title: [Relation of HLA-DRB1*15 with pathogenesis in 162 childhood cases of acute lymphoblastic leukemia].
abstract: To unravel the relation of HLA-DRB1*15 with childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), 162 childhood patients with ALL were selected for this investigation. 1 000 normal umbilical cord blood samples were used as control.HLA-DRB1*15 and HLA-DRB5* were typed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis. The relation of HLA-DRB1*15 with childhood ALL was studied by calculating the chi-square test and relative risk. The results showed that the antigen frequencies and allele frequencies of HLA-DRB1*15 in childhood patients with ALL were 40.12% and 22.62% respectively, while the antigen frequencies and allele frequencies of HLA-DRB1*15 in control were 30.80% and 16.81% respectively, there were significant difference between them (chi(2) = 5.560, p = 0.018, RR = 1.506). In conclusion, the antigen frequencies and allele frequencies of HLA-DRB1*15 in childhood patients with ALL were higher than those in control, so the HLA-DRB1*15 gene is one of the genetic risk factors for childhood ALL. These preliminary data may be useful for further study on the pathogenesis of childhood ALL.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Hematology and Hospital of Blood Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Scinces & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300020, China.
authors.forename: Xiao-Jing
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xiao-Fei
authors.initials: XF
authors.lastname: Ai
authors.forename: Hai-Yan
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Fang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Shi-Cai
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Fu-Min
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Gui
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Zhi-Qiang
authors.initials: ZQ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Qing-Hua
authors.initials: QH
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xiao-Lan
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Xiao-Fan
authors.initials: XF
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D059811:HLA-DRB1 Chains; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D006684:HLA-DR Antigens; D059811:HLA-DRB1 Chains; C507799:HLA-DRB1*15 antigen