We investigated a possible association between hypertension and haptoglobin, angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE), glutathione S-transferases GSTM1 and GSTT1, MnSOD (Val9Ala), CAT (-21A/T), and GPX1 (Pro198Leu) gene polymorphisms in an urban Brazilian population group from Brasília.
Statistically significant associations with VTE were identified for factor V G1691A (OR 9.45; 95% CI 6.72-13.30, p < 0.0001), factor V A4070G (OR 1.24; 95% CI 1.02-1.52, p = 0.03), prothrombin G20210A, (OR 3.17; 95% CI 2.19-3.46, p < 0.00001), prothrombin G11991A, (OR 1.17; 95% CI 1.07-1.27, p = 0.0007), PAI-1 4G/5G, (OR 1.62; 95% CI 1.22-2.16, p = 0.0008), alpha-fibrinogen Thr312Ala (OR 1.37; 95% CI 1.14-1.64, p = 0.0008), all in Caucasian populations.
We have previously reported an association of the deletion (D-) allele of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism and the A-allele of the angiotensin II receptor subtype 2 (AT2R) 1675 G>A polymorphism with risk of severe hypoglycaemia in such patients.
High renin-angiotensin system activity and the A-allele of the AT2R 1675G/A polymorphism associate with high risk of severe hypoglycemia in type 1 diabetes.
G-containing genotypes (AG + GG) and G allele of AT2R in intron 1 (A1675G) were more frequent in SLE patients compared to controls ( p = 0.01, OR = 2.3, 95% CI = 1.2-4.5; p = 0.02, OR = 2.1, 95% CI = 1.2-3.7, respectively).
High renin-angiotensin system activity and the A-allele of the AT2R 1675G/A polymorphism associate with high risk of severe hypoglycemia in type 1 diabetes.
In conclusion, our results suggest that V16A polymorphism of the Mn-SOD gene is not related to the development of diabetes and progression of DR, but is associated with DME in Korean type 2 diabetic patients.
This study was designed to investigate whether V16A polymorphism of the manganese superoxide dismutase (Mn-SOD) gene is associated with the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus and with progression of diabetic retinopathy (DR) and diabetic macular edema (DME).
In conclusion, our results suggest that V16A polymorphism of the Mn-SOD gene is not related to the development of diabetes and progression of DR, but is associated with DME in Korean type 2 diabetic patients.
In conclusion, our results suggest that V16A polymorphism of the Mn-SOD gene is not related to the development of diabetes and progression of DR, but is associated with DME in Korean type 2 diabetic patients.
In conclusion, our results suggest that V16A polymorphism of the Mn-SOD gene is not related to the development of diabetes and progression of DR, but is associated with DME in Korean type 2 diabetic patients.
To determine whether the DNA polymorphisms in A:POE (epsilon2, epsilon3, and epsilon4 alleles), A:GT (M235T), A:T1R (1166 A:/C:), and ACE (I:/D:) are associated with early onset of myocardial infarction (MI), we genotyped 220 patients and 200 controls <55 years of age.
Furthermore, an M235T variant of the angiotensinogen (AGT) gene has been associated with hypertension, an important risk factor for the development and progression of diabetic nephropathy.
A substitution (M235T) polymorphism in angiotensinogen (AGT) may interact with ACE I/D polymorphism for the risk of diabetic nephropathy, but their prognostic values have to be established by follow-up studies.
In studies conducted in several different populations, the M235T substitution in the angiotensinogen (AGT) locus has been associated with hypertension.