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Association between polymorphisms in the promoter region of T cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain-3 and myasthenia gravis-associated thymoma

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    • Guowu Xu
    • Kai Zheng
    • Xing Lu
    • Jinxiang Wang
    • Yanfen Chai
    • Junyi Wang
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    Affiliations: Department of Emergency, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, P.R. China, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, P.R. China, Department of Intensive Care Unit, Tianjin Third Central Hospital, Tianjin 300170, P.R. China
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Abstract

Thymoma is a type of benign or low‑grade malignant tumor, occurring on the thymic epithelium. Patients with thymoma may also suffer from myasthenia gravis (MG), presenting MG‑associated thymoma. T cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain‑3 (Tim‑3), a subtype of the Tim protein family, may be an important immune regulatory and pivotal molecule associated with tumor development. In order to understand the etiology and pathogenesis of MG‑associated thymoma in the Han population of North China, the present study investigated the association between a polymorphism on the ‑574 locus in the promoter of Tim‑3 and the risk of MG‑associated thymoma in the Han Chinese population. In total, 116 patients with thymoma and MG were enrolled into the MG‑associated thymoma group, while 124 patients with thymoma, but without MG, were enrolled into the non‑MG‑associated thymoma group. Examinations were conducted to reach a definite diagnosis of thymoma and MG and rule out other autoimmune diseases. Allele‑specific polymerase chain reaction (AS‑PCR) was performed to determine the polymorphism on the ‑574 locus of Tim‑3 in all the subjects. PCR products were randomly selected for sequencing. Statistically significant differences were detected between the distribution frequencies of the GT+TT genotype and T allele on the ‑574 locus of the MG‑associated thymoma group (31.03 vs. 12.90%, respectively; χ2=11.609, P=0.001) and the non‑MG‑associated thymoma group (15.52 vs. 6.45%, respectively; χ2=10.198, P=0.001). In conclusion, the present study indicated that an association may exist between the polymorphism of the ‑574 locus in the Tim‑3 promoter and MG‑associated thymoma.
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Xu, G., Zheng, K., Lu, X., Wang, J., Chai, Y., & Wang, J. (2015). Association between polymorphisms in the promoter region of T cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain-3 and myasthenia gravis-associated thymoma. Oncology Letters, 9, 1470-1474. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.2845
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Xu, G., Zheng, K., Lu, X., Wang, J., Chai, Y., Wang, J."Association between polymorphisms in the promoter region of T cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain-3 and myasthenia gravis-associated thymoma". Oncology Letters 9.3 (2015): 1470-1474.
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Xu, G., Zheng, K., Lu, X., Wang, J., Chai, Y., Wang, J."Association between polymorphisms in the promoter region of T cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain-3 and myasthenia gravis-associated thymoma". Oncology Letters 9, no. 3 (2015): 1470-1474. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.2845
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Xu, G., Zheng, K., Lu, X., Wang, J., Chai, Y., & Wang, J. (2015). Association between polymorphisms in the promoter region of T cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain-3 and myasthenia gravis-associated thymoma. Oncology Letters, 9, 1470-1474. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.2845
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Xu, G., Zheng, K., Lu, X., Wang, J., Chai, Y., Wang, J."Association between polymorphisms in the promoter region of T cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain-3 and myasthenia gravis-associated thymoma". Oncology Letters 9.3 (2015): 1470-1474.
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Xu, G., Zheng, K., Lu, X., Wang, J., Chai, Y., Wang, J."Association between polymorphisms in the promoter region of T cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain-3 and myasthenia gravis-associated thymoma". Oncology Letters 9, no. 3 (2015): 1470-1474. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.2845
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