Abstract:Aim To investigate the genetic association of glutathione peroxidase-1(GPX-1) gene polymorphism in patients with kawasaki disease (KD),and coronary artery lesions (CAL). Methods There were 92 patients with KD and 108 healthy subjects in this study. The genotype of locus -46C/T and locus 599C/T of GPX-1 were detected by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP). Results For -46C/T polymorphism and 599C/T polymorphism in GPX-1 gene,there were no significant differences between KD patients and the controls in genotype frequencies of CC,CT and TT,and allele frequencies of C and T (χ20.174 and 0.166,both P>0.05 χ20.429 and 0.368,both P>0.05) For -46C/T polymorphism and 599C/T polymorphism in GPX-1 gene,there were no significant differences between KD patients with CAL and without CAL in genotype and allele frequencies of C and T (χ20.507 and 0.487,both P>0.05 χ20.635 and 0.535,both P>0.05). Conclusion No association was found in -46C/T polymorphism and 599C/T polymorphism between GPX-1 gene and the risk of KD or its complication of CAL in this study.