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Revista Colombiana de Reumatología (English Edition) Is there an association between MBL2 gene polymorphisms and infection susceptibi...
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Vol. 32. Issue 4.
Pages 321-327 (October - December 2025)
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Vol. 32. Issue 4.
Pages 321-327 (October - December 2025)
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Is there an association between MBL2 gene polymorphisms and infection susceptibility in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus? An exploratory study in Mexican mestizos
¿Existe asociación entre polimorfismos del gen MBL2 y susceptibilidad a infecciones en pacientes con lupus eritematoso sistémico? Un estudio exploratorio en mestizos mexicanos
Miguel Ángel Villarreal-Alarcóna, Jorge Antonio Esquivel-Valerioa, David Vega-Moralesb,
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drdavidvega@yahoo.com.mx

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, Jorge Armando Hermosillo-Villafrancac, Rocío Ortiz-Lópezd,e,f, Augusto Rojas-Martíneze,f,g, Ana Arana-Guajardoa, Mario Alberto Garza-Elizondoa, Berenice Carrillo-Haroe, Alondra Elizabeh Montoya-Montesb
a Rheumatology Department, School of Medicine, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico
b Rheumatology Service and Infusion Center, Hospital General de Zona # 17, IMSS, Monterrey, Mexico
c Internal Medicine Service, Hospital General de Zona # 11, IMSS, Coahuila, Mexico
d The oriGen Project, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico
e School of Medicine, Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico
f Center for Research and Development in Health Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico
g The Institute for Obesity Research, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico
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Table 1. Demographics and frequencies of MBL structural and promoter genotypes.
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Table 2. Association between MEX-SLEDAI and infections with MBL structural and promoter genotypes.
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Introduction

Low mannose-binding lectin (MBL) concentrations in serum are due mainly to the presence of three punctual mutations in the coding region of the MBL2 gene. SLE patients, who are homozygous for MBL allele variants, have a significantly greater risk of developing infections. With the purpose of examining the association of MBL locus haplotypes with disease activity and past history of infection in SLE, we studied a group of patients treated in the Rheumatology Outpatient Clinic of the UANL University Hospital.

Objective

Determine the prevalence of MBL2 locus haplotypes and the causal associations between MBL2 locus haplotypes and SLE determining the Hardy–Weinberg law for specific genotypes in both groups of study.

Materials and methods

An observational, cross-sectional, retrospective study was performed. Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium for genotypic frequencies was proven with the X2 test. The risk of lupus associated with MBL2 genotypes as a genetic factor and the strength of the association of the genotypes with the frequency of clinical characteristics was estimated by calculation of odds ratio with a 95% confidence interval. Statistical significance was taken as a value of P<.05.

Results

The findings suggest potential genetic associations between allelic systems and the risk of SLE. A relationship was found regarding the MEX-SLEDAI index, as well as the number of infections among patients with differences in structural gene polymorphisms and promoter gene polymorphisms.

Conclusions

There are significant differences in the polymorphisms of the promoter region regarding the risk for developing SLE.

Keywords:
MBL2 gene
Systemic lupus erythematous
Polymorphism
Infection
Resumen
Introducción

Las bajas concentraciones de lectina de unión a manosa (MBL) en suero se deben principalmente a la presencia de tres mutaciones puntuales en la región codificante del gen MBL2. Los pacientes con lupus eritematoso sistémico (LES), que son homocigotos para las variantes del alelo MBL, tienen un riesgo significativamente mayor de desarrollar infecciones. Con el propósito de examinar la asociación de los haplotipos del locus MBL con la actividad de la enfermedad y los antecedentes de infección en el LES, estudiamos a un grupo de pacientes atendidos en la Consulta Externa de Reumatología del Hospital Universitario de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL).

Objetivo

Determinar la prevalencia de los haplotipos del locus MBL2 y las asociaciones causales entre los haplotipos del locus MBL2 y el LES, determinando la ley de Hardy-Weinberg para genotipos específicos en ambos grupos de estudio.

Materiales y métodos

Se realizó un estudio observacional, transversal y retrospectivo. El equilibrio de Hardy-Weinberg para las frecuencias genotípicas se comprobó con la prueba de X2. El riesgo de LES asociado a los alelos de MBL2 como factor genético y la fuerza de la asociación de los genotipos con la frecuencia de las características clínicas se estimó mediante el cálculo de la odds ratio, con un intervalo de confianza del 95%. Se consideró significación estadística un valor de p<0,05.

Resultados

Los hallazgos sugieren potenciales asociaciones genéticas entre los sistemas alélicos y el riesgo de LES. Se encontró relación respecto al índice MEX-SLEDAI, así como al número de infecciones entre los pacientes con diferencias en los polimorfismos del gen estructural y del gen promotor.

Conclusiones

Existen diferencias significativas en los polimorfismos de la región promotora respecto al riesgo de desarrollar LES.

Palabras clave:
Gen MBL2
Lupus eritematoso sistémico
Polimorfismo
Infección

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