Screening for methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677T and A1298C polymorphisms in Indian patients with idiopathic mental retardation.
Although genetic, nutritional, and environmental factors have been found to aggravate mental retardation in approximately 1% of individuals, no cause is known till date. In this study, two genetic polymorphisms in methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR), C677T (rs#1801133) and A1298C (rs#1801131), have been investigated in idiopathic mental retardation (IMR) subjects. Significantly higher frequency of the C677 allele was observed in IMR (n = 155; chi(2) = 5.5; P = 0.019) and moderate IMR (n = 67; chi(2) = 6.16; P = 0.013) groups as compared to controls (n = 126); for A1298C, no significant difference was noticed. TDT analysis revealed preferential transmission of C677 allele to a small group of mild IMR probands (chi(2) = 5.545; P = 0.018). Higher frequency of CA haplotype was also noticed in IMR cases as compared to controls (chi(2) = 6.28; P = 0.012). We infer from the present investigation that these polymorphisms are not contributing to the aetiology of IMR in this population since both case-control and family-based analysis revealed no significant transmission of the mutated allele.
Manovikas Biomedical Research and Diagnostic Centre, Kolkata, India.
Samikshan
S
Dutta
Aneek
A
Das Bhowmik
Swagata
S
Sinha
Anindita
A
Chattopadhyay
Kanchan
K
Mukhopadhyay
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005838:Genotype; D006239:Haplotypes / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D042965:Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (NADPH2) / Q000235:genetics*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*
D042965:Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (NADPH2)