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ABSTRACT: Background
The etiology of stroke, a severe complication of sickle cell anemia, involves inflammatory processes. However, the pathogenetic mechanisms are unknown. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of interleukin-10 polymorphisms and haplotypes on the risk of acute cerebral ischemia and high-risk transcranial Doppler in 395 children with sickle cell anemia from the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.Methods
Interleukin-10 haplotypes were determined by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism and sequencing. The outcomes studied were acute cerebral ischemia and high-risk transcranial Doppler. Clinical data were retrieved from the children's records.Results
There was no statistically significant difference in the frequencies of polymorphisms and haplotypes between children with and without acute cerebral ischemia or children with or without high-risk transcranial Doppler. These data are consistent with a previous report that showed an absence of association between interleukin-10 plasma levels and high-risk transcranial Doppler velocity in children with sickle cell anemia.Conclusion
Interleukin-10 haplotypes were not associated with the risk of acute cerebral ischemia or high-risk transcranial Doppler velocity in children with sickle cell anemia from the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
SUBMITTER: Belisario AR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5457462 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr - Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

Belisário André Rolim AR Sales Rahyssa Rodrigues RR Toledo Nayara Evelin NE Velloso-Rodrigues Cibele C Silva Célia Maria CM Viana Marcos Borato MB
Revista brasileira de hematologia e hemoterapia 20170221 2
<h4>Background</h4>The etiology of stroke, a severe complication of sickle cell anemia, involves inflammatory processes. However, the pathogenetic mechanisms are unknown. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of interleukin-10 polymorphisms and haplotypes on the risk of acute cerebral ischemia and high-risk transcranial Doppler in 395 children with sickle cell anemia from the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.<h4>Methods</h4>Interleukin-10 haplotypes were determined by polymerase chain ...[more]