Research Article

Polymorphisms in the IFNγ, IL-10, and TGFβ Genes May Be Associated with HIV-1 Infection

Table 1

Restriction enzymes, primer sequences, annealing temperatures, and fragments generated during polymorphism identification.

Polymorphisms
(endonuclease)
PrimersGenome locationHybridization temperature
(°C)
Alleles and fragments (bp)

rs1800795
(Nla III)
IL-6 F: 5′-AAAGGAAGAGTGGTTCTGCTTCT-3′ 
IL-6 R: 5′-ATCTTTGTTGGAGGGTGAGG-3′
-174G/C (promoter)59C: 85, 84
G: 169

rs1800896
(Mnl I)
IL-10 F: 5′-TCTGAAGAAGTCCTGATGTC-3′ 
IL-10 R: 5′-CTCTTACCTATCCCTACTTCC-3′
-1082A/G (promoter)60A: 125, 65
G: 93, 65, 32

rs2430561
(Hinf I)
INFg F: 5′-GATTTTATTCTTACAACACAAAATCAAGAC-3′ 
INFg R: 5′-GCAAAGCCACCCCACTATAA-3′
+874T/A (first intron)53A: 176
T: 148, 28

rs1800629
(Nco I)
TNFa F: 5′-AGGCAATAGGTTTTGAGGGCCAT-3′ 
TNFa R: 5′-TCCTCCCTGCTCCGATTCCG-3′
-308G/A (promoter)60A: 107
G: 87, 20

rs1800469
(Dde I)
TGFβ1 F: 5′-GGAGAGCAATTCTTACAGGTG-3′ 
TGFβ1 R: 5′-TAGGAGAAGGAGGGTCTGTC-3′
-509C/T (promoter)61T: 120
C: 74, 46

F: forward; R: reverse; bp: base pairs.