title: Interleukin-8, intercellular adhesion molecule-1 and tumour necrosis factor-alpha gene polymorphisms and the risk for multiple system atrophy.
abstract: In a case-control study using a clinically well-defined group of 41 multiple system atrophy (MSA) patients and 93 control subjects, the interleukin (IL)-8 (-251) TT genotype was associated with an approximately fourfold increased risk for MSA and, furthermore, this risk increased elevenfold with the simultaneous presence of the intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1: E469K) KK genotype, suggesting a gene-gene interaction. These data support a role for inflammation-related genes in risk for MSA.
authors.affiliation: Neurology Service, University Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla, University of Cantabria, 39008 Santander, Spain.
authors.forename: Jon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Infante
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Llorca
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Berciano
authors.forename: Onofre
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Combarros
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000235:genetics*; D016209:Interleukin-8 / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019578:Multiple System Atrophy / Q000235:genetics*; D016017:Odds Ratio; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D012306:Risk; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D016209:Interleukin-8; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1