Abstract：
OBJECTIVES:This study aimed to examine the association between promoter polymorphisms of Th1 and Th2 cytokine genes [interleukin-4 (IL-4 T-34C, A-81G, C-285T and T-589C), IL-6 (G-174C), IL-10 (A-592C and T-819C) and tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha G-238A and G-308A)] and Graves' disease (GD) in Taiwanese population. DESIGN AND METHODS:Genomic DNA was extracted from peripheral blood cells of 137 GD patients and 189 control subjects. Cytokine gene polymorphisms were analyzed by polymerase chain reaction and restriction fragment length polymorphism. RESULTS:Genotype frequencies of TNF-alpha G-238A or G-308A between control and GD subjects were significantly different. Frequencies of the high TNF-alpha secreting alleles (-238*A and -308*A) and IL-10 -819*C allele were significantly increased in GD patients. No significant differences regarding IL-4 or IL-6 gene polymorphisms between GD patients and control subjects were found. CONCLUSIONS:Our data demonstrated that TNF-alpha G-238A and G-308A genotypes were strongly associated with GD incidence.
journal_name
Clin Biochemjournal_title
Clinical biochemistryauthors
Shiau MY,Huang CN,Yang TP,Hwang YC,Tsai KJ,Chi CJ,Chang YHdoi
10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2006.11.009subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2007-02-01 00:00:00pages
213-7issue
3-4eissn
0009-9120issn
1873-2933pii
S0009-9120(06)00387-0journal_volume
40pub_type
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更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00
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