[The genetic polymorphism of cytokine genes in Zhejiang Han individuals]

Yi Chuan. 2007 Feb;29(2):185-9. doi: 10.1360/yc-007-0185.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

In order to investigate the genetic polymorphism of 13 cytokines genes in Han individuals from Zhejiang. The polymerase chain reaction-sequence specific primers (PCR-SSP) method was used to determine genetic polymorphisms in 100 unrelated healthy Han individuals from Zhejiang province. We found that: (1) The frequency of the TGFbeta (G codon 25) allele is 1.00 and no TGFbeta (C codon 25) allele is found. (2) The frequencies of IL-1alpha(C-889), IL-1beta(C +3962), IL-4 (T-1098), IL-6 (G-174), IL-6 (G nt565), IL-10 (A-1082) and TNFalpha (G-238) alleles are more than 0.95; while the frequencies of IL-1alpha (T-889), IL-1alpha (T +3962), IL-4 (G-1098), IL-6 (A-174), IL-6 (A nt565), IL-10 (G-1082), TNFalpha (A-238) alleles are less than 0.05. (3) The haplotype frequency of the high-producer-type GCC in IL-10 gene is 0.05, while the low-producer-type ATA is 0.735. The haplotype frequency of the high-producer-type TG in the TGFbeta gene is 0.49, while the low-producer-type CC is 0. The haplotype frequency of the high-producer-types AG and AA in the TNFalpha gene is 0.055, while of the low-producer-types GG and GA is 0.945. The results showed that the genetic polymorphism of cytokine genes in Han individuals from Zhejiang Province is distinctive.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • China
  • Cytokines / genetics*
  • Gene Frequency
  • Haplotypes / genetics
  • Humans
  • Interleukin-10 / genetics
  • Interleukin-1alpha / genetics
  • Interleukin-1beta / genetics
  • Interleukin-4 / genetics
  • Interleukin-6 / genetics
  • Polymorphism, Genetic / genetics*
  • Transforming Growth Factor beta / genetics
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / genetics

Substances

  • Cytokines
  • Interleukin-1alpha
  • Interleukin-1beta
  • Interleukin-6
  • Transforming Growth Factor beta
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
  • Interleukin-10
  • Interleukin-4