Genetic study of I kappa B alpha gene promoter polymorphism associated with hepatitis C virus in Egyptian patients | ||||
Journal of Bioscience and Applied Research | ||||
Volume 8, Issue 3, September 2022, Page 154-162 PDF (1.05 MB) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/jbaar.2022.255496 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Mamoun Kamal Ghazalah 1; Sameer El-Masry1; Ibrahim Helmy2; Ehab Abd-Elkhalek3 | ||||
11. Department of Molecular Biology, Biogenetic engineering Research Institute, Sadat City University, Egypt | ||||
22. Department of Molecular Biology Faculty of Science, Kafr al-Sheikh University, Egypt | ||||
33. Department of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Egypt | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Background: Host genetic polymorphism is one of the major unalterable major factors for HCV infection, NF-κB proteins play multiple roles in immune response and involve in HCV infection and progression. Aim of the study: To investigate the associations between single nucleotide polymorphism (SNPs) in NF-Kb and the susceptibility as well as resolution of HCV infection. Patients and Methods: This prospective case-control study was conducted at the physical examination center on 150 Egyptian population, including 50 uninfected control cases, 50 cases with spontaneous viral clearance, and 50 cases with persistent HCV infection, they are genotyped for four SNPs (rs11820062, rs230530, rs1056890 and rs3774963) using a Taq Man assay. Results: The current study revealed that the mutation in rs_11820062 of the I kappa B alpha gene significantly increased the risk for HCV infection with a p-value <0.05. Conclusion: This study revealed that genetic variants of the NF-κB pathway genes (rs11820062 T allele) are associated with an increased risk of HCV susceptibility. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Recombinant immune blot assays; Single nucleotide polymorphisms; Nuclear factor of Kappa light polypeptide gene enhancer in B-cell | ||||
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