Juan Antonio Gonzalez-Barrios
Regional Hospital, Institute of Social Security and Services for State Workers,
Avenida IPN No. 1669, Colonia Magdalena de las Salinas, CP 07760, DF
Mexico
Research Article
Functional Polymorphism of the Interleukin-1beta Gene Promoter is Associated with Increased Risk for Cerebral Palsy in Mexican Children with Perinatal Hypoxia-Ischemia Antecedents
Author(s): Sofia Torres-Merino, María del Rocío Thompson-Bonilla, Bertha Alicia León-Chávez, Daniel Martínez-Fong and Juan Antonio González-Barrios
Sofia Torres-Merino, María del Rocío Thompson-Bonilla, Bertha Alicia León-Chávez, Daniel Martínez-Fong and Juan Antonio González-Barrios
Background: The genetic polymorphism that contributes to the development of infantile cerebral palsy (ICP) after a perinatal hypoxia-ischemia episode remains unknown. Because IL-1? plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, we evaluated whether the interleukin 1, beta (IL-1?) promoter single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) correlate with the increased risk for ICP following a perinatal hypoxia-ischemia. We assessed -511 C>T and -31 T>C IL-1? SNPs known to be involved in IL-1? expression.
Methods: Genomic DNAs were purified from peripheral leukocytes of 48 ICP patients and 57 healthy children, amplified by using polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and then analyzed by using the restriction-fragment-length polymorphism technique. The SNP genotypes were established using real time PCR and validated with.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2167-0897.1000.167