ABSTRACT
Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the association between STK39 SNP rs35929607 and some cardiovascular risk factors in hypertension patients in holy Kerbala city, Iraq
Materials and Methods: We included 74 hypertensive patients with no signs and symptoms of renal impairment and another 30 control subjects. The links between genotype and hypertension were examined. Then, the SNP related variances in the blood pressure and remaining cardiovascular risk factors were studied
Results: There is no significant association between STK39 rs35929607 and hypertension in current study. However Allele A showed a significant association in hypertensive patient compared with control group particularly in female gender. The hypertensive patients showed a significant higher result in age, BMI, FBS, total cholesterol, and STG, LDL-C and lower level in HDL-C
Conclusion: The association between the SNP rs35929607ofSTK3 and hypertension was not significant in current study in Kerbala population of Iraq. Furthermore, only Allele A showed a significant association with hypertension in females group. Further studies needed to clarify the effect of other STK39 variants on these cardiovascular risk factors