Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor -173GC Variant Might Increase the Risk of Behçet's Disease.
Med Princ Pract
; 27(3): 285-289, 2018.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The aim of the present study was to investigate any possible association between the macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) -173GC variant and Behçet's disease (BD) in a group of Turkish patients. SUBJECTS ANDMETHODS:
A total of 111 patients with BD and 100 healthy controls were enrolled in this study. Genomic DNA was extracted from peripheral lymphocytes. The MIF -173GC variant was genotyped using polymerase chain reaction restriction fragment length polymorphism. The allele and genotype frequencies of patients and controls were compared using the χ2 test.RESULTS:
A statistically significant difference in the distribution of the genotype was observed between BD patients and healthy controls. The homo-genotype CC was more prevalent in the patient group compared to the control group (p = 0.008, OR 0.24, 95% Cl 0.05-0.78). A significant association was observed when the patients were compared with the controls according to GG + GC versus CC ge-notypes (p = 0.003, OR 1.21, 95% CI 0.06-0.063). Allele frequencies of the MIF -173GC variant did not show any statistically significant difference between patients and controls.CONCLUSION:
In this study, we conclude that the CC ge-notype of the MIF -173GC variant may be a risk factor in the pathogenesis of BD in the Turkish population. However, further studies with larger samples are needed to address the exact role of this variant in BD.Palavras-chave
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01-internacional
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Assunto principal:
Polimorfismo de Fragmento de Restrição
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Síndrome de Behçet
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Fatores Inibidores da Migração de Macrófagos
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Oxirredutases Intramoleculares
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Genótipo
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Med Princ Pract
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article