Association Between Thr21Met and Ser89Asn Polymorphisms of the Urotensin II Gene and Systemic Sclerosis

Pehlivan Y., Gogebakan B., Oztuzcu S., Ozgen M., Cetin G. Y., Bayraktar R., ...More

JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY, vol.39, no.1, pp.106-111, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 39 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.3899/jrheum.110509
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.106-111
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective. Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune chronic fibrotic disorder. Urotensin II (U-IT) is predominantly a vasoactive peptide with fibrotic and prothrombotic features. Like endothelin-1 (ET-1), U-II could play an important role in SSc pathogenesis. We evaluated the possible role of the U-II gene polymorphisms (Thr21Met and Ser89Asn) in the genetic susceptibility to SSc in a Turkish population.