title: Analysis of single nucleotide polymorphisms and haplotypes in HOXC gene cluster within susceptible region 12q13 of simple congenital heart disease.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  In the candidate region 12q13 of simple congenital heart disease(CHD), four single nucleotide polymorphisms(SNPs) in HOXC4 gene were chosen in order to investigate the distribution of SNP and haplotypes in simple CHD patients and normal people.
  
  
  METHODS
  The genotype of 4 SNPs in 108 simple CHD patients and 200 normal people were analyzed by restriction fragment length polymorphism(RFLP) and denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography(DHPLC). The statistical contingency table method was used to analyze SNP genotype frequency and gene frequency in patients and control group; then, the haplotypes were established and their frequencies in the two groups were assessed by PHASE software.
  
  
  RESULTS
  C16476T polymorphism was not detected; A17860G located in 3' flanking sequence of HOXC5 gene displayed significant difference between the two groups. The G allele frequency in simple CHD patients was higher than that in healthy controls(P < 0.05); the distribution of frequencies of 4 haplotypes showed significant difference(P < 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The A17860G located in 3'flanking sequence of HOXC5 gene is associated with simple CHD; the risk of CHD in the persons with G17860 is higher than that in those with A17860. the haplotype of 3 SNPs may be linked with the susceptible gene of simple CHD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Genetics, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, PR China.
authors.forename: Li-guo
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.forename: Guang-rong
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Xiao-yan
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Hong-yu
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Kai-lai
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000483:Alleles; D001483:Base Sequence; D002648:Child; D002881:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 12 / Q000235:genetics*; D004252:DNA Mutational Analysis; D005787:Gene Frequency; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease / Q000235:genetics; D005838:Genotype; D006239:Haplotypes / Q000235:genetics*; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000235:genetics*; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: C098691:HOXC4 protein, human; C118987:HOXC5 protein, human; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins