Biotechnology and Genetics Department, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid 22110, Jordan.
Eur J Dermatol. 2010 Nov-Dec;20(6):701-4. doi: 10.1684/ejd.2010.1095. Epub 2010 Oct 22.
Generalized vitiligo is a common autoimmune disorder, characterized by patchy loss of pigmentation due to melanocyte death. It is a multifactorial disorder in which multiple genes and environmental triggers contribute to the expression of the phenotype. Different genetic variants can have varying effects on having vitiligo. Recently, an SMOC2 variant (rs13208776) was reported to be associated with vitiligo in Caucasian patients from an isolated founder population. In this study, we investigate the association of SMOC2 variant with Jordanian Arab vitiligo patients. Forty-four patients with generalized vitiligo and 151 matched normal controls were recruited. DNA samples were obtained from patients and controls and samples were genotyped for SMOC2 variant by restriction fragment length polymorphism. Allelic frequency of the less common allele (A allele) was 29.5% in patients compared to 19.6% in the controls (p = 0.27). Genotypic frequency for AA was 4.5% in patients and 7.9% in controls while heterozygous genotypes were 50% for patients and 33.1% in controls. Genotypes did not show statistical difference in patients versus control (p = 0.12). Our data shows that the variant rs13208776 in SMOC2 gene does not play a major role in increasing the risk of vitiligo in Jordanian Arab patients. This is in contrast to the previous association reported for Caucasian patients from an isolated patient population in Romania. This signifies genetic differences in the two populations.
全身性白癜风是一种常见的自身免疫性疾病,其特征是由于黑色素细胞死亡导致色素沉着不均匀缺失。它是一种多因素疾病,其中多个基因和环境触发因素导致表型表达。不同的遗传变异可能对白癜风的发生有不同的影响。最近,一种 SMOC2 变异(rs13208776)被报道与罗马尼亚一个孤立的患者群体中的白种人白癜风患者有关。在这项研究中,我们研究了 SMOC2 变异与约旦阿拉伯白癜风患者的关系。招募了 44 名患有全身性白癜风的患者和 151 名匹配的正常对照者。从患者和对照者中获得 DNA 样本,并通过限制性片段长度多态性对 SMOC2 变异进行基因分型。与对照组相比,患者中较少见的等位基因(A 等位基因)的等位基因频率为 29.5%(p=0.27)。AA 基因型在患者中的频率为 4.5%,在对照组中的频率为 7.9%,而杂合基因型在患者中的频率为 50%,在对照组中的频率为 33.1%。患者与对照组之间的基因型频率无统计学差异(p=0.12)。我们的数据表明,SMOC2 基因中的变异 rs13208776 不能增加约旦阿拉伯患者白癜风的风险。这与罗马尼亚一个孤立的患者群体中之前报道的白种人患者的关联相反。这表明两个群体存在遗传差异。
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