Chinese Journal of Dermatology ›› 2012, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (6): 408-410.

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Association of HLA-Cw and -DRB1 alleles with psoriasis vulgaris in Mongolian population

  

  • Received:2011-07-20 Revised:2011-11-21 Online:2012-06-15 Published:2012-05-31

Abstract:

【Abstract】 Objective To investigate the association of HLA-Cw and -DRB1 alleles with psoriasis vulgaris, and to provide a clue to the study into the etiology of psoriasis. Methods Venous blood samples were obtained from 81 patients with psoriasis vulgaris collected during 2006-2011 at the Department of Dermatology, First Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical College, as well as 100 age- and gender-matched healthy controls. Both the patients and controls are unrelated Mongolia in Inner Mongolia. PCR with sequence-specific primers (PCR-SSP) technique was used to genotype the HLA-Cw and DRB1 loci. Results The patients with psoriasis vulgaris showed a significantly higher frequency of HLA-Cw*06 (0.438 vs. 0.175, Pc < 0.01) and DRB1*07 (0.241 vs. 0.110, Pc < 0.012), but a lower frequency of HLA-Cw*04 (0.031 vs. 0.150, Pc < 0.01) and DRB1*04 (0.093 vs. 0.235, Pc < 0.01) than the healthy controls did. Increased frequencies of HLA-Cw*06 and DRB1*07 alleles were observed in patients with an onset before 40 years of age and those without a family history, together with a decreased frequency of HLA-Cw*04 and DRB1*04 alleles, compared with the healthy controls (Pc < 0.05). The frequency of HLA-Cw*06 allele was significantly higher in patients with a positive family history and patients with an onset of no younger than 40 years of age than in the healthy controls (both Pc < 0.05). Conclusions HLA-Cw*06 and -DRB1*07 alleles may be susceptibility determinants to psoriasis vulgaris, while HLA-Cw*04 and -DRB1*04 alleles may be protective factors against psoriasis vulgaris, in Mongolia from Inner Mongolia. HLA-DRB1*07 allele may be a susceptibility gene for psoriasis, while HLA-Cw*04 and -DRB1*04 alleles may be protective factors against psoriasis, in patients with an onset before 40 years of age.

Key words: Association