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Fcgamma receptor IIA genotype and susceptibility to P. aeruginosa infection in patients with cystic fibrosis.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15367919     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
It has been suggested that genes other than CFTR could modulate the severity of lung disease in cystic fibrosis (CF). Neutrophil Fcgamma receptor II (FcgammaRII) is involved in host defense against microorganisms and in inflammatory response. We evaluated the association between genetic variability of this gene and both airway infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa and severity of lung disease in patients with CF. We studied 167 Italian unrelated patients with CF and 50 control subjects. The distribution of FcgammaRIIA genotypes in CF patients was compared with that in control subjects and the different genotypes were related with the presence or absence of P. aeruginosa infection and markers of disease severity in CF patients. The distribution of FcgammaRIIA genotypes was not significantly different between CF patients and controls. We observed that in CF patients with the same CFTR genotype (DeltaF508/DeltaF508), those carrying the R allele of FcgammaRIIA had an increased risk of acquiring chronic P. aeruginosa infection (P=0.042, R.R.: 4.38; 95% CI: 1.17/22.4). Moreover, the frequency of R/R genotype in patients with chronic P. aeruginosa infection seems to be higher than that of control subjects and patients without chronic infection. The observation that CF patients carrying the R allele of FcgammaRIIA are at higher risk of acquiring chronic P. aeruginosa infection suggests that the FcgammaRII loci genetic variation is contributing to this infection susceptibility.
Authors:
Virginia De Rose; Carlo Arduino; Nazario Cappello; Rita Piana; Paola Salmin; Marco Bardessono; Manuela Goia; Rita Padoan; Elisabetta Bignamini; Diana Costantini; Giovanna Pizzamiglio; Veronica Bennato; Carla Colombo; Annamaria Giunta; Alberto Piazza
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  European journal of human genetics : EJHG     Volume:  13     ISSN:  1018-4813     ISO Abbreviation:  Eur. J. Hum. Genet.     Publication Date:  2005 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2004-12-16     Completed Date:  2005-04-26     Revised Date:  2008-11-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9302235     Medline TA:  Eur J Hum Genet     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  96-101     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Respiratory Disease Division, Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy. virginia.derose@unito.it
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Alleles
Case-Control Studies
Child
Cystic Fibrosis / genetics*,  immunology,  microbiology*
Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator / genetics
Disease Susceptibility
Female
Genetic Variation
Genotype*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Neutrophils / metabolism
Pseudomonas Infections / genetics*,  immunology
Pseudomonas aeruginosa / genetics,  immunology
Receptors, IgG / genetics*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/CFTR protein, human; 0/FCGR2A protein, human; 0/FCGR2B protein, human; 0/Receptors, IgG; 126880-72-6/Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator

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