• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제16권10호
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• pp.1397-1401
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• 2003

The aim of this study was to determine genotypes of four genetic markers and to investigate their association with milk production traits in Brown Swiss cattle imported to Slovakia. The bovine $\kappa$-casein, $\beta$-lactoglobulin, growth hormone and prolactin genotypes of 107 cows were identified by polymerase chain reaction. Effects all four genetic markers on milk, fat, protein and lactose yields and fat, protein and lactose percentage were estimated from a data set of 249 lactations. The frequency of desirable B allele of $\kappa$-casein gene to milk production was 0.46, alleles A of $\beta$-lactoglobulin gene was 0.55, allele and L of growth hormone gene was 0.45 and allele A and B of bovine prolactin gene were 0.61 and 0.39. The results of milk production obtained in our work showed that BB genotypes of $\kappa$-CN gene, AA genotypes of $\beta$-LG gene, LL genotypes of bGH gene were significantly associated with better milk production traits, mainly about the fat content. Association of a bovine prolactin genotypes with milk production were not found.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권15호
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• pp.6211-6217
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• 2014

Previous genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have implicated several single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the AT-rich interactive domain 5B (ARID5B) gene with childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). However, replicated studies reported some inconsistent results in different populations. Using meta-analysis, we here aimed to clarify the nature of the genetic risks contributed by the two polymorphisms (rs10994982, rs7089424) for developing childhood ALL. Through searches of PubMed, EMBASE, and manually searching relevant references, a total of 14 articles with 16 independent studies were included. Odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) were calculated to assess the associations. Both SNPs rs10994982 and rs7089424 showed significant associations with childhood ALL risk in all genetic models after Bonferroni correction. Furthermore, subtype analyses of B-lineage ALL provided strong evidence that SNP rs10994982 is highly associated with the risk of developing B-hyperdiploid ALL. These results indicate that SNPs rs10994982 and rs7089424 are indeed significantly associated with increased risk of childhood ALL.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.262-267
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• 1999

Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) polymorphism of the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) species complex sampled from the east coast of Korean was studied using a partial sequence of COIII gene (336 bp). Samples obtained from three localities on the east coast of Korea revealed four haplotypes with two clearly differentiated mitochondrial clades (termed clades B and E), separated by 4.2% of minimum sequence divergence. This pattern indicates no difference between east and south coasts of Korea. According to population genetic theory on evolutionary characteristics of mtDNA, we concluded that mtDNA introgression from M. edulis to M. gallprovincialis might be a source for mtDNA polymorphism found in mussels on the east coast of Korea.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제20권9호
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• pp.1342-1348
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• 2007

POU1F1 is a positive regulator for GH, PRL and TSH${\beta}$ and its mutations associate with production traits in ruminant animals. We described a DdeI PCR-RFLP method for detecting a silent allele in the goat POU1F1 gene: TCT (241Ser)>TCG (241Ser). Frequencies of $D_1$ allele varied from 0.600 to 1.000 in Chinese 801 goats. Significant associations of DdeI polymorphism with production traits were found in milk yield (*p<0.05), litter size (*p<0.05) and one-year-old weight (*p<0.05) between different genotypes. Individuals with genotype $D_1D_1$ had a superior performances when compared to those with genotype $D_1D_2$ (*p<0.05). Hence, the POU1F1 gene was suggested to the potential candidate gene for superior milk performance, reproduction trait and weight trait. Genotype $D_1D_1$, characterized by a DdeI PCR-RFLP detection, was recommended to geneticists and breeders as a molecular marker for better performance in the goat industry.

• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.29-31
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• 2008

Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the promoter region of the IL-1B (interleukin-1) gene have been implicated in a variety of diseases that have an inflammatory component. However, there has been significant heterogeneity among study results, especially between Caucasian and Asian populations. Recently, it has been reported that SNPs in the IL-1B gene affect transcription, according to haplotype context, and genetic association studies may be more informative if functional SNP haplotypes of population are analyzed. Therefore, we estimated the distribution of IL-1B promoter haplotypes in 433 Koreans using the three major functional IL-1B promoter SNPs (IL-1B -1464, -511, and -31) and compared the results with those in Caucasians. The difference in IL-1B promoter haplotype frequency between Korean and Caucasian populations was statistically significant. The potentially more inflammatory haplotypes had higher frequencies in Koreans when compared with Caucasians. These Korean haplotype data will be useful for future association studies between IL-1B SNPs and disease risk.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제17권7호
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• pp.910-913
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• 2004

Insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) gene is a structural gene associated with the growth and development of the animals. The present investigation was carried out to unravel nucleotide sequence and polymerase chain reactionrestriction fragment polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) of IGFBP-3 gene in buffalo. Genomic DNA was isolated from a total of 157 animals belonging to Murrah, Surti, Jaffarabadi and Nagpuri breeds of Indian riverine buffalo. A 655 bp of IGFBP-3 gene was amplified in all the breeds and amplicons were digested with Hae III, Taq I and Msp I restriction enzymes. On digestion with Hae III yielded single restriction pattern of 8 fragments of sizes 201, 165, 154, 56, 36, 19, 16 and 8 bp in all the animals studied. Similarly Taq I and Msp I also revealed single restriction pattern yielding fragments of sizes 240 and 415 bp and 145 and 510 bp, respectively. This shows nonpolymorphic nature of restriction sites in buffalo. Nucleotide sequencing of 587 bp of IGFBP-3 gene in Murrah buffalo was done and submitted to the GenBank (Accession No. AY304829). Nucleotide sequencing revealed an addition of 4 bases in the intronic region as compared to cattle.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권14호
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• pp.6019-6026
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• 2015

Background: The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between IL-18 gene polymorphisms and HBV-related diseases and whether these polymorphisms influence its expression in the Guangxi Zhuang population. Materials and Methods: We enrolled 129 chronic HBV infected (CHB) patients, 86 HBV-related liver cirrhosis (LC) patients and 160 healthy controls in our study. Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism methods were used to detect IL-18 gene -607C/A, -137G/C polymorphisms, and an ELISA kit was employed to determine serum IL-18 levels. Results: No correlation was found between the -607C/A polymorphism and risk of HBV-related disease. For the -137G/C polymorphism, the GC genotype and C allele were associated with a significantly lower risk of CHB (95%CI: 0.32-0.95, p=0.034 and 95%CI: 0.35-0.91, p=0.018) and HBV-related LC (95%CI: 0.24-0.89, p=0.022 and 95%CI: 0.28-0.90, p=0.021). A similar decreased risk was also found with the A-607C-137 haplotype. With respect to IL-18 expression, it was significantly lower in both patient groups, but no association was noted between the two polymorphisms in the IL-18 gene and its expression. Conclusions: Our study indicated that the -137C allele in the IL-18 gene may be a protective factor for HBV-related disease, and serum IL-18 level may be inversely associated with CHB and HBV-related LC.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.301-304
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• 2004

The polymorphism of insulin-like growth factor I (IGF I) in 6 chicken breeds (total n=515) was detected by PCR-Pst IRFLP, and allele A (621 bp) or allele B (364 and 257 bp) were observed. In these chicken breeds, it was found that exotic chicken carried high frequencies of allele B, while Chinese native chicken breeds carried high frequencies of allele A. Meanwhile the role of IGF I was investigated in 133 Ningdu Yellow chicken and 162 Wanzhai Yellow chicken. Five growth traits were recorded for analyzing the association between IGFI gene polymorphism and performance. In both the Ningdu and Wanzhai Yellow breeds, body weight at 4 months was significantly higher with BB genotype than with AA genotype (p<0.05). Furthermore, body weight at 2 months in the Wanzhai Yellow breeds was also higher with BB genotype than with AA genotype (p<0.05). There were no differences among the genotypes for the other traits studied. Based on these results, it is necessary to do more studies on IGFI before making the IGFI locus into the application of maker-assisted selection programms.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.529-535
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• 1998

연구배경: IL-4는 기관지천식의 병인에 중요한 역할을 하는 cytokine으로서 B세포에서 IgE를 생성하게 하여 아토피의 발생에 중요한 역할을 한다. IL-4의 유전자 다형에 관한 연구로 promoter부위 (-589) 에 cytosine이 thymine으로 치환되는 polymorphism(-589 C$\rightarrow$T polymorphism) 이 존재한다는 것이 밝혀졌다. 그 후 IL-4 유전자 polymorphism이 천식 환자에 어떤 영향을 미치는 지에 대한 연구가 진행되어 왔다. 본 연구에서는 polymorphism이 IL-4 유전자의 발현을 조절하는 promoter에 위치하므로 혈액내 IgE level에 영향을 주어 증상의 정도에 관여할 것이라는 가정하에 천식 환자의 증상의 정도와 IL-4 유전자 다형과의 연관성을 조사하였다. 또한 한국의 천식환자에서의 이러한 유전자 다형의 유형과 빈도를 조사하였다. 방 법: 고려대학교 부속병원에 내원한 49명의 천식환자와 33명의 정상 대조군을 대상으로 하였다. 모든 천식 환자는 증상의 정도에 따라 경증, 중등증 및 중증의 두 대상군으로 나누었다. 모둔 천식 환자와 정상인의 혈액에서 DNA를 분리하였고 ARMS(Amplification Refractory Mutation System) 및 RFLP(Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism)를 시행하여 polymorphism의 존재 및 유형을 검색하였다. 결 과: 천식 환자의 중상의 정도와 IL-4 유전자 다형의 유형과는 유의한 관계를 발견할 수 없었다 (P=0.709). 정상인이나 천식환자에서 polymorphism(C/T 및 T/T형)의 빈도가 각각 100% 와 95.9%로 서양보다 월등히 높았다. 그러나 두 군에서 polymorphism의 유형 및 그 빈도에 있어서 차이는 없었다. 33명의 정상 대조군에서는 C/C형을 발견할 수 없었고, 정상인과 천식환자에서 공히 T/T형이 C/T형보다 약간 많은 빈도를 보였다. 결 론: IL-4 유전자의 -589 C/T polymorphism과 천식 환자의 증상의 경중과는 유의한 연관성을 발견하지 못했다. 그러나 우리나라 천식 환자와 정상인에서 서양보다 월등히 많은 수에서 polymorphism을 관찰할 수 있었으며, 정상인에서는 C/C 형이 발견되지 않았다. 따라서 IL-4 유전자 다형성이 종족간에 현저한 차이를 보일 수 있다는 결론을 얻을 수 있었다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.627-635
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• 2004

주문진 근해의 동해산 넙치, 통영과 거제의 양식산 넙치, 그리고 북한 해역의 동해산 넙치를 이용하여 넙치 ND-4와 cytochrome b유전자의 다양성을 관찰하기 위하여 DGES와 DNA 염기서열 검색을 병행하였는데, 각각의 다른 지역에서 얻은 넙치들은 ND-4-2와 ND-4-3 영역에서 특징적인 DNA 다양성이 있었으나 넙치의 cytochrome b유전자에서는 지역간의 차이를 보이는 유전자 변이가 발견되지 않았다. 따라서 본 연구에서 넙치의 지역별 차이를 구별하는 원산지 판별에는 사용된 DGES와 DNA 염기서열 검색 방법이 효과적이었으며, 넙치의 유전자에서는 개체간의 변이가 ND-4-2와 ND-4-3 영역에서 구별되는 유전자 다양성이 관찰되었으므로, 넙치의 원산지 판정을 위한 유전자 검사에는 ND-4-2와 ND-4-3영역의 검색이 필요하다.