@article{
author = "Stjepanović, Mihailo I. and Mihailović-Vucinić, Violeta and Spasovski, Vesna and Milin-Lazović, Jelena and Skodrić-Trifunović, Vesna and Stanković, Sanja and Anđelković, Marina and Komazec, Jovana and Momcilović, Ana and Santrić-Milicević, Milena and Pavlović, Sonja",
year = "2019",
abstract = "Introduction: Sarcoidosis is a rare multisystem granulomatous disease with unknown etiology. The interplay of vitamin D deficiency and genetic polymorphisms in genes coding for the proteins relevant for metabolism of vitamin D is an important, but unexplored area. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in CYP2R1 (rs10741657), CYP27B1 (rs10877012), DBP (rs7041; rs4588), and VDR (rs2228570) genes and sarcoidosis, as well as the association between these SNPs and 25(OH)D levels in sarcoidosis patients. Material and methods: For that purpose we genotyped 86 sarcoidosis patients and 50 healthy controls using the PCR-RFLP method. Results: Subjects carrying the CC genotype of CYP27B1 rs10877012 have 10 times lower odds of suffering from sarcoidosis. Moreover, DBP rs4588 AA genotype was shown to be a susceptibility factor, where carriers of this genotype had eight times higher odds for developing sarcoidosis. In addition, the A allele of the DBP gene (rs4588) was associated with lower levels of 25(OH)D in sarcoidosis patients. Conclusions: These results suggest that patients with vitamin D deficiency should be regularly tested for genetic modifiers that are related to sarcoidosis in order to prevent development of serious forms of sarcoidosis.",
publisher = "Termedia Publishing House Ltd, Poznan",
journal = "Archives of Medical Science",
title = "Genes and metabolic pathway of sarcoidosis: identification of key players and risk modifiers",
pages = "1146-1138",
number = "5",
volume = "15",
doi = "10.5114/aoms.2018.79682"
}