OBJECTIVE: We have previously described associations between an allele of the interleukin-1 receptor antagonist gene (IL1RN) and several inflammatory diseases. In this study we tested the IL1RN gene as a possible marker in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS: Eighty-one SLE patients and 261 ethnically matched control subjects were genotyped by polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS: We found an increase in both frequency and carriage rate of IL1RN*2 in the SLE group. This association strengthened with extensive disease and particularly with the presence of photosensitivity and discoid skin lesions. CONCLUSION: We describe a novel association between IL1RN*2 and SLE. Carriage of the allele seems to influence severity rather than susceptibility to SLE. We postulate that the association of this polymorphism with disease severity is a widespread feature of common inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.
OBJECTIVE: We have previously described associations between an allele of the interleukin-1 receptor antagonist gene (IL1RN) and several inflammatory diseases. In this study we tested the IL1RN gene as a possible marker in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS: Eighty-one SLEpatients and 261 ethnically matched control subjects were genotyped by polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS: We found an increase in both frequency and carriage rate of IL1RN*2 in the SLE group. This association strengthened with extensive disease and particularly with the presence of photosensitivity and discoid skin lesions. CONCLUSION: We describe a novel association between IL1RN*2 and SLE. Carriage of the allele seems to influence severity rather than susceptibility to SLE. We postulate that the association of this polymorphism with disease severity is a widespread feature of common inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.
Authors: Yanhong Cao; Yan Jiao; Lishi Wang; Yue Huang; Arnold Postlethwaite; John Stuart; Andy Kang; Robert W Williams; Weikuan Gu Journal: Int Immunopharmacol Date: 2012-03-14 Impact factor: 4.932
Authors: Berran Yucesoy; Val Vallyathan; Douglas P Landsittel; Petia Simeonova; Michael I Luster Journal: Mol Cell Biochem Date: 2002 May-Jun Impact factor: 3.396