Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Vol 80, 41-45, Copyright © 1995 by Endocrine Society

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CTLA-4 gene polymorphism associated with Graves' disease in a Caucasian population

T Yanagawa, Y Hidaka, V Guimaraes, M Soliman and LJ DeGroot
Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Illinois 60637.

Graves' disease (GD) is an autoimmune thyroid disease. Multiple genetic factors are believed to be involved in its pathogenesis, but the factors are largely unknown, except for sex (female disease preponderance) and the role of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) genes on chromosome 6. To understand the mechanisms underlying the development of GD, a search for non-HLA-linked genes is crucial, and we tested several candidate genes, including the CTLA-4 gene on chromosome 2q33. CTLA-4 molecules may either facilitate or down-regulate the second signal to T-cells, which is provided by the interaction between the two accessory molecules CD28 and B7. One hundred and thirty-three Caucasian patients (26 males) with GD and 85 local controls were included in this study. Polymerase chain reaction was used to amplify DNA containing the (AT)n repeat within the 3'-untranslated region of exon 3 of the CTLA-4 gene. The 5'-forward primer was radiolabeled, and amplified products were resolved on 5-7% sequencing gels. All subjects were previously typed for HLA class II alleles. Twenty-one alleles were observed with sizes ranging from 88-134 basepairs. In the association analysis, the genotype frequencies between GD patients and controls differed significantly (P = 0.012), and the difference was attributable to a higher frequency of the 106-basepair allele among patients (relative risk, 2.82). When the patients were subdivided with respect to sex and HLA, the phenotype frequencies of allele 106 was higher in the female patients with protective HLA specificities (DQA1*0201 positive/DQA1*0501 negative) than in those with susceptible HLA specificities (DQA1*0201 negative/DQA1*0501 positive; 81.8% vs. 45.5%; P = 0.026). The CTLA-4 gene or a closely associated gene (including CD28) confers susceptibility to GD. This association may be more important in female patients with protective HLA specificities, who otherwise would be at low risk of developing the disease.

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