title: Polymorphisms in transcobalamin II gene is associated with coronary artery disease in Indian population.
abstract: Transcobalamin (TCII) is a key enzyme involved in intracellular transport of vitamin B12. We had earlier shown that vitamin B12 levels are associated with Coronary Artery Disease (CAD). Herein, we evaluated the association of four nonsynonymous single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of TCII gene with CAD in 1398 individuals (589 CAD cases and 809 controls). Using logistic regression, we found that three SNPs (G1196A, C776G and C1043T) were significantly associated with CAD and one (G1196A) with vitamin B12 levels even after controlling for confounding factors. Thus, polymorphisms in TCII gene may play an important role in the etiology of CAD.
authors.affiliation: Genomics and Molecular Medicine, CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Gaurav
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Garg
authors.forename: Jitender
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Vinay Singh
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Tanwar
authors.forename: Trayambak
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Basak
authors.forename: Sandeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Seth
authors.forename: Ganesan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Karthikeyan
authors.forename: Shantanu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sengupta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000483:Alleles; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / Q000235:genetics*; D012044:Regression Analysis; D014155:Transcobalamins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D014805:Vitamin B 12 / Q000097:blood*; D044465:White People / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D014155:Transcobalamins; D014805:Vitamin B 12