Absence of association between interleukin 1 alpha and oligoarticular juvenile chronic arthritis in UK patients
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- 1 February 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Rheumatology
- Vol. 38 (2) , 171-175
- https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/38.2.171
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether interleukin 1 alpha (IL-1alpha) polymorphisms are associated with UK oligoarticular juvenile chronic arthritis (JCA). PATIENTS AND CONTROLS: A well-characterized population of 164 UK Caucasian oligo-JCA patients and a control panel of 173 unrelated healthy UK Caucasian individuals. METHODS: The IL-1alpha promoter mutation at -889 was examined using a polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) assay. The cases and controls were also genotyped for an IL-1alpha intronic microsatellite repeat. RESULTS: No association was observed between IL-1alpha polymorphisms and UK oligoarticular JCA patients. In particular, no association between IL-1alpha polymorphisms and chronic anterior uveitis was found. CONCLUSIONS: IL-1alpha is not associated with oligoarticular JCA in UK patients. This differs markedly to findings for IL-1alpha in Norwegian JCA patients.Keywords
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