title: Interleukin (IL)-1beta, IL-1 receptor antagonist, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, and tumor necrosis factor alpha gene polymorphisms in patients with febrile seizures.
abstract: Inflammation and genetics may play a role in the pathogenesis of febrile seizures (FSs). We aimed to test whether interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta), IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1 Ra), IL-6 promoter, IL-8, IL-10, or tumor necrosis factor (TNF) gene polymorphisms could be used as markers of susceptibility to FSs. An association study was performed among a cohort of 104 patients with FSs and 143 normal control subjects. There was no significant difference between patients and controls in the distribution of allele frequencies of the IL-1beta promoter, IL-1beta exon 5, IL-6 promoter, IL-8, IL-10, or TNF-alpha gene polymorphisms. In contrast, the IL-1 Ra-I homozygote was more frequent in patients with FSs than in healthy controls (93.2% vs. 83.92%, chi(2)=4.51, P=0.034). In addition, individuals homozygous for the IL-1 Ra-I genotype were more than twice as likely to develop FSs than individuals heterozygous for the IL-1 Ra-I/II genotype (OR, 2.63, 95% CI: 1.08-6.39; chi(2)=4.55, P=0.033). We conclude that the IL-1 Ra gene might be one of the useful markers for predicting susceptibility to FSs.
authors.affiliation: Children's Medical Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: I-Ching
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Chou
authors.forename: Wei-De
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Chung-Hsing
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Chang-Hai
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Tsai-Chung
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Fuu-Jen
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Tsai
mesh_terms: D044466:Asian People / Q000235:genetics; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency / Q000235:genetics; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D053590:Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein / Q000235:genetics*; D016753:Interleukin-10 / Q000235:genetics; D053583:Interleukin-1beta / Q000235:genetics; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000235:genetics; D016209:Interleukin-8 / Q000235:genetics; D007378:Interleukins / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D018598:Minisatellite Repeats / Q000235:genetics; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / Q000235:genetics; D003294:Seizures, Febrile / Q000235:genetics*; D013624:Taiwan; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: C508609:IL10 protein, human; C507763:IL1RN protein, human; C508600:IL6 protein, human; D053590:Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein; D053583:Interleukin-1beta; D015850:Interleukin-6; D016209:Interleukin-8; D007378:Interleukins; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D016753:Interleukin-10