title: Impact of delta-sarcoglycan gene polymorphism on the occurrence of coronary spastic angina in Japanese patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) frequently complain of angina-like symptoms in the absence of organic coronary stenoses. Coronary spasm might cause myocardial ischemia in HCM patients. Delta-sarcoglycan plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of HCM and coronary spasm in a mouse model.
  
  
  RESULTS
  This is a retrospective, single-center study with a small sample size. Seventy patients with HCM underwent coronary angiography and received acetylcholine provocation test. Coronary risk factors and 5'-untranslated region (UTR) G to C polymorphism on delta-sarcoglycan gene (n=64) were evaluated in the HCM patients. In 31 (44.3%) of 70 HCM patients, coronary spasm was induced by the provocation. None of the coronary risk factors was significantly different between the coronary spasm group and the non-coronary spasm group. The 5'-UTR gene polymorphism was associated with the occurrence of coronary spasm with an additive effect on the coexistence (p=0.025). Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that the C allele of 5'-UTR polymorphism was a significant risk factor for coronary spasm in patients with HCM (odds ratio, 3.1; 95% confidence interval, 1.0 to 9.5; p=0.045) that was independent of traditional coronary risk factors.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The 5'-UTR polymorphism on delta-sarcoglycan gene was associated with coronary spasm in Japanese patients with HCM.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Japan.
authors.forename: Tsuyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Honda
authors.forename: Seigo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sugiyama
authors.forename: Tomohiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kaikita
authors.forename: Hisao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ogawa
mesh_terms: D020121:5' Untranslated Regions; D000368:Aged; D000787:Angina Pectoris; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000150:complications*; D003329:Coronary Vasospasm / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D049031:Sarcoglycans / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D020121:5' Untranslated Regions; D049031:Sarcoglycans