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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the association of synaptobrevins/vesicle-associated membrane proteins 8 (VAMP8) gene rs1010 polymorphism with coronary heart disease (CHD) in Chinese Han population.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The allele and genotype frequencies of the VAMP8 gene rs1010 locus in 185 CHD patients and 149 controls were analyzed by using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) and DNA sequencing.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>There was polymorphism of the VAMP8 gene rs1010 locus in the studied population. The distribution of VAMP8 genotypes was in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. The frequency of the A allele in the CHD group was significantly higher than that in control (67.3% vs 53.0%, P< 0.05). Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that genotypes AA and AG were independent risk factors of coronary heart disease. The odds ratio (OR) of (AA+AG) genotype versus GG genotype was 1.969,95% CI: 1.032-3.755.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The VAMP8 rs1010 polymorphism was associated with CHD risk in Chinese Han population, the A allele might serve as a genetic risk factor of coronary heart disease.</p>
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Aged , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Asian People , Genetics , Coronary Disease , Genetics , Genetic Predisposition to Disease , Genetics , Genotype , Polymerase Chain Reaction , Polymorphism, Genetic , Genetics , Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length , Genetics , R-SNARE Proteins , GeneticsABSTRACT
Objective To study whether CETP TaqIB,KCNE1 S38G and eNOS T-786C genetic polymorphisms are associated with non-valvular atrial fibrillation in the Han population from Zhejiang province.Methods Polymerase chain reaction restriction fragment length polymorphism assay was used to detect the distribution of alleles and genotypes of CETP TaqIB,KCNE1 S38G and eNOS T-786C in 147 patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation and in 147 subjects as controls in Han population of Zhejiang province.Results (1)The frequency of CETP B1 allele in NVAF patients was higher than that of the control group and showing a statistically significant difference(OR=1.763,95%CI:1.247-2.492.P=0.002). (2) Results from logistic regression analysis revealed that: after adjustment of confounding variables such as sex,age,smoking,hypertension and body mass index,data from the binary logistic analysis showed a statistically significant difference in CETP TaqIB genetic polymorphism between Patients and controls.(3)From multifactor dimensionality reduction analysis,results showed an interaction of CETP TaqIB,KCNE1 S38G and eNOS T-786C genetic polymorphisms.Odds ratio of the three simultaneously existing genetic polymorphisms was 1.849 times more than CETP TaqIB alone.Conclusion CETP BI allele was an independent risk factor for predisposition to non- valvular atrial fibrillation.These findings suggested that the simultaneous existence of CETP B1,KCNE1 S38G and eNOS T-786C allele might be elevated with the predisposition to non-valvular atrial fibrillation in the Han population of Zhejiang province.