title: Leptin receptor gene polymorphisms in severely pre-eclamptic women.
abstract: Variants of the leptin receptor gene (LEPR) may modulate the effect of elevated serum leptin levels in pre-eclampsia. The aim of our study was to evaluate the LEPR gene polymorphisms Lys109Arg (A109G) and Gln223Arg (A223G) in severely pre-eclamptic women. In a case-control study, we analyzed blood samples from 124 severely pre-eclamptic patients and 107 healthy control women by the polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism method. The Pearson chi2 test was used to estimate odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI). The association was adjusted for maternal age, pre-pregnancy body mass index and primiparity with logistic regression analysis. Pregnant women with the LEPR 223G allele (223A/G or 223G/G genotype) had almost double the risk of developing severe pre-eclampsia compared with patients with the 223A/A genotype (adjusted OR = 1.92, 95% CI: 1.07-3.41). Genotype variants of LEPR A109G alone did not affect the risk of severe pre-eclampsia. Haplotype estimation of A109G and A223G polymorphisms of the LEPR gene revealed that the G-A haplotype versus other pooled haplotypes was significantly less common in the pre-eclamptic group (p < 0.01), while the G-G haplotype versus others was overrepresented among severely pre-eclamptic patients (p < 0.01), compared with controls. In conclusion, our data indicate that LEPR A223G polymorphism may individually modify the risk of severe pre-eclampsia.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary. rigo@noil.sote.hu
authors.forename: János
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rigó
authors.forename: György
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Szendei
authors.forename: Klára
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rosta
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fekete
authors.forename: Krisztina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bögi
authors.forename: Attila
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Molvarec
authors.forename: Zsolt
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Rónai
authors.forename: Agota
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vér
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000235:genetics*; D054411:Receptors, Leptin
chemical_list: C515448:LEPR protein, human; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D054411:Receptors, Leptin