SNP genotyping was performed for 8 SNPs reportedly associated with UCAC and pouchitis, namely: ELF1 (rs7329174), FCGR2A, (rs1801274), interleukin-1β (IL-1B; rs1143627), ITLN1 (rs2274910), MHC (rs7765379), TNFα (rs1799964), TNFSF15 (rs3810936), and UHMK1 (rs768910), using TaqMan genotyping technologies.
The TNFSF15 gene has been associated with other inflammatory diseases affecting the colon such as medically refractory ulcerative colitis (UC), aggressive Crohn's disease (CD), and pouchitis after restorative proctocolectomy.
In this IPAA patient cohort, mutations in the 10q21 locus and the PTGER4 gene were associated with Crohn's disease-like complications, whereas mutations in NOD2 and TNFSF15 correlated with severe pouchitis.