title: Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist and interleukin-1 beta polymorphisms in women with recurrent miscarriage.
abstract: Genotypes and allele distributions for the interleukin (IL)-1beta -511 C/T and the IL-1 receptor antagonist gene intron 2 tandem repeat polymorphisms were compared in 206 women with recurrent miscarriage and a control population. No significant differences were observed between the distributions of IL-1beta or IL-1 receptor antagonist gene alleles in either the recurrent miscarriage group as a whole or when divided according to the cause of recurrent miscarriage compared with controls, which suggests that variation in the IL-1 receptor antagonist gene and IL-1beta genes individually does not play a role in susceptibility to recurrent miscarriage.
authors.affiliation: Biomedical Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University, City Campus, UK.
authors.forename: Sabah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Linjawi
authors.forename: Tin-Chiu
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Laird
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Blakemore
mesh_terms: D000026:Abortion, Habitual / Q000235:genetics*; D000328:Adult; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005260:Female; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006801:Humans; D053590:Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000235:genetics*; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D017472:Receptors, Interleukin-1 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000235:genetics*; D012795:Sialoglycoproteins / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: C507763:IL1RN protein, human; D053590:Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein; D007375:Interleukin-1; D017472:Receptors, Interleukin-1; D012795:Sialoglycoproteins