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Genetic polymorphism in milk fat globule-EGF factor 8 (MFG-E8) is associated with systemic lupus erythematosus in human.
Hu, C Y; Wu, C S; Tsai, H F; Chang, S K; Tsai, W I; Hsu, P N.
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  • Hu CY; Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences and Medical Biotechnology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Lupus ; 18(8): 676-81, 2009 Jul.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19502262
Milk fat globule-EGF factor 8 (MFG-E8) is a molecule implicated in phagocytic clearance of apoptotic cells by bridging between macrophages and apoptotic cells. Defects in MFG-E8 cause lupus-like disease in murine models. The aim of our study is to determine whether genetic variation in MFG-E8 predisposes human to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). A case-control study of MFG-E8 genetic polymorphism was performed on 147 SLE patients and 146 non-lupus control subjects. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the coding sequence of human MFG-E8 gene were investigated. SNPs on MFG-E8 residues 3 (3(Arg or Ser)) and 76 (76(Leu or Met)) did not show genetic linkage. Genetic polymorphism on MFG-E8 residue 76 correlated significantly to SLE. The MFG-E8-76(Met) allele predisposed subjects to SLE in a recessive mode (odds ratio: 2.1, P = 0.020), while carriage of MFG-E8-76(Leu) were negatively associated with SLE. The MFG-E8 genotypic combinations with 3(Ser) and 76(Leu) showed the most pronounced protective effect on SLE when compared to the most predisposing genotype 3(Arg/Arg)-76(Met/Met) (OR: 0.29, P = 0.007). According to our result, MFG-E8 is associated with SLE predisposition in Taiwanese. Our study implicates that the impairment of phagocytic clearance of apoptotic cells through phosphotidylserine-dependent MFG-E8 system may lead to the development of human SLE.
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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Polimorfismo Genético / Predisposição Genética para Doença / Lúpus Eritematoso Sistêmico / Proteínas do Leite / Antígenos de Superfície Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2009 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Polimorfismo Genético / Predisposição Genética para Doença / Lúpus Eritematoso Sistêmico / Proteínas do Leite / Antígenos de Superfície Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2009 Tipo de documento: Article