OBJECTIVE: To check for the association of genetic polymorphisms of IL-6-(-174)G/C and IL-1RaVNTR with the susceptibility and severity of asthma in Egyptian children. METHODS: Subjects included 69 asthmatic children and 98 healthy unrelated controls from the Nile Delta of Egypt. Cases consisted of 20 males and 49 females with an age mean +/- SD is 7.5 +/- 2.1 ranging between 2-13 years. DNA amplification using PCR with sequence-specific primers was done for detection of promotor single nucleotide polymorphism of IL-6 gene as well as intron 2 VNTR of IL-1Ra gene. Frequency of case-genotypes or alleles were compared to controls using Fisher exact test and Odds ratio. RESULTS: Cases showed significant higher frequency of the genotypes: IL-6-174 GG (P<0.05, OR=3.2, 95% CI=1.09-10) that was evident mainly in the uncontrolled asthma subgroup indicative of the possibility of being a severity genotype. All cases as well as case-subgroups showed high significant frequency of IL-1Ra A1A1 (p<0.0001, OR=1.5, 95% CI=1.3-1.8). This may be considered a susceptibility genotype. Cases have also shown significant lower frequency of IL-6(-174) GC and IL-1Ra A1A2 genotypes (P<0.001 and P<0.0001 respectively). CONCLUSION: IL-6 and IL-1Ra polymorphisms can be considered genetic markers for bronchial asthma susceptibility and/or severity among Egyptian children. This may have a potential impact on family counseling and management.
OBJECTIVE: To check for the association of genetic polymorphisms of IL-6-(-174)G/C and IL-1RaVNTR with the susceptibility and severity of asthma in Egyptian children. METHODS: Subjects included 69 asthmatic children and 98 healthy unrelated controls from the Nile Delta of Egypt. Cases consisted of 20 males and 49 females with an age mean +/- SD is 7.5 +/- 2.1 ranging between 2-13 years. DNA amplification using PCR with sequence-specific primers was done for detection of promotor single nucleotide polymorphism of IL-6 gene as well as intron 2 VNTR of IL-1Ra gene. Frequency of case-genotypes or alleles were compared to controls using Fisher exact test and Odds ratio. RESULTS: Cases showed significant higher frequency of the genotypes: IL-6-174 GG (P<0.05, OR=3.2, 95% CI=1.09-10) that was evident mainly in the uncontrolled asthma subgroup indicative of the possibility of being a severity genotype. All cases as well as case-subgroups showed high significant frequency of IL-1Ra A1A1 (p<0.0001, OR=1.5, 95% CI=1.3-1.8). This may be considered a susceptibility genotype. Cases have also shown significant lower frequency of IL-6(-174) GC and IL-1Ra A1A2 genotypes (P<0.001 and P<0.0001 respectively). CONCLUSION:IL-6 and IL-1Ra polymorphisms can be considered genetic markers for bronchial asthma susceptibility and/or severity among Egyptian children. This may have a potential impact on family counseling and management.
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