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. 2019 Jun;7(6):e661.
doi: 10.1002/mgg3.661. Epub 2019 Apr 1.

Association of PTPN22 polymorphism and its correlation with Graves' disease susceptibility in Polish adult population-A preliminary study

Natalia Wawrusiewicz-Kurylonek  1 , Olga Martyna Koper-Lenkiewicz  2 , Joanna Gościk  3 , Janusz Myśliwiec  4 , Przemysław Pawłowski  5 , Adam Jacek Krętowski  1
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Association of PTPN22 polymorphism and its correlation with Graves' disease susceptibility in Polish adult population-A preliminary study

Natalia Wawrusiewicz-Kurylonek et al. Mol Genet Genomic Med. 2019 Jun.

Abstract

Background: Susceptibility to Graves' disease (GD) is determined by various genetic factors; the gene encoding protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTPN22) may be one of those associated with higher risk of GD. The aim was to estimate the association of the PTPN22 gene polymorphism rs2476601:c.C>T (c.1858C>T) with the predisposition to GD within the adult north-eastern Polish population.

Methods: PTPN22 gene polymorphism was analyzed in individuals with clinical GD history (n = 166) and healthy subjects (n = 154). The presence of different variants of the investigated gene polymorphism was estimated using the DNA Sanger sequencing method.

Results: Patients with GD had a more frequent occurrence of the T gene allele of PTPN22 gene compared to the control group, however, it was not significant (p = 0.257). Analysis of genotype distribution showed significantly more frequent occurrence of TT homozygote in GD patients compared to control individuals (p = 0.016, OR = 9.28). Patients with ophthalmopathy had a less frequent occurrence of the T gene allele of PTPN22 gene compared to patients without ophthalmopathy, however, it was not significant (p = 0.12). Occurrence of the T gene allele of PTPN22 gene in GD manifestation in those under 40-year old was more frequent compared to individuals over 40, but the obtained difference was also not significant (p = 0.75).

Conclusions: Our preliminary study suggest that PTPN22:c.1858C>T gene polymorphism may be associated with a predisposition to GD within the adult north-eastern Polish population. The studied polymorphism of the PTPN22 gene did not significantly affect the risk of ophthalmopathy developing and disease manifestation before the age of 40.

Keywords: Graves' disease; PTPN22 gene; gene polymorphism.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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