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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-5-19
pubmed:abstractText
The purpose of the present paper was to investigate the interleukin (IL)-4 promoter gene -590 and receptor alpha (Ralpha) gene 1902 polymorphism in Korean schizophrenic patients. A total of 222 Korean patients diagnosed with schizophrenia according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th edn; DSM-IV) and 165 normal healthy controls participated in the present study. The DNA was extracted from whole blood using proteinase K, and the IL-4 promoter and receptor gene were amplified by polymerase chain reaction. The genotype was determined using single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) analysis. The distribution of the alleles and genotypes in patients with schizophrenia was not significantly different from those of controls. In conclusion, these results suggest that the polymorphisms in IL-4 promoter gene -590 and IL-4 Ralpha gene 1902 are not involved in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia in the Korean population.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1323-1316
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
57
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
283-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Polymorphisms of interleukin-4 promoter and receptor gene for schizophrenia in the Korean population.
pubmed:affiliation
Departments of Psychiatry and Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't