The interleukin-1 receptor antagonist gene and the inhibitor of kappa B-like protein gene polymorphisms are not associated with myocardial infarction in Slovene population with type 2 diabetes

In this study we investigated the association of the interleukin-1 receptor antagonist gene variable number tandem repeat (IL1RN VNTR)polymorphism and of the inhibitor of kappa B-likeprotein (IKBL) gene polymorphism with myocardial infarction (MI) in a group of patients with type 2 diabetes. The IL1RN VNTR and the IKBL + 738T > C gene polymorphisms were tested in 374 Caucasians: 151 cases with MI and 223 subjects with no history of coronary artery disease. The 1L1RN VNTR polymorphism was not a risk factor for MI in Caucasians with type 2 diabetes (genotype 22 vs. the rest: odds ratio (OR) 1. 6; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0. 8-3.5; p = 0.2). We also failed to demonstrate that IKBL + 738T > C gene polymorphism was associated with MI in patients with type 2 diabetes (OR =0.9; 95% CI = 0.3-2.6; p=0.9). We provide evidence that the IL1RN VNTR and the IKBL + 738T > C gene polymorphisms are not risk factors for MI in Caucasians with type 2 diabetes.