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. 2018 Apr 1;37(2):141-147.
doi: 10.1515/jomb-2017-0051. eCollection 2018 Apr.

Association between MTHFR 677C>T Polymorphism and Vitamin B12 Deficiency: A Case-control Study

Khalid M Al-Batayneh  1 , Mazhar Salim Al Zoubi  1   2 , Murad Shehab  1 , Bahaa Al-Trad  1 , Khaldon Bodoor  3 , Wesam Al Khateeb  1 , Alaa A A Aljabali  4 , Mohammad Al Hamad  5 , Greg Eaton  6
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Association between MTHFR 677C>T Polymorphism and Vitamin B12 Deficiency: A Case-control Study

Khalid M Al-Batayneh et al. J Med Biochem. .

Abstract
in English, Serbian

Background: Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) deficiency is a prevalent worldwide health concern. Several factors are associated with vitamin B12 deficiency including lifestyle, genetic predisposition, and malfunctions in the absorption and transport of vitamin B12. In the current case-control study, we aimed at investigating the association between MTHFR polymorphisms and vitamin B12 deficiency in a Jordanian population.

Methods: Two polymorphic sites of the MTHFR gene (c.677C>T, rs1801133 and c.1286A>C, rs1801131) were analyzed using RFLP and DNA sequencing in a group of vitamin B12 deficient individuals (45 males and 55 females). As a control, 100 matching individuals (age and sex) with vitamin B12 levels > 200 ng/mL were also recruited for this study.

Results: The MTHFR c.677C>T variant was significantly associated with vitamin B12 deficiency in individuals from northern Jordan. The frequency of the homozygous MTHFR c.677C>T genotype was significantly higher in B12 deficient individuals in comparison with the control group (X2 = 8.397, p = 0.0150). The T allele frequency showed significant association with vitamin B12 deficiency in the study population (OR= 1.684, 95% CI: 1.116 to 2.542, p = 0.017). On the other hand, the MTHFR c.1286A>C variant did not show significant association with vitamin B12 deficiency in the selected population.

Conclusions: Our results showed a significant association between homozygous MTHFR c.677C>T variant and T allele frequencies and vitamin B12 deficiency in the Jordanian population.

Uvod: Nedostatak vitamina B12 (kobalamina) predstavlja svetski rasprostranjen zdravstveni problem. Sa deficijencijom vitamina B12 povezano je nekoliko faktora, kao što su način života, genetska predispozicija i poteškoće u apsorpciji i transportu vitamina B12. U ovoj anamnestičkoj studiji, cilj nam je bio da istražimo povezanost između polimorfizama MTHFR i deficijencije vitamina B12 u jednoj populaciji Jordanaca.

Metode: Dva polimorfna mesta na genu MTHFR (c.677C>T, rs1801166 i c.1286A>C, rs1801131) analizirana su pomoću metoda RFLP i DNK sekvenciranja u grupi sa deficijencijom vitamina B12 (45 muškaraca i 55 žena). Kao kontrolna grupa, u ovu studiju takođe je uključeno 100 osoba odgovarajuće starosti i pola sa nivoima vitamina B12 > 200 ng/mL.

Rezultati: Otkrivena je značajna povezanost između varijante MTHFR c.677C>T i deficijencije vitamina B12 kod osoba iz severnog Jordana. Učestalost homozigotnog genotipa MTHFR c.677C>T bila je značajno veća kod osoba sa nedostatkom B12 u poređenju s kontrolnom grupom (X2=8,397, p=0,0150). Učestalost T alela ukazala je na značajnu povezanost sa deficijencijom vitamina B12 u proučavanoj populaciji (OR = 1,684, 95% CI: 1,116 do 2,542, p = 0,017). S druge strane, varijanta MTHFR c.1286A>C nije bila u značajnoj asocijaciji s nedostatkom vitamina B12 u izabranoj populaciji.

Zaključak: Naši rezultati ukazuju na značajnu povezanost između učestalosti homozigotnih MTHFR c.677C>T i T alela i deficijencije vitamina B12 u ovoj populaciji Jordanaca.

Keywords: MTHFR polymorphisms; folate metabolism; homocysteine; vitamin B12 deficiency.

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Conflict of interest statement The authors stated that they have no conflicts of interest regarding the publication of this article.

Figures

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Figure 1
RFLP-PCR products of the MTHFR-c.677C>T genotypes by Hinf1. Lane 1: 100 bp DNA ladder, lanes 2-4: homozygous CC genotype, lanes 5-7: heterozygous CT genotype and lanes 8-10: recessive genotype TT.
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