title: HSP70-1 promoter region alleles and susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis.
abstract: The distribution of HSP70-1 promoter alleles was studied in 90 adult Caucasian RA patients (65 European and 25 Asian Indian) and 113 normal control (60 European and 53 Asian Indian). The HSP70-1 promoter alleles were defined by oligonucleotide typing of polymerase chain (PCR)-amplified genomic DNA. The prevalence of HSP70-1 promoter allele "B" was significantly (p < 0.0004, pc < 0.0012; RR = 5.1) higher in RA patients (22.2%) compared to normal controls (5.3%). It is likely therefore that HSP70-1 promoter allele B is associated with susceptibility to RA.
authors: Department of Pathology, McMaster University Medical Center, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
authors: S A
authors: SA
authors: Quadri
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Taneja
authors: N K
authors: NK
authors: Mehra
authors: D P
authors: DP
authors: Singal
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000208:ethnology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D001208:Asia / Q000208:ethnology; D001483:Base Sequence; D005060:Europe / Q000208:ethnology; D005787:Gene Frequency; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D015804:HLA-DR4 Antigen / Q000032:analysis; D018840:HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000208:ethnology; D015335:Molecular Probes / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D044465:White People
chemical_list: D015804:HLA-DR4 Antigen; D018840:HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins; D015335:Molecular Probes