title: Association of interleukin-10 A-592C polymorphism in Taiwanese children with Kawasaki disease.
abstract: Elevated serum levels of interleukin-10 (IL-10) have been reported in patients with Kawasaki disease (KD). IL-10 reduces the inflammatory actions of macrophages and T cells and it may play a significant role in the regulation of inflammatory vascular damage associated with systemic vasculitis. The aim of this study was to examine whether -592 IL-10 promoter polymorphism is a susceptibility or severity marker of KD in Chinese patients in Taiwan. The study included 105 KD patients and 100 normal controls. Genotype and allelic frequencies for the IL-10 gene polymorphism in both groups were compared. There were no significant between-group differences in the genotype distribution of IL-10 A-592C gene polymorphism (P=0.08). However, the frequency of the -592*A allele was significantly increased in the patients with KD compared with controls (71.9% vs. 61.0%, P=0.019). The odds ratio for developing KD in individuals with IL-10-592*A allele was 1.64 (95% confidence interval, 1.06-2.52) compared to individuals with the IL-10-592*C allele. No significant difference was observed in the genotype and allelic frequencies for the IL-10 A-592C polymorphism between patients with and without coronary artery lesions. The IL-10-592*A allele may be involved in the development of KD in Taiwanese children.
authors: Department of Pediatrics, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
authors: Kai-Chung
authors: KC
authors: Hsueh
authors: Ying-Ju
authors: YJ
authors: Lin
authors: Jeng-Sheng
authors: JS
authors: Chang
authors: Lei
authors: L
authors: Wan
authors: Yu-Hsin
authors: YH
authors: Tsai
authors: Chang-Hai
authors: CH
authors: Tsai
authors: Chih-Ping
authors: CP
authors: Chen
authors: Fuu-Jen
authors: FJ
authors: Tsai
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D044466:Asian People / Q000235:genetics*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D016753:Interleukin-10 / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D013624:Taiwan
chemical_list: D016753:Interleukin-10