Association between Psoriasis Disease and IFN-λ Gene Polymorphisms

Psoriasis is one of the most common chronic immune-mediated skin diseases, having a strong genetic predisposition. Psoriasis is a T-cell-mediated disease with a mixed Th1/Th17 cytokines environment. IL-23/IL-17 axis hyperactivation is the primary pathogenesis. Psoriasis lesions have been known to exhibit high IFN-lambda 1 and IFN-stimulated genes (ISGs) expression, which appears to be driven by Th17 cells. However, the role and mechanism of IFN-lambda s in psoriasis disease remains unknown. The study aimed to investigate the relationship between IL-28B and IL-29 gene polymorphisms with psoriasis disease and clinical severity. We performed single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of IL-28B rs12979860 (IL-28 C/T), rs8099917 (IL-28 T/G), and IL-29 rs30461 (IL-29 T/C) in 140 patients with psoriasis disease and 159 healthy controls using the polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) method. The genotype and allele frequency distributions of the rs12979860 (IL-28 C/T) and rs30461 (IL-29 T/C) polymorphisms were similar in the patient and control groups and were not statistically significant. The TG genotype of rs8099917 was statistically significantly different in patients from both groups. The TG genotype increased the risk of disease1.9-fold. The G allele may be associated with the pathogenesis of psoriasis.