https://doi.org/10.4081/reumatismo.2002.19

TNF-α gene polymorphisms in rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with anti-TNF-α agents: preliminary results

Vol. 54 No. 1 (2002)
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M. Fabris
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E. Di Poi
S. Sacco
G. Damante
L. Sinigaglia
G. Ferraccioli
Objectives: To study –238 and +489 TNF-α polymorphisms in severe-unresponsive (more than 6 swollen joints and still active disease despite at least 6 months of DMARDs combination therapy) and mild-responsive (less than 3 swollen joints and good response to MTX or other conventional DMARDs) rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods: We investigated 100 RA patients (56 with severe and 44 with mild disease activity) and 45 healthy blood donors (HBDs). Genotyping was performed by PCR-restriction fragment lenght polymorphism procedure. Several clinical and serological parameters were also examined. Results: Severe RA patients disclosed the –238 GG genotype in 100% of the cases versus 95.5% in the mild-responsive patients and 91.2% in the HBDs. The +489 GG genotype disclosed only a trend towards a prevalence in severe RA patients. However the +489 A allele seems to associates with early onset, longer disease duration and longer responsiveness to conventional therapy. Conclusion: The -238 AG genotype is absent in severe-unresponsive RA, but present in mild-responsive RA subjects. Thus –238 GG homozygosity associates with severity and unresponsiveness. In contrast the +489 polymorphism does not segregate differently between responsive and unresponsive RA patients.

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Fabris, M., Di Poi, E., Sacco, S., Damante, G., Sinigaglia, L., & Ferraccioli, G. (2002). TNF-α gene polymorphisms in rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with anti-TNF-α agents: preliminary results. Reumatismo, 54(1), 19–26. https://doi.org/10.4081/reumatismo.2002.19

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