Haplotype analysis of interleukin 18 (IL-18) gene in Czech patients with allergic disorders

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IZAKOVIČOVÁ HOLLÁ Lydie HRDLIČKOVÁ Barbara SCHÜLLER Marcel BUČKOVÁ Dana KINDLOVÁ Dagmar IZAKOVIČ Vincent VAŠKŮ Anna

Year of publication 2010
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Human Immunology
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Faculty of Medicine

Citation
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.humimm.2010.03.004
Field Immunology
Keywords allergic diseases; asthma; IL-18; haplotype; polymorphism
Description The interleukin-18 (IL-18) gene on chromosome 11q22 has been suggested as a susceptibility factor for allergies. To test for a possible role of IL-18 polymorphisms in Czech population, case-control study including 958 subjects (633 allergic patients and 325 healthy controls) was performed. An allele-specific polymerase chain reaction was used to analyze variants at positions -607 C/A (rs1946518) and -137 G/C (rs187238) in the promoter region together with the polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism method for the detection of polymorphism at position -140 C/G (previously -133 C/G, rs360721) in intron 1 of the IL-18 gene. The -1297 C/T (rs360719) polymorphism was genotyped by real-time-polymerase chain reaction, using a predevelopment TaqMan allele discrimination assay. There were no significant differences in distribution of alleles or genotypes in any of four single nucleotide polymorphisms in the IL-18 gene between controls and patients. However, subsequent analysis revealed a significant difference in haplotype frequencies between the allergic patients and healthy subjects (p < 0.01). Haplotype formed by -1297 C/-607 A/-137 C/-140 C alleles occurred significantly more frequently in patients than controls (0.0433 vs 0.0129; p < 0.0003; p(corr)< 0.01, OR = 3.37; 95% CI = 1.59-7.14). In contrast, there was no relationship among the IL-18 variants and total serum IgE level. Our results indicate that promoter polymorphisms in the IL-18 gene act in interaction and could play a role in allergic disorders.
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