title: Interleukin-1beta exon 5 and interleukin-1 receptor antagonist in children with immune thrombocytopenic purpura.
abstract: Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is associated with cytokine response and dysregulation of the cytokine network. We investigated the polymorphisms of interleukin (IL)-1beta exon 5 and IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1 Ra) in 50 children with acute ITP, in 30 children with chronic ITP, and in 100 healthy children by polymerase chain reaction-based restriction analysis. No significant differences in either genotype distribution (P=0.52) or allelic frequencies (P=0.70) were found among children with acute ITP, chronic ITP, or controls for IL-1beta exon 5. However, significant differences in genotype distribution (P=0.02) and the allelic frequencies (P=0.007) were found among children with acute ITP, chronic ITP, and controls for IL-1 Ra. We found that the IL-1 Ra but not IL-1beta gene polymorphism was associated with childhood ITP. This finding suggests that the IL-1 Ra gene polymorphism is implicated in the pathophysiology of childhood ITP.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Kang-Hsi
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Ching-Tien
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Tsai-Chung
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wan
authors.forename: Chang-Hai
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Fuu-Jen
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Tsai
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000483:Alleles; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005091:Exons; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D053590:Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein / Q000235:genetics*; D053583:Interleukin-1beta / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D016553:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / Q000235:genetics*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D053590:Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein; D053583:Interleukin-1beta