and TLR2 -196 to -174 ins/del polymorphisms in healthy Polish population. Frequency of minor alleles was relatively similar to the pattern presen...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Lewandowska M,Garczyńska P,Jędrychowska-Dańska K,Kopczyńska P,Masłowska A,Witas H

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00