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  • Title: Interaction between gene A-positive Helicobacter pylori and human leukocyte antigen II alleles increase the risk of Graves disease in Chinese Han population: an association study.
    Author: Wang Y, Zhu S, Xu Y, Wang X, Zhu Y.
    Journal: Gene; 2013 Nov 15; 531(1):84-9. PubMed ID: 23954255.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: The current study explored the correlation of Helicobacter pylori and the polymorphisms of human leukocyte antigen II (HLA-II) alleles with Graves disease (GD). METHODS: A total of 216 patients with GD were recruited. 102 healthy volunteers constituted the control group. Levels of H. pylori immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies and H. pylori cytotoxin-associated gene A (CagA) IgG antibodies were detected using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays. Molecular typing of the HLA-II alleles was conducted using polymerase chain reaction with sequence specific primers. RESULTS: H. pylori, particularly CagA-positive strains, HLA-DQA1 0201, and HLA-DQA1 0501 were associated with GD (P=0.015, OR=1.811; P=0.000, OR=3.085; P=0.000, OR=0.315; and P=0.004, OR=2.844, respectively). Patients with CagA-positive H. pylori and negative HLA-DQA1 0201 or positive HLA-DQA1 0501 were more likely exposed to GD compared with those with only one of these indices. CONCLUSION: CagA-positive H. pylori, negative HLA-DQA1 0201, or positive HLA-DQA1 0501 may increase the risk of GD.
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