title: [The study of beta-fibrinogen gene - 455 G/A, - 148 C/T, 448 G/A polymorphisms and their association with plasma fibrinogen levels].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the frequency of beta-fibrinogen (beta-Fg) gene - 455 G/A, - 148 C/T, 448 G/A polymorphisms and their association with plasma fibrinogen levels in Han nationality in Guangdong Chinese.
  
  
  METHODS
  The beta-Fg gene - 455 G/A, - 148 C/T, 448 G/A polymorphisms of 156 individuals were analyzed by restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP). Plasma fibrinogen levels were determined by turbidimetry.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The frequencies of A(- 455), T(- 148) and A(448) allele were 0.276, 0.285 and 0.272, respectively. There were strong linkages of G(- 455), C(- 148) and G(448), and of A(- 455), T(- 148) and A(448), the correspondence was more than 97%. The plasma fibrinogen levels in the presence and absence of A(- 455) allele were (3.13 +/- 0.74) g/L and (2.89 +/- 0.57) g/L (P < 0.05); of T(- 148) allele were (3.12 +/- 0.73) g/L and (2.89 +/- 0.58) g/L (P < 0.05); and of A(448) were (3.13 +/- 0.74) g/L and (2.89 +/- 0.57) g/L (P < 0.05), respectively. The plasma fibrinogen levels of the three polymorphisms with the mutant gene are significantly higher than that in the wild type.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The three polymorphisms loci are strong linkage disequilibrium. It suggests that beta-Fg gene - 455 G/A, - 148 C/T, 448 G/A polymorphisms are associated with plasma fibrinogen levels.
authors.affiliation: Research Lab of Blood Diseases, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical College, Zhanjiang 524001, China.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ling
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000483:Alleles; D002681:China; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D005340:Fibrinogen / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017354:Point Mutation; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
chemical_list: D005340:Fibrinogen; D004247:DNA