title: Lack of association between the interleukin-1alpha gene C(-889)T polymorphism and Alzheimer's disease in a Chinese population.
abstract: Interleukin 1A (IL-1A), a potent proinflammatory cytokine, has been implicated in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Several recent studies have shown that a polymorphism in the IL-1A locus -889 was associated with AD risk and onset age, however, other studies were not able to replicate these findings. In this investigation, the IL-1A C(-889)T polymorphism has been analyzed for a Chinese population of 234 AD patients and 170 controls. There were no significance differences in IL-1A genotype or allele frequencies comparing the AD cases and controls, even after stratification for age of onset and adjustment for apolipoprotein E genotype. The results reveal that it is not likely that the IL-1A C(-889)T polymorphism is involved in AD pathogenesis in the Chinese population. Further studies of the associations between other IL-1A genetic polymorphisms and AD are needed to fully elaborate the involvement of this gene in AD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. sjtsai@vghtpe.gov.tw
authors.forename: Shih-Jen
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Hsiu-Chih
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Tsung-Yun
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Kuang-Yih
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Chen-Jee
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Hong
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000483:Alleles; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics*; D044466:Asian People / Q000235:genetics*; D003545:Cysteine / Q000235:genetics; D004252:DNA Mutational Analysis / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D009154:Mutation; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D013912:Threonine / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D007375:Interleukin-1; D013912:Threonine; D003545:Cysteine