title: Interleukin-4 -590 (C>T), toll-like receptor-2 +2258 (G>A) and matrix metalloproteinase-9 -1562 (C>T) polymorphisms in pre-eclampsia.
abstract: Functional single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of interleukin (IL)-4 -590 (C>T), toll-like receptor (TLR)-2 +2258 (G>A) and matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 -1562 (C>T) were examined by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism to identify their merit as genetic markers for pre-eclampsia. One hundred and seventeen pre-eclamptic women and 146 control subjects with uncomplicated singleton pregnancies participated in this study, conducted at Leeds General Infirmary and St James's University Hospital. While the TLR-2 +2258 (G>A) and MMP-9 -1562 (C>T) SNPs failed to present any significant association with pre-eclampsia, there was a marked trend for an association between the IL-4 -590 (C>T) SNP and pre-eclampsia (chi(2)= 5.87, P = 0.055), with a prevalence of TT homozygous women in this group (OR 4.455, 95% CI 1.286-15.350).
authors.affiliation: Perinatal Research Group, The Liz Dawn Pathology & Translational Sciences Centre, Level 4, Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine, St James's University Hospital, UK.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fraser
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: U V
authors.initials: UV
authors.lastname: Ekbote
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: McShane
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Orsi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D005819:Genetic Markers; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D015847:Interleukin-4 / Q000235:genetics*; D020780:Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 / Q000235:genetics*; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000235:genetics*; D011247:Pregnancy; D051195:Toll-Like Receptor 2 / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D005819:Genetic Markers; D051195:Toll-Like Receptor 2; D015847:Interleukin-4; D020780:Matrix Metalloproteinase 9