Abstract
Introduction: Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) pathogenesis has been related to cytokine imbalance, which is controlled genetically with gene polymorphisms. The correlation of the interleukin (IL)-10 gene and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) polymorphisms with ITP susceptibility has been previously investigated, but the association with clinical and prognostic parameters remains unclear. Material and methods: To investigate the relation between IL-10-592 C/A and TNF-α-308 G/A gene polymorphisms and their clinical significance in adult patients with ITP. This study was conducted on 40 ITP patients and 40 control individuals. The IL-10-592 C/A polymorphism was genotyped by the polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism method and the TNF- α-308 G/A polymorphism by amplification refractory mutation system analysis. Results: The TNF-α-308 G/A polymorphism was significantly associated with low platelet count, wet purpura, higher bleeding score, higher incidence of complications, and lack of response to steroid therapy. The IL-10-592 C/A polymorphism was not significantly associated with any of these parameters. Conclusion: We found a significant association between the TNF-α-308 G/A polymorphism and several clinical parameters, which suggests a probable role in the prognosis among adult ITP patients.
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