title: Association between the ABCC11 gene polymorphism and the expression of apolipoprotein D by the apocrine glands in axillary osmidrosis.
abstract: It has been suggested that the adenosine triphosphate‑binding cassette sub‑family C member 11 (ABCC11) gene polymorphism and apolipoprotein D (ApoD), an odor precursor carrier, may be important in the formation of axillary odor. To date, few studies have examined the potential correlation between these two factors. The present study aimed to investigate the association between a 538 G>A single‑nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of the ABCC11 gene and the mRNA expression levels of ApoD in the apocrine gland of patients with osmidrosis. The 538 G>A polymorphism genotypes of 33 patients with a clinical diagnosis of osmidrosis were analyzed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and a base‑quenched probe method, and they were divided into two groups according to the results. The G allele functions as a dominant gene; therefore, patients with the GG or GA genotype were allocated to Group I (n=28) and patients with the AA genotype to Group II (n=5). The mRNA expression levels of ApoD in the apocrine glands were determined by reverse transcription‑PCR. The results indicated that the mRNA expression levels of ApoD were significantly higher in the apocrine glands of patients in Group I compared with those in Group II (P<0.01). In conclusion, the results indicated that the ABCC11 gene SNP of the 538 G>A allele was associated with a downregulation of the mRNA expression of ApoD in the apocrine glands, which may indicate a role for the ABCC11 gene in the mediation of osmidrosis by enhancing the transition of odor precursors via the ApoD pathway.
authors: Department of Plastic and Burn Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210003, P.R. China.
authors: Zhechen
authors: Z
authors: Zhu
authors: Department of Plastic and Burn Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210003, P.R. China.
authors: Hongwei
authors: H
authors: Zhang
authors: Comprehensive Laboratory, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213003, P.R. China.
authors: Guanghua
authors: G
authors: Luo
authors: Section of Clinical Chemistry and Pharmacology, Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Lund University, Lund S‑221 85, Sweden.
authors: Ning
authors: N
authors: Xu
authors: Department of Plastic and Burn Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210003, P.R. China.
authors: Zhonglan
authors: Z
authors: Pan
mesh_terms: D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters / Q000235:genetics*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000483:Alleles; D001050:Apocrine Glands / Q000378:metabolism*; D053399:Apolipoproteins D / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013543:Sweat Gland Diseases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: C435500:ABCC11 protein, human; D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters; D053399:Apolipoproteins D; D012333:RNA, Messenger