Polymorphisms in DNA Repair Genes (APEX1, XPD,XRCC1 and XRCC3) and Risk of Preeclampsia in a Mexican Mestizo Population |
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Authors: | Ada Sandoval-Carrillo Edna M Méndez-Hernández Fernando Vazquez-Alaniz Marisela Aguilar-Durán Alfredo Téllez-Valencia Marcelo Barraza-Salas Francisco X Castellanos-Juárez Osmel La Llave-León José M Salas-Pacheco |
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Affiliation: | 1.Institute for Scientific Research, Juarez University of Durango State, 34000 Durango, Mexico; E-Mails: (A.S.-C.); (M.A.-D.); (F.X.C.-J.); (O.L.L.-L.);2.Faculty of Medicine and Nutrition, Juarez University of Durango State, 34000 Durango, Mexico; E-Mails: (E.M.M.-H.); (A.T.-V.); (M.B.-S.);3.General Hospital of Durango, Secretary of Health, Durango, 34000 Durango, Mexico; E-Mail: |
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Abstract: | Variations in genes involved in DNA repair systems have been proposed as risk factors for the development of preeclampsia (PE). We conducted a case-control study to investigate the association of Human apurinic/apyrimidinic (AP) endonuclease (APEX1) Asp148Glu (rs1130409), Xeroderma Pigmentosum group D (XPD) Lys751Gln (rs13181), X-ray repair cross-complementing group 1 (XRCC) Arg399Gln (rs25487) and X-ray repair cross-complementing group 3 (XRCC3) Thr241Met (rs861539) polymorphisms with PE in a Mexican population. Samples of 202 cases and 350 controls were genotyped using RTPCR. Association analyses based on a χ2 test and binary logistic regression were performed to determine the odds ratio (OR) and a 95% confidence interval (95% CI) for each polymorphism. The allelic frequencies of APEX1 Asp148Glu polymorphism showed statistical significant differences between preeclamptic and normal women (p = 0.036). Although neither of the polymorphisms proved to be a risk factor for the disease, the APEX1 Asp148Glu polymorphism showed a tendency of association (OR: 1.74, 95% CI = 0.96–3.14) and a significant trend (p for trend = 0.048). A subgroup analyses revealed differences in the allelic frequencies of APEX1 Asp148Glu polymorphism between women with mild preeclampsia and severe preeclampsia (p = 0.035). In conclusion, our results reveal no association between XPD Lys751Gln, XRCC Arg399Gln and XRCC3 Thr241Met polymorphisms and the risk of PE in a Mexican mestizo population; however, the results in the APEX1 Asp148Glu polymorphism suggest the need for future studies using a larger sample size. |
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Keywords: | preeclampsia polymorphisms APEX1 XPD XRCC1 XRCC3 |
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