IL10 polymorphisms associated with Behçet's disease in Chinese Han

Ziyan Wu, Wenjie Zheng, Juanjuan Xu, Fei Sun, Hua Chen, Ping Li, Si Chen, Ming Shen, Wen Zhang, Xin You, Qingjun Wu, Fengchun Zhang, Yongzhe Li

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Abstract

Objective: IL-10 is a potent anti-inflammatory cytokine that plays important roles in the pathogenesis of Behçet's disease (BD). Two genome-wide association studies have identified IL10 as a potential risk factor for BD. Here, we investigated the association between IL10 polymorphisms and BD in Chinese Han. Methods: 407 BD patients and 679 healthy controls were enrolled, and genotyped by Sequenom MassArray system (Sequenom iPLEX assay, San Diego, CA). Results: The frequency of risk allele of rs1800871 was notably higher in BD patients than in controls (71.9% vs. 66.2%, OR: 1.30, 95%CI: 1.08-1.58, pc=0.024). Similarly, rs1518111, which showed strong linkage disequilibrium (r2=1) with allele rs1800871, was also associated with BD (pc=0.026). Rs3021094 was in association with BD in a dominant model (pc=0.035), and the haplotype (GACC) formed by rs1518111, rs3021094, rs3790622, and rs1800871 was associated with BD (pc=0.023). Results obtained from meta-analysis combined with our data showed that rs1800871 and rs1518111 were associated with BD. Conclusion: IL10 may be the susceptibility gene for BD in Chinese Han population.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)271-276
Number of pages6
JournalHuman Immunology
Volume75
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2014
Externally publishedYes

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