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. 2022 Apr 24;13(5):747.
doi: 10.3390/genes13050747.

Genetic Variants of MIR27A, MIR196A2 May Impact the Risk for the Onset of Coronary Artery Disease in the Pakistani Population

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Genetic Variants of MIR27A, MIR196A2 May Impact the Risk for the Onset of Coronary Artery Disease in the Pakistani Population

Taqweem Ul Haq et al. Genes (Basel). .

Abstract

Genetic variants in microRNA genes have a detrimental effect on miRNA-mediated regulation of gene expression and may contribute to coronary artery disease (CAD). CAD is the primary cause of mortality worldwide. Several environmental, genetic, and epigenetic factors are responsible for CAD susceptibility. The contribution of protein-coding genes is extensively studied. However, the role of microRNA genes in CAD is at infancy. The study is aimed to investigate the impact of rs895819, rs11614913, and rs2168518 variants in MIR27A, MIR196A2, and MIR4513, respectively, in CAD using allele-specific PCR. Results: For variant rs11614913, significant distribution of the genotypes among the cases and controls was determined by co-dominant [χ2 = 54.4; p value ≤ 0.0001], dominant (C/C vs. C/T + T/T) [OR = 0.257 (0.133-0.496); p value ≤ 0.0001], recessive (T/T vs. C/T + C/C) [OR = 1.56 (0.677-0.632); p value = 0.398], and additive models [OR = 0.421 (0.262-0.675); p value = 0.0004]. Similarly, a significant association of rs895819 was determined by co-dominant [χ2 = 9.669; p value ≤ 0.008], dominant (A/A vs. A/G + G/G) [OR = 0.285 (0.1242-0.6575); p value ≤ 0.0034], recessive (G/G vs. A/G + A/A) [OR = 0.900 (0.3202-3.519); p value = 1.000], and additive models [OR = 0.604 (0.3640-1.002); p value = 0.05] while no significant association of rs2168518 with CAD was found. Conclusion: The variants rs895819 and rs11614913 are the susceptibility factors for CAD.

Keywords: CAD; DNA; SNP; allele-specific PCR; miRNA; molecular marker.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Figures

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Figure 1
The up-ward arrows show the mature sequence of hsa-mir-27a-3p while the red arrows indicate the seed region (6 nts). Stare (*) Indicates the location of all SNPs in hsa-mir-27a-5p.

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