Análise de associações de polimosfismos HPA, indicadores de autoimunidade e manifestações reumatológicas na Hepatite C

• Ano de defesa: 2013
• Autor(a) principal: Medolago, Natália Bronzatto [UNESP]
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
• Palavras-chave em Português: Hepatite C; Polimorfismo (Genetica); Antígenos na hepatite; Plaquetas (Sangue); Reumatologia; Autoimunidade; Autoimmunity
• Link de acesso: http://hdl.handle.net/11449/108525

Hepatitis C has been associated with various extrahepatic manifestations such as joint involvement. In 90 HCV positive patients, rheumatological manifestations were found in 31%. Arthralgia is the most common, however the arthritis appears in 4% of the cases. Clinically, HCV related to arthritis may be indistinguishable from RA, since the majority of patients fulfilling the criteria of the American College of Rheumatology for the diagnosis of RA, making it diagnostic challenge. The rheumatoid factor and crioglobulines may be present in about 40 to 70% of patients with chronic HCV, which does not help in the differential diagnosis. The cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies (anti-CCP) are considered good markers for RA, due to their high specificity and sensitivity, they can be useful in distinguishing between HCV arthritis and RA. The genetic factors of the host were also related to virus C infection like polymorphisms of human platelet antigens (HPAs). The evaluation of these genetic polymorphisms may reflect greater susceptibility to rheumatological manifestations and/or one of them be indicative of a more severe disease. So the goal of this study was evaluate possible associations of autoimmunity indicators and HPA polymorphisms with rheumatological manifestations in patients with Hepatitis C. We performed clinical evaluation by appointment and survey in medical chart, collection and storage of blood samples for genotyping of HPA- 1 and -3 by PCR-SSP (Polymerase Chain Reaction-Sequence Specific Primers), HPA-5 by PCR-RFLP (Polymerase Chain Reaction and Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism), obtaining values of rheumatoid factor by latex agglutination and anti-ccp by ELISA (Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay). The sample size of 160 subjects was determined by Fisher and Belle formula, using a confidence interval of 95%, accuracy of 7% and a ratio of 31% infected with hepatitis C who have rheumatological manifestations. Categorical ...