title: IL1beta+3953 exon 5 and IL-2 -330 promoter polymorphisms in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is chronic inflammatory disease in which cytokines play an important role. The aim of present study was to evaluate the exon 5 +3953 IL-1beta and IL-2 -330 promoter polymorphisms in patients with RA in association with disease activity and severity.
  
  
  METHODS
  In the study 93 patients with rheumatoid arthritis diagnosed according to the criteria of American College of Rheumatology were included. Polymerase chain reaction amplification was used for analysis of the polymorphisms studied.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The distribution of IL-1beta and IL-2 genotypes in RA patients did not differ from control subjects. Nevertheless in patients with A2 allele of IL-1beta and GG genotype of IL-2, the active form of RA was more frequently diagnosed. Moreover in these patients the measurements of disease activity (DAS 28 score, ESR, number of swollen and tender joints) were significantly increased.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We suggest that exon 5 +3953 IL1beta and IL-2 -330 promoter polymorphisms may be a genetic risk factor for RA severity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacokinetics and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland. pawand@poczta.onet.pl
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pawlik
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kurzawski
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Florczak
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gawronska Szklarz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Herczyńska
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005091:Exons / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000235:genetics*; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000235:genetics*; D007596:Joints / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D007375:Interleukin-1; D007376:Interleukin-2