Is there a genetic predisposition for Turkish patients with sarcoidosis in the 329-bp region containing the BTNL2 rs2076530 polymorphism?

Ozdemir M., Saydam F., Kurt E., Degirmenci I., Tuncel T., Cilingir O., ...Daha Fazla

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.44, sa.4, ss.590-594, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 44 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3906/sag-1306-16
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.590-594
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Background/aim: Sarcoidosis is a complex, multifactorial immune disorder with unknown etiology. A single nucleotide polymorphism (G -> A, rs2076530) in the butyrophilin-like 2 (BTNL2) gene results in a truncating protein formation. It has been previously reported that this variation may be a risk factor for sarcoidosis in certain ethnic groups. This study was conducted to determine whether there is any genetic predisposition for the BTNL2 rs2076530 polymorphism in the 329-bp region in Turkish patients with sarcoidosis.