Research Article

Polymorphisms Associated with Age at Onset in Patients with Moderate-to-Severe Plaque Psoriasis

Table 1

SNPs associated with type I (early-onset) and type II (late-onset) psoriasis: an update.

SNPGeneFunctionAssociation withReferences
Ps type IPs type IIPs type I versus type II

0602XX[610]
12:02X[8]
rs1265181HLA-CEncodes a class I molecule which plays a central role in the immune system by presenting peptides derived from endoplasmic reticulum lumenXX[11]
rs12191877[7, 11]
rs4406273XX[11]
rs2395029X[11]
rs10484554XXX[7, 10, 12]
rs13191099X[4]
rs10876882HLA-AX[4]

rs33980500TRAF3IP2Encodes a protein involved in regulating responses to cytokines by members of the Rel/NF-kappa-B transcription factor familyX[11]
rs71562288X[4]

rs2233278TNIP1Encodes A20-binding protein which plays a role in autoimmunity and tissue homeostasis through the regulation of nuclear factor kappa-B activationX[11]
rs17728338TNIP1X[11]

rs1295685IL13Encodes a cytokine involved in several stages of B cell maturation and differentiationX[11]

rs17716942IFIH1Encodes an Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp box protein (putative RNA helicases)X[7]
rs1990760X[4]

rs27524ERAP1Encodes an aminopeptidase involved in trimming HLA class I-binding precursorsX[6]#

rs11209026IL23REncodes a subunit of the receptor for IL23A/IL23X[6]#
rs72676067X[4]

rs10876882IL23AEncodes a subunit of IL23 involved in immune responsesX[4]

LCE3B/LCE3C-delEncodes precursors of the cornified envelope of the stratum corneumX[6, 13]#

rs2546890IL12BEncodes a subunit of IL12 that acts on T and natural killer cellsXX[4, 14]

rs60813083RNF114Encodes a protein that may play a role in spermatogenesisX[4]

rs887998IL1R1Encodes a receptor for IL1 involved in inflammatory responsesX[4]

rs16944IL1BEncodes a cytokine produced by activated macrophages and is involved in immune responses, cell proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosisX[4, 15]
rs2853550X[4]

rs26653ERAP1Encodes an aminopeptidase involved in trimming HLA class I-binding precursors so that they can be presented on the MHC class I moleculeX[10]
rs30187X[10]

rs2227473IL22Encodes an interleukin 22 that contributes to the inflammatory responseX[16]
rs2227483X[16]
INDEL rs35774195/rs10784699X[16]

rs6822844IL2/IL21Encode cytokines that are important in the innate and adaptive immune responses by inducing differentiation, proliferation, and activity of multiple target cells including macrophages, natural killer cells, B cells, and cytotoxic T cellsX[17]
rs2069778X[17]

rs6311HTR2AEncodes a receptor for neurotransmitter serotoninX[18]

rs12459358PSORS6Encodes genetic locus associated with susceptibility to psoriasis X[19]

rs1800629TNF-αEncodes a cytokine secreted by macrophages and involved in the regulation of cell proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis, as well as in lipid metabolism and coagulationX[20, 21]
rs361525X[15, 2024]

rs3733197BANK1Encodes a protein involved in B cell receptor-induced calcium mobilization from intracellular storesX[25]

rs755622MIFEncodes a lymphokine involved in cell-mediated immunity, immunoregulation, and inflammationXX[26]

rs6693899IL10Encodes a cytokine produced by monocytes and lymphocytes and involved in immunoregulation and inflammationXX[27]
rs1800896X[28]

rs4341ACEEncodes an enzyme involved in catalyzing the conversion of angiotensin I into a physiologically active peptide angiotensin IIX[29]

SNPs at positions -1540, -1512, -1451, -460, and -152VEGFAEncodes a protein involved in angiogenesis, vasculogenesis, endothelial cell growth, promotion of cell migration, and inhibition of apoptosisX[30]

SNPs at positions -386 and -404CCHCR1Encodes a protein that may be a regulator of keratinocyte proliferation or differentiationX[31]
WW alleleX[9]

SNP: single-nucleotide polymorphism; Ps: psoriasis; Information available at NCBI (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene) or GeneCards (http://www.genecards.org/); #Study performed in pediatric-onset psoriasis (patients <18 years); Association found in our study.