Table 5.

Cytokine genes, chromosome location and polymorphism/ microsatellites.

Cytokine GeneChromosome LocationPolymorphism/MicrosatelliteRef. No.
Abbreviations: TNF, tumor necrosis factor; IL, interleukin; IFN, interferon; TGF, transforming growth factor. 
TNFα Chromosome 6 Class III region of MHC G/A substitution at position −308 (TNF 2 allele)
 C/A substitute TNF −863
 C/T substitution TNF −857
 TNF d3 Microsatellite 4, 18, 19, 20  
TNF receptor (TNFR I, TNFRII) Chromosome 12p13 TNR R.1 (p55)
 polymorphisms TNF R.11\(p75)
 polymorphisms M/R substitution at −196 20, 21, 22  
IL-10 Chromosome 1 G/A substitution at −1082
 C/T substitution at −819
 C/A substitution at −592
 C/A substitution −1064
 (CA) microsatellite at −1064 4, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26  
IL-6 Chromosome 7p 21 G/C substitution at −174 25, 26, 27  
IFN-γ Chromosome 12q24.12 (CA) repeat microsatellite 25  
IL-1 Chromosome 2 C/T polymorphism at −889
 C/T polymorphism at −511 28, 29, 30  
IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra) alpha  Variable number tandem repeat intron 2  
TGFβ1
 TGFβ receptor 11 (TNFβII) Chromosome 19q13
 Chromosome 3p22 C/T substitution at −509
 C/T substitution at −1167 31, 32  
Cytokine GeneChromosome LocationPolymorphism/MicrosatelliteRef. No.
Abbreviations: TNF, tumor necrosis factor; IL, interleukin; IFN, interferon; TGF, transforming growth factor. 
TNFα Chromosome 6 Class III region of MHC G/A substitution at position −308 (TNF 2 allele)
 C/A substitute TNF −863
 C/T substitution TNF −857
 TNF d3 Microsatellite 4, 18, 19, 20  
TNF receptor (TNFR I, TNFRII) Chromosome 12p13 TNR R.1 (p55)
 polymorphisms TNF R.11\(p75)
 polymorphisms M/R substitution at −196 20, 21, 22  
IL-10 Chromosome 1 G/A substitution at −1082
 C/T substitution at −819
 C/A substitution at −592
 C/A substitution −1064
 (CA) microsatellite at −1064 4, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26  
IL-6 Chromosome 7p 21 G/C substitution at −174 25, 26, 27  
IFN-γ Chromosome 12q24.12 (CA) repeat microsatellite 25  
IL-1 Chromosome 2 C/T polymorphism at −889
 C/T polymorphism at −511 28, 29, 30  
IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra) alpha  Variable number tandem repeat intron 2  
TGFβ1
 TGFβ receptor 11 (TNFβII) Chromosome 19q13
 Chromosome 3p22 C/T substitution at −509
 C/T substitution at −1167 31, 32  

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