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Genotyping of HLA‐I and HLA‐II alleles in Chinese patients with paraneoplastic pemphigus
Author(s) -
Liu Q.,
Bu DF.,
Li D.,
Zhu XJ.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2007.08361.x
Subject(s) - pemphigus foliaceus , pemphigus vulgaris , genotyping , allele , human leukocyte antigen , immunology , genotype , polymerase chain reaction , medicine , paraneoplastic pemphigus , pemphigus , biology , genetics , dermatology , gene , antibody , antigen , autoantibody
Summary Background Class I and class II HLA genes are thought to play a role in the immunopathogenesis of bullous dermatoses such as pemphigus vulgaris and pemphigus foliaceus, but we know little about the genetic background of paraneoplastic pemphigus (PNP) in Chinese patients. Objectives To identify class I and class II HLA alleles by genotyping in Chinese patients with PNP, and to find out the possible association between HLA alleles and disease susceptibility. Methods Nineteen Chinese patients with PNP were enrolled in this study. HLA‐A, B, C, DRB1 and DQB1 alleles were typed by polymerase chain reaction and a colour‐coded sequence‐specific oligonucleotide probes method. Results The frequencies of HLA‐B*4002/B*4004, B*51, B*52, Cw*14, DQB1*0301, DRB1*08 and DRB1*11 were relatively prevalent in Chinese Han patients with PNP in comparison with normal controls. After correction for multiple comparisons, Cw*14 remained statistically significant, and the other alleles were unremarkable in these patients. Conclusions The genetic background predisposing to PNP may be different in patients from various races and areas. HLA‐Cw*14 may be the predisposing allele to PNP in Chinese patients, which is different from the predisposing allele in French patients with PNP and the alleles predisposing to pemphigus vulgaris and pemphigus foliaceus.