Interleukin-1 gene complex in schizophrenia: an association study. |
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| Authors: | Pilar A Saiz Maria P Garcia-Portilla Celso Arango Blanca Morales Sara Martinez-Barrondo Victoria Alvarez Eliecer Coto Juan Fernandez Manuel Bousono Julio Bobes |
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| Institution: | Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain. frank@uniovi.es |
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| Abstract: | The aim of this study is to investigate the association between three polymorphisms of the interleukin-1 (IL-1) gene complex and schizophrenia. We genotyped 228 outpatients with schizophrenia (DSM-IV criteria) and 419 unrelated healthy controls. The following polymorphisms were analyzed: IL-1alpha -889 C/T, IL-1beta +3953 C/T, and IL-1RA (86 bp)n. No significant differences in genotype or in allelic distribution of the Il-1alpha, IL-1beta, and IL-1RA polymorphisms were found. Estimated haplotype frequencies were similar in both groups. Our data do not suggest that genetically determined changes in the IL-1 gene complex confer increased susceptibility for schizophrenia. |
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