Mol. Hum. Reprod. Advance Access originally published online on December 22, 2005
Molecular Human Reproduction 2006 12(1):51-54; doi:10.1093/molehr/gah252
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Maternal and offspring MTHFR gene C677T polymorphism as predictors of congenital atrial septal defect and patent ductus arteriosus
1Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing and 2The Second Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
3 To whom correspondence should be addressed at: Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100083, China. E-mail: liyong{at}bjmu.edu.cn
To observe the association of MTHFR gene C677T locus polymorphism with occurrence of congenital heart defects (CHDs), 21 patients with atrial septal defect (ASD), 35 patients with patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), one patient with both conditions combined, and their biological parents were collected as the case group. Another 104 normal individuals and their biological parents without a family history of birth defects were selected as the control group. MTHFR C677T genotypes of each sample were determined by polymerase chain reaction–restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR–RFLP). The results showed for the occurrence of ASD, the odds ratio (OR) of TT genotype was 4.08 [95% confidence interval (95% CI) = 1.28–13.24] compared with CT genotype. For the occurrence of PDA, the ORs of TT were 3.44 (95% CI = 0.89–16.13) and 2.38 (95% CI = 0.92–6.14) compared with CC and CT genotypes, respectively. Author as meant? Compared with CC + CT genotype combination, the ORs of TT were 3.95 (95% CI = 1.38–11.44) and 2.60 (95% CI = 1.02–6.36) for ASD and PSD respectively. The results also had sex differences and the statistical significance was only observed in male ASD and female PDA. The ORs of T allele carriers were 2.29 (95% CI = 1.08–4.92) and 1.88 (95% CI = 1.02–3.47) compared with C allele for the occurrences of ASD and PDA respectively. The analysis of parents genotype showed that the OR of TT mothers was 2.31 (95% CI = 0.96–5.59, P < 0.05) compared with (CC + CT) for the occurrence of PDA in offspring. So this study could give a clue that MTHFR C677T locus variation was related with occurrence of ASD and PDA, and the carriers of TT genotype and T allele had higher risk of diseases. The mother carrying TT genotype was associated with occurrence of PDA in offspring.
Key words: ASD/family/gene polymorphism/MTHFR/PDA
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