Polymorphism of CTLA-4 gene in SLE patients and its association with ANA or anti-dsDNA antibody / 临床检验杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the association between systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE) and polymorphism of cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 gene(CTLA-4) and the effect on ANA and anti-dsDNA antibody.Methods The A/G substitution was investigated in the exon 1 position 49 in 92 SLE patients and 60 controls by PCR restriction fragment length polymorphism(PCR-RFLP).ANA and anti-dsDNA antibody were examined by indirect fluorescence immunoassay.Results SLE patients had significantly higher frequencies of the CTLA-4+49GG allele than controls(P