RGD Reference Report - Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms, particularly the novel A-1012G promoter polymorphism, are associated with vitamin D3 responsiveness and non-familial susceptibility in psoriasis. - Rat Genome Database

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Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms, particularly the novel A-1012G promoter polymorphism, are associated with vitamin D3 responsiveness and non-familial susceptibility in psoriasis.

Authors: Halsall, JA  Osborne, JE  Pringle, JH  Hutchinson, PE 
Citation: Halsall JA, etal., Pharmacogenet Genomics. 2005 May;15(5):349-55.
RGD ID: 8158072
Pubmed: PMID:15864137   (View Abstract at PubMed)

Psoriasis is a genetically determined disease characterized by hyperproliferation and disordered maturation of the epidermis. Th1 lymphocytes are implicated in its pathogenesis. The vitamin D receptor (VDR) is a candidate modifying gene, having immunosuppressive effects and being involved in anti-proliferative and pro-differentiation pathways in keratinocytes. There is suggestive evidence that the A allele of the A-1012G polymorphism is associated with down-regulation of the Th1 response, via GATA-3. The F and T alleles of Fok1 and Taq1 have been associated with increased VDR activity. The present study aimed to test the hypothesis that the A allele of A-1012G is protective for occurrence and severity of psoriasis and enhances therapeutic response to vitamin D analogues and that these effects would be additive to those of Fok1 and Taq1. The study group comprised 206 psoriasis patients who had received topical calcipotriol treatment and 80 controls. There was no significant linkage disequilibrium between any pair of the three polymorphic sites (P=0.3-0.8). The A, F and T alleles were positively associated with calcipotriol response: AA genotype (compared to AG/GG), odds ratio (OR)=2.18 (P=0.04); TT, OR=1.97 (P=0.03); AAFF genotype combination, OR=4.11 (P=0.03); AATT, OR=5.64 (P=0.005); and FFTT, OR=3.22 (P=0.01). Comparing patients without, to patients with, a family history of psoriasis, the A allele was under represented (P=0.01) and the AAFF genotype combination even more so (compared to residual genotypes) (OR=0.24; P=0.005). AAFF was also under-represented in patients without a family history compared to controls (OR=0.31; P=0.04). There were no associations of family history with Fok1 and Taq1. There were no associations of severity of psoriasis with any polymorphism. In conclusion, the A-1012G, Fok1 and Taq1 VDR polymorphisms were associated with response to calcipotriol. A-1012G and Fok1 were associated with susceptibility to non-familial psoriasis.

RGD Manual Disease Annotations    Click to see Annotation Detail View
TermQualifierEvidenceWithReferenceNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
psoriasis treatmentIAGP 8158072DNA:SNPs more ...RGD 
psoriasis treatmentISOVDR (Homo sapiens)8158072; 8158072DNA:SNPs more ...RGD 

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Manual Human Phenotype Annotations - RGD

TermQualifierEvidenceWithReferenceNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
Psoriasiform dermatitis treatmentIAGP 8158072DNA:SNPs more ...RGD 
Objects Annotated

Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Vdr  (vitamin D receptor)

Genes (Mus musculus)
Vdr  (vitamin D (1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3) receptor)

Genes (Homo sapiens)
VDR  (vitamin D receptor)


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