title: SOD3 R231G polymorphism associated with coronary artery disease and myocardial infarction. The Ludwigshafen Risk and Cardiovascular Health (LURIC) study.
abstract: This study examined the superoxide dismutase 3 (SOD3) R231G polymorphism in relation to the severity of coronary artery disease (CAD) and the risk of myocardial infarction (MI) in 3211 individuals; 94.4% of study participants were homozygous for SOD3 231RR and 5.5% were heterozygous for SOD3 231RG. The odds ratios of the RG and GG genotype (adjusted for age, gender and for conventional cardiovascular risk factors) were 2.02 (95% CI, 1.23-3.33, p=0.005) for the highest vs the lowest Friesinger coronary score and 1.40 (95% CI, 1.02-1.92, p=0.037) for MI, respectively. Further the SOD3 RG and GG genotype was associated with lower alpha-tocopherol levels than the wild type SOD3 RR genotype. It is concluded that the SOD3 231RG and GG genotype is associated with lower alpha-tocopherol levels and the severity of CAD and the risk of MI.
authors.affiliation: Synlab Center of Laboratory Diagnostics Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany. tanja.grammer@synlab.de
authors.forename: Tanja B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Grammer
authors.forename: Wilfried
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Renner
authors.forename: Michael M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Hoffmann
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kleber
authors.forename: Brigitte M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Winkelhofer-Roob
authors.forename: Bernhard O
authors.initials: BO
authors.lastname: Boehm
authors.forename: Winfried
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Maerz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D016017:Odds Ratio; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000235:genetics*; D024502:alpha-Tocopherol / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: C441642:SOD3 protein, human; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D024502:alpha-Tocopherol