Abstract
The interleukin-1 (IL-1) gene complex consists of the IL-1α, IL-1β and IL-1 receptor antagonist genes. Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in all three genes have been associated with human diseases. In this study, primers containing mismatches at 1-3 nucleotide positions were designed to incorporate a restriction site for endonuclease AlwNI or XcmI in the presence of allele-specific nucleotides at the polymorphic positions. Based on this technique, a simple and robust multiplex polymerase chain reaction/restriction fragment length polymorphism (multiplex PCR/RFLP) assay was developed to determine simultaneously three to four informative SNPs (IL-1β/+3954, IL-1β/-511 and IL-1Ra/9261 or IL-1α/-889, IL-1β/-31, IL-1β/5810 and IL-1Ra/11100 SNPs) in the IL-1 gene complex.
Original language | English (US) |
---|---|
Pages (from-to) | 151-156 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Immunological Methods |
Volume | 267 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 15 2002 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- IL-1
- Multiplex PCR
- Polymorphism
- RFLP
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Immunology and Allergy
- Immunology