title: Interleukin-1alpha, interleukin-1beta, and interleukin-1Ra polymorphisms in febrile seizures.
abstract: Febrile seizures are the most common form of childhood seizures. The exact mechanism promoting convulsions during a common febrile illness remains unknown, but it is accepted that genetic influences are likely to account for at least some of the cases. Previous studies reported high interleukin-1beta levels in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with febrile seizures. Recently, an association between a regulatory polymorphism in the genes encoding interleukin-1beta and interleukin-1Ra and febrile seizures was reported. In this study, we attempted to confirm these findings. We analyzed the cytokine gene polymorphisms of interleukin-1beta, interleukin-1alpha, and interleukin-1Ra of 73 children with febrile seizure and 152 healthy controls. The distribution of interleukin-1beta -511, interleukin-1alpha -889, and interleukin-1Ra genotypes and alleles did not differ significantly between cases and controls. Our data suggest that the studied gene polymorphisms of interleukin-1beta, interleukin-1alpha, and interleukin-1Ra do not have a significant role in the pathogenesis of febrile seizures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Neurology, Akdeniz University Medical School, Antalya, Turkey. shaspolat@akdeniz.edu.tr
authors.forename: Senay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Haspolat
authors.forename: Yunus
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Baysal
authors.forename: Ozgür
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Duman
authors.forename: Mesut
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Coşkun
authors.forename: Ozgür
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tosun
authors.forename: Olcay
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Yeğin
mesh_terms: D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency / Q000235:genetics; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D053590:Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D003294:Seizures, Febrile / Q000235:genetics*; D012795:Sialoglycoproteins / Q000235:genetics*; D014421:Turkey
chemical_list: C507763:IL1RN protein, human; D053590:Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein; D007375:Interleukin-1; D012795:Sialoglycoproteins