[pubmed] Investigating the possible association between NLRP3 gene polymorphisms and myasthenia gravis

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Muscle Nerve. 2021 Feb 3. doi: 10.1002/mus.27193. Online ahead of print.

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION: In this case-control study, we investigated the association between NLRP3 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) rs10754558, rs3806265, rs4612666, and rs35829419 and myasthenia gravis (MG).

METHODS: Samples from MG patients were selected from a previous study conducted in our neuromuscular clinic, which investigated the association between HLA class II genes and MG. Genetic data of controls were also available from another study. The NLRP3 SNPs genotyping was performed using the TaqMan method.

RESULTS: A total of 93 blood samples from eligible Iranian patients with MG and 56 samples from healthy controls were obtained. The NLRP3 rs3806265 "C" allele was significantly more frequent in MG patients (P

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