Lack of association of the polymorphism of the CCR5 gene in liver recipients with acute rejection from China.

OBJECTIVES

This study sought to investigate the associations between polymorphisms in the chemokine receptor 5 gene and acute rejection in liver transplant.

MATERIALS AND

METHODS

A total of 266 patients who underwent a liver transplant between January 2006 and March 2009 were enrolled in this study. Genomic DNA was extracted from whole blood, and chemokine receptor 5Δ32 was detected by polymerase chain reaction. Eight nucleotide polymorphism loci in the chemokine receptor 5 gene were detected by Applied Biosystems SNaPShot and TaqMan technologies.

RESULTS

Chemokine receptor 5Δ32 mutation was not detected in all the individuals from China. There was no significant association between the single nucleotide polymorphism in chemokine receptor 5 gene and acute rejection.

CONCLUSIONS

Single nucleotide polymorphisms in a single gene of the chemokine receptor 5 might not play a role in acute rejection after liver transplant.