Abstract
Background: TNF-α, a proinflammatory cytokine, plays a significant role in the etiology of various illnesses. The encoding gene is found on chromosome 6's short arm in the major histocompatibility complex class III region. Polymorphisms in the TNF-α gene promoter region are believed to impact illness susceptibility and severity. This review summarizes the research on the association between TNF-α gene and receptor polymorphisms and respiratory illness development. This study aim to determine of gene polymorphism of TNF-α in aborted women with respiratory diseases. Methods : The study was carried out for 100 pregnant women, including 60 aborted women with and without respiratory diseases, and 40 women as healthy control group. Genotypes in TNF-α T>C SNPs were identified using self- designed nested T-ARMS PCR tests. Sequencing validated randomly chosen PCR results that represented unique genotypes in TNF-α SNPs. Results : The results of TNF-α (rs1799964) C/T SNP genotyping between aborted women with respiratory diseases and healthy control revealed that the heterozygous C/T genotype was a significant risk factor with an OR of 6.28, while the homozygous TT genotype was non-significant (OR= 2.09). Conclusion : The rs1799964 TNF-α polymorphisms are possible genetic risk factors of respiratory diseases and might be its predictive markers.
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