title: Functional polymorphisms in matrix metalloproteinase-1 and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 and rheumatoid arthritis.
abstract: The aim of this study is to investigate whether the functional polymorphisms in the promoter of matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1) and in the regulatory region of the monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) gene are associated with susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and its clinical features. The MMP-1 1G/2G polymorphism and the MCP-1 promoter A/G polymorphism were determined by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism in 117 RA patients and 97 healthy controls. The genotype distribution of the MMP-1 promoter did not differ between RA patients and control subjects. However, in the 2G/2G genotype, ESR and Plat were higher than the 1G/1G genotype. The genotype distribution of the MCP-1 promoter did not differ between the RA and control groups. Clinically there was no significant difference among RA patients according to the MCP-1 promoter genotypes. Our data show that the functional promoter polymorphism in the MMP-1 promoter may not play an important role in the susceptibility of RA, but the polymorphism may be related to clinical phenotypes.
authors: Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.
authors: Y H
authors: YH
authors: Lee
authors: H J
authors: HJ
authors: Kim
authors: Y H
authors: YH
authors: Rho
authors: S J
authors: SJ
authors: Choi
authors: J D
authors: JD
authors: Ji
authors: G G
authors: GG
authors: Song
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000235:genetics* / Q000503:physiopathology; D018932:Chemokine CCL2 / Q000235:genetics*; D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000737:chemistry; D005260:Female; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020781:Matrix Metalloproteinase 1 / Q000235:genetics*; D008875:Middle Aged; D017354:Point Mutation; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic
chemical_list: D018932:Chemokine CCL2; D017931:DNA Primers; D004247:DNA; D020781:Matrix Metalloproteinase 1