1. CD52 gene polymorphism and its potential effect on the response to alemtuzumab in renal transplant recipients.
- Author
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Oko A, Wyrwicz LS, Glyda M, Idasiak-Piechocka I, Bińczak-Kuleta A, Kaczmarczyk M, Drozd A, Ciechanowicz A, and Czekalski S
- Subjects
- Alemtuzumab, Amino Acid Sequence, Animals, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized, CD52 Antigen, Genetics, Population, Humans, Molecular Sequence Data, Open Reading Frames, Phylogeny, Poland, Species Specificity, Antibodies, Monoclonal therapeutic use, Antibodies, Neoplasm therapeutic use, Antigens, CD genetics, Antigens, Neoplasm genetics, Glycoproteins genetics, Kidney Transplantation physiology, Polymorphism, Genetic
- Abstract
CD52 is a small glycopeptide leukocyte antigen present on selected subpopulations of human cells. From the clinical point of view this protein is an important target for therapeutic interventions aimed at leukocyte depletion in hematological malignancies and post-transplant immunosuppression. Recently, two variants of CD52--rs1071849 (A119G; Asn40Ser) and rs17645 (A123G; I1e41Met)--were discovered. We now report on the distribution of these variants in kidney graft recipients and controls. Our bioinformatics findings suggest that CD52 polymorphism may affect the efficiency of GPI anchor formation and thus may indirectly alter the response to anti-CD52 agents.
- Published
- 2009