Polymorphism in tumor necrosis factor genes associated with mucocutaneous leishmaniasis.
The Journal of Experimental MedicinePublished 1 November 1995Open access
M. Cabrera, Marie Shaw, Claire E. Sharples, Hawys Williams, M Castés, J Convit
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Analysis of TNF polymorphisms in Venezuelan ACL patients and endemic unaffected controls demonstrates a high relative risk of MCL disease in homozygotes for allele 2 of a polymorphism in intron 2 of the TNF-beta gene, which suggests susceptibility to the mucocutaneous form of disease may be directly associated with regulatory polymorphisms affecting T NF-alpha production.
Abstract
Recent studies have shown that mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (MCL), a severe and debilitating form of American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) caused by Leishmania braziliensis infection, is accompanied by high circulating levels of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha. Analysis of TNF polymorphisms in Venezuelan ACL patients and endemic unaffected controls demonstrates a high relative risk (RR) of 7.5 (P < 0.001) of MCL disease in homozygotes for allele 2 of a polymorphism in intron 2 of the TNF-beta gene, especially in females (RR = 9.5; P < 0.001) compared with males (RR = 4; P < 0.05). A significantly higher frequency (P < 0.05) of allele 2 at the -308-basepair TNF-alpha gene polymorphism was also observed in MCL patients (0.18) compared with endemic control subjects (0.069), again associated with a high relative risk of disease (RR = 3.5; P < 0.05) even in the heterozygous condition. Because both the TNF-alpha and TNF-beta polymorphisms have previously been linked with functional differences in TNF-alpha levels, these data suggest that susceptibility to the mucocutaneous form of disease may be directly associated with regulatory polymorphisms affecting TNF-alpha production.
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