Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha Gene Polymorphism (C-850T) in Korean Patients with Preeclampsia
Journal of Genetic Medicine
;
: 155-160, 2009.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Preeclampsia is a multisystem human pregnancy-specific disorder. The pathophysiology of preeclampsia is linked with over-stimulation of inflammatory cytokines by placental ischemia via reduced uterine perfusion pressure during pregnancy. Although an increase in tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha has been reported in preeclamptic women, there is little evidence of a relationship between TNF-alpha gene variations and preeclampsia. In this study, we identified a single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), C-850T, in the TNF-alpha gene promoter region in Korean preeclamptic women and investigated the association between this SNP and the development of preeclampsia. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
This polymorphism was analyzed in peripheral blood samples from 198 preeclamptic pregnancies and 194 normotensive pregnancies using a SNapShot kit and an ABI Prism 3100 Genetic analyzer.RESULTS:
Genotypes and allele frequencies for C-850T did not differ between preeclamptic and normotensive pregnancies. The distributions of genotypes (CC, CT and TT) were 74.3%, 22.2% and 3.5%, respectively, in preeclamptic pregnancies, and 71.6%, 25.8% and 2.6%, respectively, in normotensive pregnancies. The frequencies of the C and T alleles were 0.85 and 0.15 in preeclamptic pregnancies and 0.84 and 0.16 in normotensive pregnancies, respectively. There was no increased risk of preeclampsia in subjects with the CT (OR, 0.83; P=0.44) or TT genotypes (OR, 1.32; P=0.64).CONCLUSION:
We found no differences in the genotypes or allele frequencies of the TNF-alpha gene polymorphism between preeclamptic and normotensive pregnancies. This study suggests that the TNF-alpha gene polymorphism may be not associated with the development of preeclampsia in pregnant Korean women.
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Assunto principal:
Perfusão
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Pré-Eclâmpsia
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Citocinas
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Regiões Promotoras Genéticas
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Fator de Necrose Tumoral alfa
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Alelos
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Frequência do Gene
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Genótipo
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Isquemia
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
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Gravidez
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Journal of Genetic Medicine
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
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