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  • Title: Association between polymorphisms of interleukin 12 and rheumatoid arthritis associated biomarkers in a Chinese population.
    Author: Shen L, Zhang H, Zhou X, Liu R.
    Journal: Cytokine; 2015 Dec; 76(2):363-367. PubMed ID: 26375522.
    Abstract:
    INTRODUCTION: The aim of the present study was to examine the association between polymorphisms of interleukin 12 (IL-12) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) associated biomarkers in a Chinese population. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We studied IL-12A rs2243115 T/G and IL-12B rs3212227 A/C polymorphisms in 615 RA patients and 839 controls in a Chinese population. Genotyping was done by a custom-by-design 48-Plex SNPscan™ Kit. The plasma level of IL-12 was measured by an enzyme-linked immune-sorbent assay in 90 RA patients and 90 controls. Clinical data with other potential diagnostic value were provided by the physicians. RESULTS: A significantly increased risk for RA associated with the IL-12A rs2243115 GG (GG versus TT: OR=4.81, 95% CI 1.33-17.36, P=0.017; and GG versus TG+TT: OR=4.55, 95% CI 1.27-16.36, P=0.020) genotype was evident among rheumatoid factor (RF) negative patients, and with the IL-12B rs3212227 AC (AC versus AA) and AC+CC (AC+CC versus AA) genotypes were evident among older patients (OR=1.48, 95% CI 1.06-2.06, P=0.020), RF positive patients (OR=1.35, 95% CI 1.04-1.75, P=0.026) and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies (ACPA) negative patients (OR=1.53, 95% CI 1.11-2.10, P=0.009). The plasma level of IL-12 was significantly higher in RA patients (P<0.001). IL-12 plasma level of IL-12A rs2243115 TT (P<0.001) and IL-12B rs3212227 C allele (P<0.001) were significantly higher in RA patients than controls respectively. The plasma level of IL-12 of RF positive RA patients was significantly higher than RF negative patients (P=0.008), especially in rs3212227 AC patients (P=0.01). CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggested that the functional single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) IL-12A rs2243115 GG genotype may increase the risk of RA in RF negative patients, and the IL-12B rs3212227 AC and AC+CC genotypes are associated with RA risk in older patients, RF positive patients and ACPA negative patients. The IL-12A rs2243115 T/G and IL-12B rs3212227 A/C allele might also impact the inflammatory reaction of IL-12 in patients with RA.
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