title: No association of the genetic polymorphisms of endothelial nitric oxide synthase, dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase, and vascular endothelial growth factor with preeclampsia in Korean populations.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate whether there is any association between preeclampsia and eNOS, DDAH, and VEGF gene polymorphisms, and also to search for a possible association between haplotypes in eNOS, DDHA, and VEGF genes and the risk for preeclampsia. DNA was extracted from whole blood of 223 preeclampsia patients and 237 healthy pregnant women. The genotypes were analyzed by a single base primer extension assay using a SNaPShot assay kit. Results were analyzed with the Student's t-test, Chi-square test, and Logistic regression analysis. Haplotype analyses were performed using Haploview 3.2 version. There were no significant differences in genotype or allele frequencies of eNOS, DDAH, and VEGF gene polymorphisms between preeclampsia patients and controls. No increase in the risk of preeclampsia for those genes was observed under any model of inheritance and there were no statistically significant associations between any haplotypes and preeclampsia risk. Polymorphisms in eNOS, DDAH, and VEGF gene do not seem to be risk factors for preeclampsia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea. kkyj@ewha.ac.kr
authors.forename: Young Ju
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Bo Hyun
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Hyesook
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Sung-Chul
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Myung-Geol
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Pang
authors.forename: Hyun-Mee
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.forename: Kwang-Soo
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Sang-Mi
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Eom
authors.forename: Hyun-Young
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000581:Amidohydrolases / Q000235:genetics*; D044466:Asian People / Q000235:genetics; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005838:Genotype; D006239:Haplotypes; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D052250:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III / Q000235:genetics*; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000235:genetics*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A; D052250:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III; D000581:Amidohydrolases; C059999:dimethylargininase