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IMPACT OF FGFR4 (GLY388ARG) GENE POLYMORPHISM ALONG WITH VISFATIN CYTOKINE AND HIGH MOBILITY GROUP BOX-1 (HMGB1) ON
Israa H Alfuaadi1, Ibrahim A Altamemi1
1UNIVERSITY OF AL-QADISIYAH, AL DIWANIYAH, IRAQ.
Objective:
The aim: Evaluating the role SNP rs351855 of (FGFR4) gene and estimating the serum concentration of Visfatin cytokine and (HMGB-1) protein in AC patients and in healthy control blood samples.
Patients And Methods:
Materials and methods: Blood samples were collected from 35 patients and 35 healthy controls, and then the serum was used for ELISA test, another each 2 ml blood were used for DNA extraction and rs351855 of (FGFR4) PCR assay.
Results:
Results: there was no significant difference in mean HMG and mean visfatin among (FGFR4) rs351855 genotypes in patients and control group. There was no significant difference in mean (HMG) among (FGFR) rs351855 genotypes in patients` group (p = 0.923); there was also no significant difference in mean visfatin among FGFR rs351855 genotypes in patients` group (p=0.161) rs351855 genotypes showed that the homozygous GG, heterozygous A/G and homozygous AA. Despite these minor differences there was no significant variation (p = 0.323), also no significant difference in frequency distribution of individuals according to FGFR rs351855 G>A SNP polymorphism between patients` and control groups (p = 0.454). The same was applied to recessive and allelic analysis p>0.05.
Conclusion:
Conclusions: There was no role for (FGFR4) rs351855G/A SNP in disease susceptibility to acute cholecystitis in Iraqi patients. Visfatin cytokine and HMGB-1 protein might act as a good biomarker for diseases.
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