title: Lack of association between the Met196Arg polymorphism in the TNFR2 gene and autoimmune diseases accompanied by vasculitis including SLE in Japanese.
abstract: A polymorphism in high-affinity receptor of TNF (TNFR2) gene, Met196Arg, was reported to be associated with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in Japanese, whereas the association could not be found in Europeans at all and this represents an apparent discrepancy. The association, then, should be tested in other populations to clarify the possible involvement, if any, of the TNFR2 polymorphism in SLE or other related autoimmune diseases. The purposes of this study were to examine the TNFR2 polymorphism in Japanese patients with SLE and to investigate its association with other autoimmune diseases accompanied by vasculitis, mixed connective tissue disease, Buerger's disease, and Takayasu's arteritis. We found no association at all between the TNFR2 polymorphism and any autoimmune diseases including SLE in Japanese.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Pathogenesis, Division of Adult Diseases, Medical Research Institute, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akizuki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sasazuki
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nishikimi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ouchi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Numano
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kimura
mesh_terms: D019943:Amino Acid Substitution / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000235:genetics*; D001120:Arginine / Q000235:genetics*; D044466:Asian People / Q000235:genetics; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D008715:Methionine / Q000235:genetics*; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic / Q000276:immunology*; D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor / Q000235:genetics*; D047889:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type II; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor; D047889:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type II; D001120:Arginine; D008715:Methionine