title: [Genetic polymorphism of dendritic cell-specific ICAM-3 grabbing nonintegrin and DC-SIGNR's exon 4 in Chinese hepatitis C patients].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study into the genetic polymorphism of DC-SIGN and DC-SIGNR's exon 4 in Chinese hepatitis C patients and its relationship with HCV infection susceptibility.
  
  
  METHODS
  Patients with hepatitis C (n=300, group A) and healthy subjects (n=520, group B) were genotyped and analysed for the repeat sequence of polymorphism of DC-SIGN and DC-SIGNR's exon 4 using PCR and DNA sequencing.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The distribution of genotypes and alleles in DC-SIGN's exon 4 in the two groups did not differ significantly (P > 0.05). The difference of allele frequency in DC-SIGNR's exon 4 between the two groups was also not significant (P > 0.05). However, 9/5 genotype distribution frequency of DC-SIGNR's exon 4 in patients with hepatitis C was significantly higher than that in the healthy subjects (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is no significant correlation between the genetic polymorphism of DC-SIGN's exon 4 and HCV infection susceptibility. 9/5 genotype distribution frequency of DC-SIGNR's exon 4 in patients with hepatitis C is significantly higher and may be associated with HCV infection susceptibility.
authors.affiliation: Shenzhen Donghu Hospital, Shenzhen, China. xinyiwang001@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xiao-Ling
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Yu-Lin
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Zhan
authors.forename: Hong-Xing
authors.initials: HX
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Xiao-Hua
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Le
authors.forename: Bo-Ping
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D044466:Asian People / Q000235:genetics; D001782:Blood Donors; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000235:genetics*; D002648:Child; D005091:Exons; D005260:Female; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D005838:Genotype; D019698:Hepatitis C, Chronic / Q000208:ethnology / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D037181:Lectins, C-Type / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000235:genetics*; D055815:Young Adult; D000099215:DC-Specific ICAM-3 Grabbing Nonintegrin
chemical_list: D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D037181:Lectins, C-Type; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D000099215:DC-Specific ICAM-3 Grabbing Nonintegrin; C433029:CLEC4M protein, human