OBJECTIVE: We investigated the association of gene polymorphisms in APRIL, a new member of the TNF family, with systemic lupus erythematosus. METHODS: To detect polymorphisms of the human APRIL gene by exon-specific polymerase chain reaction-single-strand conformation polymorphism (PCR-SSCP) analysis, we first determined the structure of the human APRIL gene. We designed exon-specific oligonucleotide primers according to the genomic DNA sequence of APRIL. All of the coding regions in exons of the APRIL gene were analysed by exon-specific PCR-SSCP in 148 SLE patients and 146 unaffected controls, then the nucleotide sequences of exons that displayed aberrant bands were determined. RESULTS: The human APRIL gene comprised at least six exons with five introns, spanning approximately 2.8 kilobases of the genomic DNA. By exon-specific PCR-SSCP, we identified two novel polymorphisms at codons 67 and 96. Both had amino acid substitutions: G67R and N96S respectively. Only the 67G allele was associated with SLE in 148 Japanese SLE patients, with allele frequency 0.662 compared with 0.575 for 146 unaffected controls (P=0.0302). The frequency of the individuals who possessed at least one 67G allele in SLE patients (91.9%) was significantly higher than that in the unaffected controls (80.1%) (P=0.0036). CONCLUSION: The 67G allele of APRIL may be a contributing factor in the pathogenesis of SLE.
OBJECTIVE: We investigated the association of gene polymorphisms in APRIL, a new member of the TNF family, with systemic lupus erythematosus. METHODS: To detect polymorphisms of the human APRIL gene by exon-specific polymerase chain reaction-single-strand conformation polymorphism (PCR-SSCP) analysis, we first determined the structure of the human APRIL gene. We designed exon-specific oligonucleotide primers according to the genomic DNA sequence of APRIL. All of the coding regions in exons of the APRIL gene were analysed by exon-specific PCR-SSCP in 148 SLEpatients and 146 unaffected controls, then the nucleotide sequences of exons that displayed aberrant bands were determined. RESULTS: The human APRIL gene comprised at least six exons with five introns, spanning approximately 2.8 kilobases of the genomic DNA. By exon-specific PCR-SSCP, we identified two novel polymorphisms at codons 67 and 96. Both had amino acid substitutions: G67R and N96S respectively. Only the 67G allele was associated with SLE in 148 Japanese SLEpatients, with allele frequency 0.662 compared with 0.575 for 146 unaffected controls (P=0.0302). The frequency of the individuals who possessed at least one 67G allele in SLEpatients (91.9%) was significantly higher than that in the unaffected controls (80.1%) (P=0.0036). CONCLUSION: The 67G allele of APRIL may be a contributing factor in the pathogenesis of SLE.
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