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ArticleJournal of neurovirology2021

A significant association between CXCL10 -1447 A > G and IL18 -607 C > A gene polymorphism with human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM-TSP), a case-control report from city of Mashhad, Iran.

Houshang Rafatpanah, Zohreh Poursina, Reza Boostani, Hadi Zare Marzouni, Mahdi Atabaki, Reza Farid Hosseini, Jalil Tavakkol-Afshari, Mojgan Mohammadi

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Houshang RafatpanahInflammation and Inflammatory Diseases Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Zohreh PoursinaInflammation and Inflammatory Diseases Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Reza BoostaniDepartment of Neurology, Ghaem Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Hadi Zare MarzouniQaen School of Nursing and Midwifery, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran.
Mahdi AtabakiClinical Immunology Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.
Reza Farid HosseiniAllergy Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Jalil Tavakkol-AfshariImmunology Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Mojgan MohammadiAllergy Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. mohammadimzh@mums.ac.ir.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0088-5916
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences · IRIranshahr University · IRZahedan University of Medical Sciences · IR

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Abstract

Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is the first isolated retrovirus from humans, and 2-3% of infected individuals suffer from HTLV-1 associated myelopathy tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM-TSP). Previous studies indicated that the risk of HAM-TSP could be correlated with the individuals' genetic alterations. Mashhad is one of the areas infected with HTLV-1 in Iran. This study designed to examine the association between several important gene polymorphisms and HAM-TSP. Genotypes of 232 samples from controls, HTLV-1 carriers, and HAM-TSP patients were examined for FAS-670 (A > G), CXCL10-1447 (A > G), Foxp3-3279 (C > A), IL-18 -137 (C > G), and IL-18 -607 (C > A) gene polymorphisms by different polymerase chain reaction (PCR) techniques. A non-significant association was observed between FAS-670 A > G, Foxp3-3279 C > A, and IL-18 -137 C > G gene polymorphisms and HAM-TSP. Nevertheless, a significant (P < 0.001) association between CXCL10-1447 A > G and IL-18 -607 C > A gene polymorphisms with HAM-TSP was observed in our study population. As previous studies revealed that the CXCL10 level in the cerebrospinal fluid of HAM-TSP patients was associated with the disease progression, and as we noticed, a direct association was observed between CXCL10-1447 A > G polymorphism and HAM-TSP. These polymorphisms might be recommended as a valuable prediction criterion for the severity of the disease. The contradiction between our findings and other studies regarding IL-18 -607 C > A gene polymorphism might be associated with various factors such as genotypes frequency in diverse races and population heterogeneity in the city of Mashhad.

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AdultAgedCase-Control StudiesChemokine CXCL10FemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenotypeHumansHuman T-lymphotropic virus 1Interleukin-18IranMaleMiddle AgedParaparesis, Tropical SpasticPolymorphism, Single NucleotideChemokine CXCL10CXCL10 protein, humanIL18 protein, humanInterleukin-18CXCL-10Gene polymorphismsHAM/TSPHTLV-1IL-18

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