Comparative study of gene polymorphism distribution of tumor necrosis factor-beta in Chinese Han population with systemic lupus erythematosus and different race / 中国免疫学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To investigate the gene polymorphism distribution of tumor necrosis factor-beta(TNF?) with SLE patient and different race in Chinese Han population of Jiangsu province.Methods:DNA samples were extraced from 168 EDTA-blood of unrelated healthy individuals and 66 SLE patients.TNF? alleles were typed using polymerase chain reaction-restrication fragment length polymorphism(PCR-RFLP). Results:The alleles frequencies of TNF? was higher significantly in Chinese Han population than in the White race;the gene frequencies of the TNF?*2 was higher significantly in SLE patients than in the normal controls(SLE patients 67.4%,normal controls 55.1%,P