Polymorphisms of transforming growth factor-β1 and transforming growth factor-β1 type II receptor genes are associated with acute graft-versus-host disease in children with HLA-matched sibling bone marrow transplantation
- 1 November 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Bone Marrow Transplantation
- Vol. 30 (10), 665-671
- https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bmt.1703684
Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine whether the gene polymorphisms of Th1/Th2 and immunoregulatory cytokines were associated with aGVHD in Japanese children receiving allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (allo BMT). We investigated polymorphisms of genes encoding interleukin (IL)-4, IL-4 receptor (IL-4 R), IL-10, transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1, TGF-β1 type II receptor (TGF-β1 RII), interferon (IFN)-γ, IFN-γ type 2 receptor (IFN-γ R2), and IFN regulatory factor (IRF)-1. Sixty-seven patients were treated with alloBMT from HLA-identical siblings, and aGVHD was observed in 38. TGF-β1 codon 10 leucine (Leu) /proline (Pro) polymorphism in donors was associated with the development of aGVHD. Patients having donors with the Pro allele had aGVHD more frequently than those without Pro allele (30/45 vs 8/20, odds ratio = 3.00; P = 0.04). TGF-β1 RII 1167 C/T polymorphism in recipients was also associated with the development of aGVHD. The incidence was significantly higher in recipients with T allele than in those without T allele (21/27 vs 16/35, odds ratio = 4.16; P = 0.01). In conclusion, genetic backgrounds of TGF-β1 and TGF-β1 RII may be involved in the development of aGVHD in HLA-matched sibling BMT in Japanese children.Keywords
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