title: [Association of 86 bp variable number tandem repeat polymorphism of interleukin-1 receptor antagonist gene with lumbar disc disease].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the association of 86 bp variable number tandem repeat (VNTR) polymorphism of interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra) gene with lumbar disc disease and intervertebral disc degeneration.
  
  
  METHODS
  The 86 bp VNTR polymorphism of IL-1Ra gene was analyzed with PCR and electrophoresis for 81 patients with lumbar disc disease and 101 volunteers without sciatica (control). The grade of intervertebral disc degeneration was determined with magnetic resonance imaging, and the association of 86 bp VNTR polymorphisms with lumbar disc disease and intervertebral disc degeneration in those younger than 45 years was assessed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The presence of 86bp VNTR polymorphisms of IL-1Ra gene was detected in both patients with lumbar disc disease and the control subjects. The distribution of 86 bp VNTR polymorphisms of IL-1Ra gene showed no significant difference between the two groups, but the distributions of 1/1, 1/2 and 2/2 or 1, 2 genotypes differed significantly. The current data did not support a significant association between the distribution of IL-1Ra gene 86bp VNTR polymorphism and lumbar disc degeneration.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  IL-1Ra gene 86bp VNTR polymorphism is present among Chinese population in association with lumbar disc disease, but not with lumbar disc degeneration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Second Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China. ywbr77@163.com
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: Dong-Sheng
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Wei-Jian
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Chun-Hai
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: An-Jing
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Shang-Li
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People / Q000235:genetics; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D055106:Genome-Wide Association Study; D006801:Humans; D053590:Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein / Q000235:genetics*; D055959:Intervertebral Disc Degeneration / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018598:Minisatellite Repeats; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000235:genetics*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D053590:Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein