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- Title
Genetic susceptibility to visceral leishmaniasis in The Sudan: linkage and association with IL4 and IFNGR1.
- Authors
Mohamed, H S; Ibrahim, M E; Miller, E N; Peacock, C S; Khalil, E A G; Cordell, H J; Howson, J M M; El Hassan, A M; Bereir, R E H; Blackwell, J M
- Abstract
Longitudinal studies in Sudan show ethnic differences in incidence and clinical phenotypes associated with Leishmania donovani. Immunologically, bias in type 1 vs type 2 cytokine responses is important. To determine whether polymorphisms at IL4/IL9 or IFNGR1 contribute to susceptibility, we examined 59 multicase families of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) with/without post Kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL). Multipoint nonparametric analysis (Allegro) linked IL4/IL9 to VL per se (P=0.002). Transmission disequilibrium testing with robust variance estimates confirmed association in the presence of linkage between VL per se and IL4 (P=0.008) but not IL9. Stepwise logistic regression analysis showed both IL4RP2 and IL4RP1 markers contributed significantly to the association, suggesting a common disease-associated haplotype. In contrast, IFNGR1 was linked (P=0.031) and associated (P=0.007) to PKDL but not VL or VL per se. Hence, polymorphism in a type 2 cytokine gene influences underlying susceptibility to VL, whereas IFNGR1 is specifically related to susceptibility to PKDL.
- Publication
Genes and immunity, 2003, Vol 4, Issue 5, p351
- ISSN
1466-4879
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1038/sj.gene.6363977