Lack of association of the renin-angiotensin system genes polymorphisms and left ventricular hypertrophy in hypertension.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of the present study was to determine if there is an association of different gene polymorphisms of renin-angiotensin system and left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) in patients with essential hypertension (EH) in St Petersburg population.


METHODS
We examined 156 patients (the mean age 49+/-8 years) with mild-to-moderate EH recruited from the general population of the outpatient clinic. Left ventricular mass was measured by echocardiography and left ventricular mass index (LVMI) was calculated. Subjects were genotyped for I/D polymorphism of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene, A1166C polymorphism of the AT1 receptor gene, M235T polymorphism of angiotensinogen gene and -6G/A polymorphism of its promoter region.


RESULTS
Genotype distribution of the sample obeyed Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium and was comparable to that reported previously for hypertensive individuals. Groups of patients with II, ID and DD polymorphism of ACE gene did not differ significantly in their LVMI levels. Furthermore, neither ID ACE-gene polymorphism nor ATI-receptor gene and angiotensinogen gene polymorphism was associated with LVH. Additionally, no any significant gene-gene interactions were found to be associated with LVH in the group studied.


CONCLUSIONS
In the light of these observations it seems reasonable to make a preliminary conclusion about lack of association between LVH and distinct polymorphisms of renin-angiotensin system genes in the population studied.
Shlyakhto
E V
EV
Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, St-Petersburg Pavlov State Medical University, Russia.
Shwartz
E I
EI
Nefedova
Y B
YB
Zukova
A V
AV
Vinnic
T A
TA
Conrady
A O
AO
D000328:Adult; D000808:Angiotensinogen / Q000235:genetics; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005820:Genetic Testing; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D017379:Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D007703:Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A / Q000235:genetics; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D044140:Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1; D011945:Receptors, Angiotensin / Q000235:genetics; D012084:Renin-Angiotensin System / Q000235:genetics*; D012426:Russia
D044140:Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1; D011945:Receptors, Angiotensin; D000808:Angiotensinogen; D007703:Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A