학술논문
Association of vitamin D receptor gene FokI polymorphism and susceptibility to CAP in Egyptian children: a multicenter study
Document Type
Original Paper
Author
Abouzeid, Heba; Abdelaal, NourEldin M.; Abdou, Mohammed A.; Mosabah, Amira A. A.; Zakaria, Mervat T.; Soliman, Mohammed M.; Sherif, Ashraf M.; Hamed, Mohammed E.; Soliman, Attia A.; Noah, Maha A.; Khalil, Atef M.; Hegab, Mohamed S.; Abdel-Aziz, Alsayed; Elashkar, Shaimaa S. A.; Nabil, Rehab M.; Abdou, Adel M.; Al-Akad, Ghada M.; Elbasyouni, Hany A. A.
Source
Pediatric Research: Official publication of the American Pediatric Society, the European Society for Paediatric Research and the Society for Pediatric Research. 84(5):639-644
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
0031-3998
1530-0447
1530-0447
Abstract
Background: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the leading cause of child deaths around the world. Recently, the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene has emerged as a susceptibility gene for CAP.Objectives: To evaluate the association of the VDR gene Fok I polymorphism with susceptibility to CAP in Egyptian children.Methods: This was a multicenter case-control study of 300 patients diagnosed with CAP, and 300 well-matched healthy control children. The VDR Fok I (rs2228570) polymorphism was genotyped by PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP), meanwhile serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25D) level was assessed using ELISA method.Results: The frequencies of the VDR FF genotype and F allele were more common in patients with CAP than in our control group (OR = 3.6; (95% CI: 1.9–6.7) for the FF genotype; P = 0.001) and (OR: 1.8; (95% CI: 1.4–2.3) for the F allele; P = 0.01). Patients carrying the VDR FF genotype had lower serum (25D) level (mean; 14.8 ± 3.6 ng/ml) than Ff genotype (20.6 ± 4.5 ng/ml) and the ff genotype (24.5 ± 3.7 ng/ml); P < 0.01.Conclusion: The VDR gene Fok I (rs2228570) polymorphism confers susceptibility to CAP in Egyptian children.