title: 14 bp deletion polymorphism in the HLA-G gene is a risk factor for idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy in a Chinese Han population.
abstract: Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) has been reported to be associated with the pathogenesis of autoimmune-associated idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDC). However, the HLA-G in this context is limited. In the current study, a total of 117 IDC patients and age and sex matched 401 unrelated healthy controls in a Chinese Han population were HLA-G genotyped for the 14 bp insertion and deletion polymorphism. IDC patients showed markedly increased frequencies of -14 bp/-14 bp genotype [Pc = 0.00049, odds ratio (OR) = 2.17] and -14 bp alleles (Pc = 4.1 x 10(-5), OR = 1.97) when compared with healthy controls. Whereas the frequencies of +14 bp/+14 bp genotype (Pc = 0.0036, OR = 0.35) and +14 bp alleles (Pc = 4.1 x 10(-5), OR = 0.51) were significantly lower in IDC. These data, for the first time, indicated that 14 bp insertion/deletion polymorphism in HLA-G gene could be a genetic risk factor for the susceptibility to IDC.
authors.affiliation: Medical Research Center, Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou Medical College, Linhai, Zhejiang, China.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: X F
authors.initials: XF
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: M Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D044466:Asian People; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000235:genetics*; D001483:Base Sequence; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000235:genetics*; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D059951:HLA-G Antigens; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D054643:INDEL Mutation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016254:Mutagenesis, Insertional; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D012307:Risk Factors; D017384:Sequence Deletion
chemical_list: D006680:HLA Antigens; D059951:HLA-G Antigens; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I