title: High-resolution HLA-DRB1 and DQB1 genotyping in Japanese patients with testicular germ cell carcinoma.
abstract: We report for the first time the frequency distributions of HLA-DRB1 and -DQB1 genes in 55 patients with testicular germ cell carcinoma (TGC) using the modified PCR-RFLP method and compare the results with those for 1216 healthy Japanese control subjects. The modified PCR-RFLP method produced accurate, reproducible cleavage patterns that are easily discriminated. HLA-DRB1*0410 was the susceptibility allele (RR = 3.26, P = 0.006) and DQB1*0602 appears to be a candidate protective allele (RR = 0.26, P = 0.02) for TGC in the Japanese. None of the HLA-DRB1 and -DQB1 alleles showed a specific tendency for histological type or clinical stage of the tumours. Previous studies based on serotyping methods failed to show these allelic associations. High-resolution genotyping is essential because the peptide-binding domain of MHC class II molecules is determined more precisely by their genotypes than by their serotypes. In addition, inherent technical difficulties and typing errors of up to 25% make serotyping inefficient. Our results suggest that high-resolution genotyping is a useful genetic marker to determine risk for TGC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, Japan.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ozdemir
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kakehi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mishina
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ozdemir
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Yoshida
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005802:Genes, MHC Class II; D005838:Genotype; D006683:HLA-DQ Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D059866:HLA-DQ beta-Chains; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D059811:HLA-DRB1 Chains; D006239:Haplotypes; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009373:Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / Q000235:genetics*; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D006683:HLA-DQ Antigens; D059866:HLA-DQ beta-Chains; C069051:HLA-DQB1 antigen; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens; D059811:HLA-DRB1 Chains