title: Impact of HLA on the underlying primary diseases in Turkish patients with end-stage renal disease.
abstract: The number of patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) is increasing faster than the number of renal transplantations performed per year worldwide. Of the primary diseases leading to ESRD, diabetic nephropathy is the leading cause. The purpose of the present study is to investigate the association of HLA with the primary diseases leading to ESRD in Turkish patients. A total of 3230 individuals comprising 587 ESRD patients and 2643 healthy controls were enrolled into the study. Class I HLA-A, -B typing was performed by CDC method, while class II HLA-DRB1 typing was performed by low resolution PCR-SSP. We found a significant negative association between almost all A locus antigens and primary disease groups classified as chronic glomerulonephritis and hypertensive nephrosclerosis (p < 0.05). HLA-B58 and HLA-DRB1*03 significantly correlated with amyloidosis and diabetic nephropathy, respectively. Determination of HLAs as risk factors for primary diseases leading to ESRD might be beneficial in preventing progression to ESRD and recurrence of the primary disease post-transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Biology, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey. gonca.karahan@gmail.com
authors.forename: Gonca Emel
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Karahan
authors.forename: Yalcin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Seyhun
authors.forename: Fatma Savran
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Oguz
authors.forename: Cigdem
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kekik
authors.forename: Ayse Emel
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Onal
authors.forename: Halil
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yazici
authors.forename: Aydin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Turkmen
authors.forename: Ali Emin
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Aydin
authors.forename: Mehmet Sukru
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Sever
authors.forename: Ulug
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Eldegez
authors.forename: Mahmut Nezih
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Carin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D006650:Histocompatibility Testing; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000601:surgery; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015810:Linkage Disequilibrium; D008285:Major Histocompatibility Complex / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D014421:Turkey; D014850:Waiting Lists; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D006680:HLA Antigens