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Mol. Hum. Reprod. Advance Access originally published online on March 3, 2006
Molecular Human Reproduction 2006 12(4):233-236; doi:10.1093/molehr/gal024
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Genetic polymorphisms of vascular endothelial growth factor in severe pre-eclampsia

Ilona Bányász1,5, Szilvia Szabó1, Géza Bokodi1, Ádám Vannay2, Barna Vásárhelyi3, András Szabó1, Tivadar Tulassay1,2,3 and János Rigó, Jr4

1First Department of Pediatrics, 2Szentágothai János Knowledge Centre, Semmelweis University, 3Research Group for Pediatrics and Nephrology, Hungarian Academy of Sciences and 4First Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary

5 To whom correspondence should be addressed at: First Department of Pediatrics, Semmelweis University, 1083 Budapest, Bókay János u. 53-54, Hungary. E-mail: banyasz{at}gyer1.sote.hu

Several lines of evidence support the hypothesis that vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) plays an important role in the pathogenesis of pre-eclampsia (PE). VEGF is a key component in the regulation of vascular remodelling and the survival of cytotrophoblasts in the placenta. In this case–control study, we aimed to test whether VEGF genetic polymorphisms are associated with the risk of severe PE. We enrolled 84 nulliparous pregnant women with severe PE (PE group). Their VEGF G+405C and VEGF C–2578A genotypes were determined by PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) from venous blood samples and were compared with the corresponding VEGF genotypes of 96 nulliparous patients with uncomplicated pregnancies (control group). Carriers of the VEGF+405G allele occurred less frequently in PE than in the control group [P = 0.039; adjusted odds ratio (aOR) = 0.28, range: 0.08–0.93]. Hypertension and proteinuria were diagnosed earlier (by 1.6 weeks and 1.9 weeks, respectively) in PE patients with VEGF–2578A only after adjustment of this association for risk factors of PE. Our results suggest that carriers of VEGF+405G allele have a decreased susceptibility to PE and that the progression of PE may be modified by the presence of VEGF–2578A allele. Nevertheless, the clinical significance of these findings remains to be determined.

Key words: hypertension/polymorphism/proteinuria/severe pre-eclampsia/VEGF


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