title: IFNGR1 polymorphisms in Thai malaria patients.
abstract: Interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) has been suggested to play an important role in the pathogenesis of malaria. To examine possible association of the IFN-gamma receptor 1 (IFNGR1) polymorphisms with cerebral malaria, 312 adult patients with Plasmodium falciparum malaria (203 mild and 109 cerebral malaria patients) living in northwest Thailand were genotyped for six single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) including -56T/C (rs2234711) and a microsatellite marker in IFNGR1. A case-control association analysis failed to detect significant association between the IFNGR1 polymorphisms and cerebral malaria, thus implying that the IFNGR1 polymorphism may not be a major genetic factor influencing the development of cerebral malaria in the Thai population. These data also provide useful information for future genetic studies of IFNG polymorphisms in Thai patients.
authors.affiliation: Doctoral Program in Life System Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan.
authors.forename: Izumi
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Naka
authors.forename: Jintana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Patarapotikul
authors.forename: Hathairad
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hananantachai
authors.forename: Katsushi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tokunaga
authors.forename: Naoyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tsuchiya
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ohashi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D016779:Malaria, Cerebral / Q000235:genetics*; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D017471:Receptors, Interferon / Q000235:genetics*; D013785:Thailand; D000096743:Interferon gamma Receptor
chemical_list: D017471:Receptors, Interferon; D000096743:Interferon gamma Receptor