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. 2010 Jan 15:11:6.
doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-11-6.

Gene polymorphisms in association with emerging cardiovascular risk markers in adult women

Amy Z Fan  1 , Ajay Yesupriya, Man-huei Chang, Meaghan House, Jing Fang, Renée Ned, Donald Hayes, Nicole F Dowling, Ali H Mokdad
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Gene polymorphisms in association with emerging cardiovascular risk markers in adult women

Amy Z Fan et al. BMC Med Genet. .

Abstract

Background: Evidence on the associations of emerging cardiovascular disease risk factors/markers with genes may help identify intermediate pathways of disease susceptibility in the general population. This population-based study is aimed to determine the presence of associations between a wide array of genetic variants and emerging cardiovascular risk markers among adult US women.

Methods: The current analysis was performed among the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) III phase 2 samples of adult women aged 17 years and older (sample size n = 3409). Fourteen candidate genes within ADRB2, ADRB3, CAT, CRP, F2, F5, FGB, ITGB3, MTHFR, NOS3, PON1, PPARG, TLR4, and TNF were examined for associations with emerging cardiovascular risk markers such as serum C-reactive protein, homocysteine, uric acid, and plasma fibrinogen. Linear regression models were performed using SAS-callable SUDAAN 9.0. The covariates included age, race/ethnicity, education, menopausal status, female hormone use, aspirin use, and lifestyle factors.

Results: In covariate-adjusted models, serum C-reactive protein concentrations were significantly (P value controlling for false-discovery rate < or = 0.05) associated with polymorphisms in CRP (rs3093058, rs1205), MTHFR (rs1801131), and ADRB3 (rs4994). Serum homocysteine levels were significantly associated with MTHFR (rs1801133).

Conclusion: The significant associations between certain gene variants with concentration variations in serum C-reactive protein and homocysteine among adult women need to be confirmed in further genetic association studies.

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