Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist gene polymorphism
in Taiwanese patients with gout.
Title: Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist gene
polymorphism in Taiwanese patients with gout.
Authors: Lo SF, et al.
Publication: Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2005 Jan-Feb;23(1):85-8.
In this study, the author wanted to examine whether the interleukin-1
receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra) gene can serve as a genetic “marker”
for gout. (Editor’s note: a genetic marker for gout means
that if the person has this marker, he or she is more likely to
have inherited a tendency to develop gout).
The authors enrolled 109 Taiwanese patients with gout and 103
healthy control subjects. After conducting a DNA study, they found
that the IL-1Ra gene has no relationship to gout.
