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  • Title: Association of HLA-G alleles and 3' UTR 14 bp haplotypes with recurrent miscarriage in Brazilian couples.
    Author: Vargas RG, Sarturi PR, Mattar SB, Bompeixe EP, Silva Jdos S, Pirri A, Bicalho Mda G.
    Journal: Hum Immunol; 2011 Jun; 72(6):479-85. PubMed ID: 21354454.
    Abstract:
    Human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-G expression is restricted, expressed on trophoblast, with a major role in fetus acceptance. In addition to the 46 HLA-G alleles, the presence or absence of a 14 bp polymorphism located in the 3' UTR contributes to gene polymorphism that may influence both HLA-G mRNA stability and HLA-G isoform's splicing and consequently could play an immunomodulatory function in pregnancy. To elucidate the role of HLA-G polymorphism in pregnancy, HLA-G allele frequencies and the 14 bp polymorphisms were analyzed and compared in 60 couples with recurrent miscarriage (RM) and 68 fertile control couples. Two haplotypes showed a significant elevated frequency in patients (HLA-G*01:01:08/+14, p(c) < 0.0001 and HLA-G*01:04:01/-14, p(c) < 0.0001). The haplotype HLA-G*01:01:A/+14 exhibited a significant protective effect against RM in women (p(c) = 0.0238). Remarkably, significant differences in linkage disequilibrium were observed between patient and control groups. Two alleles showed a positive association with the +14 bp segment in RM patients and a strong negative association with fertile controls (HLA-G*01:01:08 = patients D' = 0.295-0.371; controls D' = -0.715 to -1.000; HLAG* 01:05N = patients D' = 0.728-1.000; controls D' = -1.000). HLA-G*01:04:01 showed a negative association with the 14 bp segment in patients and a positive association in controls (patients D' = -0.249 to - 0.674; controlss D' = 0.688-1.000). Our results suggest that haplotypic combinations of HLA-G alleles and the 14 bp segment may be associated with RM.
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