title: Polymorphisms and haplotypes in TLR9 and MYD88 are associated with the development of Hodgkin's lymphoma: a candidate-gene association study.
abstract: Toll-like receptors (TLRs) and myeloid differentiation primary response protein 88 (MYD88) gene polymorphisms may be involved in the pathogenesis of Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) through altered immunoregulatory and inflammatory responses. A candidate-gene association study was conducted to investigate the association between TLR9 -1237T>C, TLR9 2848A>G, MYD88 -938C>A and MYD88 1944C>G gene polymorphisms and the risk for HL. The impact of haplotypes was also examined. The study showed that carriership for -1237C and 2848A was associated with an increased risk for HL (odds ratio (OR)=2.53 (1.36-4.71) and OR=6.20 (1.3-28.8)). The MYD88 polymorphisms produced nonsignificant results. The estimated frequencies of the TLR9/1237C-2848A and MYD88/938C-1944G haplotypes were also significantly different between HL and controls (P<0.01). In addition, a significant difference between HL and controls was observed for the TLR9/1237C-TLR9/2848A-MYD88/938C-MYD88/1944C haplotypes (P<0.01). In conclusion, our study showed that TLR polymorphisms, and TLR9 and MYD88 haplotypes are related to the development of HL.
authors.affiliation: Genetics and Gene Therapy Division, BRFAA, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Vassiliki
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mollaki
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Georgiadis
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tassidou
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ioannou
authors.forename: Zoe
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Daniil
authors.forename: Aggeliki
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Koutsokera
authors.forename: Aphrodite A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Papathanassiou
authors.forename: Elias
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zintzaras
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vassilopoulos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D056726:Genetic Association Studies; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D005838:Genotype; D006239:Haplotypes; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D015810:Linkage Disequilibrium; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D053594:Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88 / Q000235:genetics*; D016017:Odds Ratio; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D051217:Toll-Like Receptor 9 / Q000235:genetics*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: C507779:MYD88 protein, human; D053594:Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88; C495371:TLR9 protein, human; D051217:Toll-Like Receptor 9