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  • Polymorphisms in the interleukin-12/18 genes and recurrent spontaneous abortion
    Ostojić, Saša ...
    Problem: Interleukin (IL) IL-12/IL-18 are involved in uterine NK cells controlof uterine vascular development. Polymorphisms in the IL-12/IL-18 genescould modify the cytokine balance, which might ... result in an increased susceptibility to recurrent spontaneous abortion (RSA). Method of study: A case-control study was conducted to determine the association between the IL12(I/D) and IL18 (-607C>A, -137G>C) gene polymorphisms and the risk of RSA in 125 women with RSA and in 136 controls. Results: The frequencies of DD, ID, II for IL-12 were, 25.6%, 52.8% and 21.6% respectively, in patients versus21.3%, 51.5% and 27.2% respectively in controls; the frequencies of CC, CA, AA genotypes for IL-18 (-607) were, 34.4%, 54.4% and 11.2% respectively inpatients versus 30.1%, 58.1% and 11.8% respectively in controls; the frequencies of GG, GC, CC genotypes for IL-18(-137) were 47.2%, 43.2% and 9.6%respectively in patients and 45.6%, 46.3% and 8.1% respectively in controls. Conclusion: IL-12B and IL-18 promoter gene polymorphisms were not associated with RSA in our women.
    Source: American journal of reproductive immunology. - ISSN 1046-7408 (Letn. 58, št. 5, 2007, str. 403-408)
    Type of material - article, component part
    Publish date - 2007
    Language - english
    COBISS.SI-ID - 23682009