Discovery of the novel HLA-DRB1*09:01:08 allele in a Taiwanese volunteer bone marrow donor and identification of the probable HLA-A, HLA-B and HLA-DRB1 haplotype in association with DRB1*09:01:08.

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：: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：: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：:According to the IMGT/HLA Database, the DNA sequence of A*11:53 is identical to A*11:02:01 in exons 2, 3, 4 and 5 except at codon 276. A*11:53 was reported as a rare variant of A*11, while A*11:02:01 was understood to be the second most frequently observed variant of A*11 after A*11:01:01 in Taiwanese. We sequenced HL...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Yang KL,Chu CC,Marsh SG,Lin PY

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, which mainly affects the skin and nervous system. The disease has several clinical forms. This study investigated the MICA and HLA-B genes in 223 samples from leprosy patients and 201 samples from healthy individuals matched for age, gender and et...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： do Sacramento WS,Mazini PS,Franceschi DA,de Melo FC,Braga MA,Sell AM,Tsuneto LT,Visentainer JE

更新日期：2012-06-01 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：: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：:Insulin resistance (IR) and pancreatic beta-cell dysfunction are usual comorbidities in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is known to play an important role in the pathogenesis of PCOS. This study examined firstly the possible association of common +405 G/C,-460 T/C and -2578 ...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Vural P,Küskü-Kiraz Z,Doğru-Abbasoğlu S,Cil E,Karadağ B,Uysal M

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, we addressed the question of how often HLA-DRB1-matched donors can be found by further typing of AB-matched donors and whether Cw preselection can be helpful. Sixty-eight patients and 174 donors were enrolled in the study. In all donors, confirmatory DNA Cw typing was performed to check reliabili...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Nowak J,Mika-Witkowska R,Zajko M,Łopacz P

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heme oxygenase isoenzyme HO-1 has been linked to several cytoprotective functions with a potentially beneficial role in transplantation. In the present study, the effect of genetic variation in HO-1 on renal allograft outcome was investigated. Six hundred and eighty patients subject to renal transplantation in a singl...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Turpeinen H,Kyllönen LE,Parkkinen J,Laine J,Salmela KT,Partanen J

更新日期：2007-08-01 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：:Food allergy is a potentially fatal immune-mediated disorder with incompletely understood mechanisms. We studied the genetic control of food allergy using major histocompatibility complex-identical mice (H2(s)) and an adjuvant-free method of sensitization. Whereas, transdermal exposure to hazelnut - a model allergenic...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Parvataneni S,Birmingham NP,Gonipeta B,Gangur V

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genetic and immunophenotypic characteristics of a 3-year-old patient with Blau syndrome (BS), an early onset sarcoidosis caused by mutations in NOD2, were investigated. Molecular analysis of NOD2 gene was achieved by PCR and direct nucleotide sequencing. Immunophenotyping included cytometric analysis of memory-eff...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Jimenez-Martinez MC,Cruz F,Groman-Lupa S,Zenteno JC

更新日期：2011-06-01 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：:Haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), using unrelated donors (UD), is now a common modality of treatment for individuals with a variety of different diseases. HLA matching has been shown to have a significant impact on patient outcome. This study includes 423 unrelated UK patient/donor pairs. The patients a...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Shaw BE

更新日期：2008-08-01 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：: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：: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：: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：:A novel MICB allele, MICB*030, has been identified in a healthy Chinese individual of Mongol ethnicity residing in northern China by polymerase chain reaction sequence-based typing (PCR-SBT) and confirmed by cloning and sequencing. MICB*030 was linked to HLA-B*35. Aligned with MICB*005:02, MICB*030 has a nonsynonymous...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Wang WY,Wang F,Tian W

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we aimed to find new genes associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) so that more comprehensive genes would be used for monitoring and/or diagnosing patients. Illumina digital gene expression profiling was applied in two sample types - peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and synovial cells to com...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Wang H,Guo J,Jiang J,Wu W,Chang X,Zhou H,Li Z,Zhao J

更新日期：2017-06-01 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：: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：: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 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：:Knowledge on blood group phenotypes is of key importance in clinical practice. It used in blood transfusion practice to determine the direction of recruitment of voluntary donors as required for each population within a country, and for disease association and population genetics studies. This study aimed at reporting...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Doku GN,Agbozo WK,Annor RA,Kisseh GD,Owusu MA

更新日期：2019-04-01 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：:Tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNFalpha) has been implicated in the pathogenicity of severe sepsis by both genetic association studies and animal models. Conflicting functional data have emerged in relation to genetic variants and TNFalpha protein production. Therefore, we assessed the functionality of TNFalpha genetic...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： O'Dwyer MJ,Mankan AK,Ryan AW,Lawless MW,Stordeur P,Kelleher D,McManus R,Ryan T

更新日期：2008-08-01 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：:Autoimmune diabetes [type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA) and part of malnutrition-related diabetes] has been shown to have genetic predisposition. Studies in IDDM 5 have lead to the discovery of a novel polymorphism 163 A-->G, of SUMO4 (small ubiquitin-related modifier) gene, a...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Sedimbi SK,Kanungo A,Shastry A,Park Y,Sanjeevi CB

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00