Investigation of TNF-alpha gene (G308A) and GSTP1 gene (Ile105Val) polymorphisms in Turkish patients with retinopathy of prematurity

Ture M., YILDIZ M., Karkucak M., Gulten E. T., SIĞIRLI D., ÖZMEN A. T., ...More

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol.45, no.1, pp.164-169, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 45 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.3906/sag-1307-94
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.164-169
  • Keywords: TNF-alpha, GSTP1, gene polymorphism, retinopathy of prematurity, TUMOR-NECROSIS-FACTOR, NORRIE-DISEASE GENE, ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH-FACTOR, BIRTH-WEIGHT INFANTS, PROMOTER REGION, DIABETIC-RETINOPATHY, MISSENSE MUTATIONS, ASSOCIATION, SUSCEPTIBILITY, POPULATION
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background/aim: Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is one of the most frequent causes of blindness in newborn babies. Currently, its etiology is not fully understood. In this study we aimed to investigate the correlation between a patient group with ROP and a control group in terms of the tumor necrosis factor- alpha (TNF-alpha) (G308A) gene and glutathione-S-transferase P1 (GSTP1) (Ile105Val) gene polymorphism.