title: Genomic polymorphic profiles in an Irish population with meningococcaemia: is it possible to predict severity and outcome of disease?
abstract: Patients with meningococcal disease have increased plasma levels of proinflammatory cytokines IL-6, IL-1beta, and TNF-alpha, with higher levels associated with fatal outcome. This study investigated whether polymorphisms in genes encoding these cytokines, and in those encoding anti-inflammatory IL-10 and IL-1Ra, are associated with the outcome in patients with meningococcal disease. Seven polymorphisms were genotyped in 183 meningococcal disease patients and 389 controls. The IL-6 -174 G/G and IL-10 -1082 A/A genotypes were more frequent in nonsurvivors compared with survivors (P=0.023 IL-6, 0.25 IL-10), and in patients with severe disease compared to those with mild disease (P=0.037 IL-6, 0.0078 IL-10). An association was also found between meningococcal disease and the IL-1RN VNTR polymorphism, but no association was observed with the LTA +252, TNF -308, IL-10 -592, or IL-1B +3953 polymorphisms. We conclude that genetic variability in the IL-6, IL-10, and IL-1RN genes is associated with a poor outcome in meningococcal disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Balding
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Healy
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Livingstone
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mynett-Johnson
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cafferkey
authors.forename: O P
authors.initials: OP
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000235:genetics*; D016207:Cytokines / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics*; D017931:DNA Primers; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D053590:Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000235:genetics; D016753:Interleukin-10 / Q000235:genetics; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000235:genetics; D007494:Ireland; D008297:Male; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000235:genetics*; D008875:Middle Aged; D018598:Minisatellite Repeats / Q000235:genetics; D010641:Phenotype; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012795:Sialoglycoproteins / Q000235:genetics; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D017931:DNA Primers; C507763:IL1RN protein, human; D053590:Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein; D007375:Interleukin-1; D015850:Interleukin-6; D012795:Sialoglycoproteins; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D016753:Interleukin-10