WITHDRAWN: Target region sequencing and gene polymorphism of Chinese Uyghur individuals with autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITDs)

Abstract

The autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITDs) can mainly involve complex interactions between environmental exposure and genetic susceptibility. At present, a majority of AITDs relative genes have been identified, but the results of different ethnic origin are inconsistent. Due to the special genetic characteristics of Uyghur and the unique environment of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, the specific pathogenesis of AITDs Uyghur patients remains unknown. Our study was carried out in the group of 100 AITDs Uyghur patients (50 GD and 50 HT) and 50 Uyghur controls. DNA was extracted from peripheral blood leukocytes and region sequencing was performed to identify candidate genes and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). Following quality control, Chi-square and logistic regression tests were used for detecting the different frequencies of genotypes and alleles between cases and controls. The results of our analyses showed that the polymorphisms of TPO, TG, TSHR and PTPRC genes were associated with AITDs Uyghur patients; CD28, TPO, PTPRC and TG were related to GD; TG, STAT3 and IL2RA were connected with HT. In conclusion, our study may explore several SNPs associate with AITDs in Chinese Uyghur individuals.