Association of SUMO4 M55V and -94ins/del gene variants with type-2 diabetes.

Aim: There are two different types of diabetes mellitus, type 1 and type 2, with still unclear molecular mechanisms. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the role of small ubiquitin-like modifier 4 (SUMO4) M55V and nuclear factor kappa B1 (NFKB1)-94del/ins in type-2 diabetes mellitus.

Materials And Methods: We analyzed SUMO4 M55V and NFKB1-94del/ins variants in 104 patients with type-2 diabetes and 124 healthy controls using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) techniques.

Association of APE1 and hOGG1 polymorphisms with colorectal cancer risk in a Turkish population.

Background: There is growing evidence describing DNA repair genes polymorphisms are related to increased cancer risk including colorectal cancer (CRC). The aim of this study was to investigate the associations between the APE1 Asp148Glu, hOGG1 Ser326Cys, XRCC1 Arg399Gln, XRCC3 Thr241Met, XPD Lys751Gln, XPG Asp1104His polymorphisms and CRC risk in Turkish population.

Patients And Methods: Polymorphisms of APE1 Asp148Glu (rs3136820), hOGG1 Ser326Cys (rs1052133), XRCC1 Arg399Gln(rs25487), XRCC3 Thr241Met (rs861539), XPD Lys751Gln (rs13181), and XPG Asp1104His (rs17655) were determined by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) methods in blood samples of 79 CRC patients at their initial staging and 247 healthy controls.

Association of monocyte chemotactic protein-1 and CC chemokine receptor 2 gene variants with preeclampsia.

Preeclampsia complicates 10% of pregnancies in developing countries. It is one of the leading causes of maternal and fetal/neonatal mortality and morbidity worldwide. It has been suggested that maladaptation of the maternal immune response during pregnancy might be a causal factor for preeclampsia.

Association of CCL2 and CCR2 gene variants with endometrial cancer in Turkish women.

Chemokines and their receptors play diverse roles in malignant tumor progression, particularly as key mediators of tumor stroma interactions. C-C motif chemokine ligand 2 (CCL2) also called monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), belongs to the C-C motif chemokine sub-family and is currently believed to mediate its actions through one receptor, C-C motif chemokine receptor 2 (CCR2). CCL2 has been identified as a major chemokine inducing the recruitment of macrophages in human tumors, including those of the bladder, cervix, ovary, lung and breast.

Effect of genetic variants of chemokine receptors on the development of myocardial infarction in Turkish population.

Inflammation is a crucial component of coronary atherosclerosis and myocardial infarction (MI). Chemokine receptors are important modulators of inflammation. Polymorphisms in genes coding for chemokine receptors, CCR2 and CCR5, have been studied as genetic markers of coronary artery disease.