title: The functional R620W variant of the PTPN22 gene is associated with celiac disease.
abstract: The functional (R620W) variant of human PTPN22 (protein tyrosine phosphatase non-receptor 22) gene has been implicated in the risk to several autoimmune disorders, including type 1 diabetes, Graves' disease, rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus. In an association study of this single nucleotide polymorphism with celiac disease (CD), comparison of 262 young diagnosis patients and 214 adult controls from Spain showed a higher frequency of the minor allele in the CD group (9.7% vs 5.6% in controls; P = 0.018), suggestive of an increased genetic risk to the disease (odds ratio = 1.82; 95% confidence interval 1.1-3.0). These results support the role of PTPN22 as a general autoimmunity locus involved in tolerance induction in the thymus.
authors.affiliation: Immunogenetics Laboratory, Endocrinology and Diabetes Research Group, Hospital de Cruces, Barakaldo, Bizkaia, Spain.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Santin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Castellanos-Rubio
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Aransay
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Castaño
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Vitoria
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Bilbao
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D019943:Amino Acid Substitution; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007108:Immune Tolerance / Q000235:genetics; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D054596:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 22 / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D012307:Risk Factors; D013030:Spain
chemical_list: C516765:PTPN22 protein, human; D054596:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 22