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- Popat, S, et al.
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Variation in the CTLA4/CD28 gene region confers an increased risk of coeliac disease.
- 2002
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Ingår i: Annals of human genetics. - 0003-4800 .- 1469-1809. ; 66:Pt 2, s. 125-37
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Susceptibility to coeliac disease involves HLA and non-HLA-linked genes. The CTLA4/CD28 gene region encodes immune regulatory T-cell surface molecules and is a strong candidate as a susceptibility locus. We evaluated CTLA4/CD28 in coeliac disease by genetic linkage and association and combined our findings with published studies through a meta-analysis. 116 multiplex families were genotyped across CTLA4/CD28 using eight markers. The contribution of CTLA4/CD28 to coeliac disease was assessed by non-parametric linkage and association analyses. Seven studies were identified that had evaluated the relationship between CTLA4/CD28 and coeliac disease and a pooled analysis of data undertaken. In our study there was evidence for a relationship between variation in the CTLA4/CD28 region and coeliac disease by linkage and association analyses. However, the findings did not attain formal statistical significance (p = 0.004 and 0.039, respectively). Pooling findings with published results showed significant evidence for linkage (504 families) and association (940 families): p values, 0.0001 and 0.0014 at D2S2214, respectively, and 0.0008 and 0.0006 at D2S116, respectively. These findings suggest that variation in the CD28/CTLA4 gene region is a determinant of coeliac disease susceptibility. Dissecting the sequence variation underlying this relationship will depend on further analyses utilising denser sets of markers.
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- Popat, S, et al.
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Genome screening of coeliac disease
- 2002
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Ingår i: Journal of Medical Genetics. - : BMJ. - 0022-2593 .- 1468-6244. ; 39:5, s. 328-331
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)
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- Popat, S, et al.
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Mutational Analysis of CD28 in Coeliac Disease
- 2002
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Ingår i: Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology. - 0036-5521 .- 1502-7708. ; 37:5, s. 537-539
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: Coeliac disease shows a strong genetic predisposition involving HLA-DQ2 and non-HLA components. The CD28 cell surface molecule. encoded by CD28, represents a potential candidate coeliac disease susceptibility gene. Furthermore. some studies have demonstrated linkage to the CD28/CTLA4 gene region. To investigate whether germline mutations in CD28 contribute to coeliac disease susceptibility. we have carried out a comprehensive analysis of the gene in Swedish patients with biopsy-proven disease, Methods: Blood samples were collected from 52 children with biopsy proven coeliac disease attending one Swedish centre. DNA was extracted from lymphocytes and all exons and intronexon boundaries of CD28 were screened for mutations. Analysis of CD28 was undertaken by a combination of conformation specific gel electrophoresis and direct sequencing. Results: Three sequence variants were identified: a synonymous G-->A substitution at position 3 of codon 35 encoding alanine, a synonymous G-->A substitution at position 3 of codon 70 encoding glycine, and a T-->C substitution at nucleotide +17 of intron 3. No pathogenic variants were detected. Conclusions: There is no evidence from this study that Mutations in CD28. which lead to an uttered protein, contribute to coeliac disease susceptibility.
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