title: Genetic polymorphisms of vascular endothelial growth factor and risk for retinopathy of prematurity in South of Iran.
abstract: Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a multifactorial disease, that cause visual impairment in premature children. The exact pathogenesis and etiology of ROP is unknown and genetic susceptibility is considered as risk factor. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) plays a major role in retinal neovascularization and subsequently retinal detachment. VEGF polymorphism is associated with proliferative ROP in some studies. We examined the possible association of the VEGF gene polymorphisms with ROP in preterm infants in south of Iran. A total of 111 preterm infants were examined by ophthalmologist and after that were genotyped. Genotyping of the VEGF +405 (rs2010963) and VEGF +936 (rs3025039) was done by the polymerase chain reaction and restriction fragment length polymorphism methods. The frequency of VEGF alleles, genotypes and haplotype distribution were compared between groups. The patients were divided in three groups: 66 to the normal group (normal fundoscopy), and 45 to the ROP group; 30 infants were not treated with Lasertherapy (Regressive group) and 15 treated with Lasertherapy. The frequency of VEGF +405 and VEGF +936 G/C genotypes as well as allele frequencies was not different between groups. No significant difference was found between ROP with treatment and ROP without lasertherapy. Our report indicate that there is no association between the carrier states of gene polymorphisms VEGF +405, VEGF +936 and progression or spontaneous regression of ROP in preterm infants in Iranian population. However, it should be considered that angiogenesis is a complex process and genetic factors in addition to environmental factors are contributed in this pathway.
authors: Department of Ophthalmology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
authors: Zahra Asadi
authors: ZA
authors: Kalmeh
authors: Negar
authors: N
authors: Azarpira
authors: Mahnaz
authors: M
authors: Mosallaei
authors: Hamid
authors: H
authors: Hosseini
authors: Zahra
authors: Z
authors: Malekpour
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007492:Iran; D008297:Male; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012178:Retinopathy of Prematurity / Q000235:genetics*; D012306:Risk; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
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