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  • Title: Impact of TNF haplotypes in the physical course of acne vulgaris.
    Author: Grech I, Giatrakos S, Damoraki G, Kaldrimidis P, Rigopoulos D, Giamarellos-Bourboulis EJ.
    Journal: Dermatology; 2014; 228(2):152-7. PubMed ID: 24334867.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: The role of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the TNF gene in acne vulgaris remains controversial. METHODS: Genomic DNA was isolated from 185 patients with acne vulgaris and 165 healthy controls. SNPs at positions -376, -308 and -238 of the promoter region of TNF were defined. RESULTS: The frequency of the GAG haplotype was greater among patients (16.8%) than among controls with borderline significance (9.7%, p = 0.059). Male carriers of haplotypes other than GGG presented acne vulgaris at a later age than carriers of the GGG haplotype. No effect of the GAG haplotype on the frequency of acne conglobata was found among women with polycystic ovary syndrome. CONCLUSIONS: Carriage of the GAG haplotype of TNF is linked with borderline susceptibility to acne vulgaris. The GGG haplotype is related with earlier disease onset in male patients.
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