title: [A study of interleukin-10 gene polymorphism in irritable bowel syndrome].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate whether three diallelic polymorphisms at the position -1082, -819 and -592 in the promoter region of the IL-10 gene were associated with diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (D-IBS).
  
  
  METHODS
  The IL-10 gene -1082, -819 and -592 position polymorphisms were genotyped by amplification refractory mutation systems-polymerase chain reaction (ARMS-PCR) methods in 43 patients with D-IBS and 41 healthy subjects (HS).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Compared with HS, D-IBS patients had a greater frequency of T/T genotype at IL-10 gene promoter -819 position (67.4% vs 39.0%, P < 0.05), the frequencies of -819 C/T and C/C genotype were not significantly different (23.3% vs 43.9% and 9.3% vs 17.1%, P > 0.05). D-IBS patients also had a greater frequency of -592 A/A genotype compared with HS (67.4% vs 39.0%, P < 0.05), the frequencies of -592 C/A and C/C genotype were not significantly different (23.3% vs 43.9% and 9.3% vs 17.1%, P > 0.05). No significant difference was found in genotype at IL-10 gene promoter -1082 position. The -819 T allele frequency in D-IBS was significantly higher than that in control (79.1% vs 61.0%, P < 0.05), whereas -819 C allele frequency in D-IBS was lower (20.9% vs 39.0%, P < 0.05). D-IBS patients also had a greater frequency of -592 A allele compared with HS (79.1% vs 61.0%, P < 0.05), -592 C allele frequency in D-IBS was lower (20.9% vs 39.0%, P < 0.05). No significant difference was found in -1082 G or A allele frequency.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The presence of -819 T/T and -592 A/A genotype may be related to development of D-IBS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Tianjin Medical University Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China. gi.tmuh@sohu.com
authors.forename: Bang-mao
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xiao-zhong
authors.initials: XZ
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Yu-long
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Wen-tian
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xiao-cang
authors.initials: XC
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Xiao-zhi
authors.initials: XZ
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000483:Alleles; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D016753:Interleukin-10 / Q000235:genetics*; D043183:Irritable Bowel Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D016753:Interleukin-10