A peculiar sequence motif in the alpha-1-domain of the HLA-C molecule in psoriasis.
Dermatology
; 200(2): 99-103, 2000.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-10773694
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Most immunogenetic studies restrict the location of the susceptibility gene for psoriasis to the HLA-C locus.OBJECTIVE:
The present study evaluates the amino acid sequences of the HLA-C binding groove associated with the disease in a restricted population of Italian descent Pavia, Northern Italy.METHOD:
Forty patients, affected by psoriasis, underwent genomic analysis of exons 2 and 3 of the HLA-C gene by means of the PCR-SSP technique.RESULTS:
The HLA-C*0602 gene frequency was significantly higher in patients with respect to 122 sex-, age- and ethnically matched controls (25 vs. 8.6%, chi(2) = 14.65, p = 0.000129). This frequency rose to 39.5% in patients with a family history positive for psoriasis. In particular, 4 amino acid substitutions were shown to be crucial for the predisposition to the disease, namely Ala 73 and Asn 77 (located in the C pocket of the antigen binding groove), Lys 80 in the F pocket and Asp 90 in the outer loop of the molecule. This peculiar motif, entirely located in the alpha(1)-domain of the HLA-C molecule, was characteristic of psoriatic patients being present in 77.5% of the cases against the 50.82% of controls (chi(2) = 8.77; p = 0.0031). Homozygosity for the amino acids considered at these residues was found in 15% of patients and in 0% of controls (chi(2) = 20.74, p = 0.0000053).CONCLUSION:
The most important results emerging from this study indicate that Ala 73, Asn 77, Lys 80 and Asp 90 together form a motif restricted to few pathogenic peptides to be studied in the near future.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Psoriasis
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HLA-C Antigens
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
Dermatology
Journal subject:
DERMATOLOGIA
Year:
2000
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Italy