title: TNF-related apoptosis inducing ligand (TRAIL) gene polymorphism in Japanese patients with multiple sclerosis.
abstract: TNF-related apoptosis inducing ligand (TRAIL) has been reported to induce apoptosis of autoreactive T cells and other inflammatory cells, and thus, it is a strong candidate gene for involvement in the development of autoimmune diseases. We investigated single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the coding region of the gene at position 1595 in exon 5 in 128 Japanese patients with conventional/classical multiple sclerosis (MS) and 158 healthy controls. Patients with optico-spinal MS (OSMS) or atypical clinical attacks were excluded from the study. The frequency of CC genotype at position 1595 was significantly different between patients and controls (p=0.0027), and the C allele was more prevalent in the patients than in the controls (p=0.0138, OR=1.546, 95% CI=1.092-2.188). Logistic analysis, adjusted for HLA-DRB1*1501-positivity, revealed the independent association of the CC genotype with susceptibility to MS (p=0.0006, OR=2.393, 95% CI=1.453-3.943). There were no significant associations between +1595 polymorphism and the clinical features of MS. The results indicate that the presence of the CC genotype at position 1595 in exon 5 represents a higher risk of MS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Kita-15 Nishi-7, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan.
authors.forename: Seiji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kikuchi
authors.forename: Ryuji
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Miyagishi
authors.forename: Toshiyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fukazawa
authors.forename: Ichiro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yabe
authors.forename: Yusei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miyazaki
authors.forename: Hidenao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sasaki
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D005091:Exons; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000235:genetics*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics*; D016017:Odds Ratio; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D053221:TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D053221:TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand; C505653:TNFSF10 protein, human; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha