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- Title
MTHFR 677 CT/MTHFR 1298 CC genotypes are associated with increased risk of hypertension in Indians.
- Authors
Suchita Markan; Meenakshi Sachdeva; Badan Sehrawat; Savita Kumari; Sanjay Jain; Madhu Khullar
- Abstract
Abstract  The goals of our present study were to measure plasma homocysteine levels and determine their association with methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene polymorphisms (C677T and A1298C) in essential hypertensive subjects. Plasma total homocysteine and folic acid levels were measured in essential hypertensive patients (n = 153) before and after oral supplementation with either 5 mg folic acid tablet/day or 5 mg placebo/day for 4 weeks and compared with age and sex matched normotensive controls (n = 133). MTHFR gene polymorphisms (C677T and A1298C) were studied by restriction fragment length polymorphism and correlated with plasma homocysteine levels. Homocysteine levels were significantly higher in hypertensive patients as compared to controls and showed a negative correlation with plasma folate levels. Folic acid supplementation (5 mg/day) for 4 weeks resulted in a significant decrease in plasma homocysteine concentrations in these patients. Patients carrying MTHFR 677T allele (OR = 1.90; 95%CI: 1.14â3.19) or MTHFR 1298C (OR = 2.6, 95%CI: 1.55â4.40) allele were at increased risk of hypertension. The frequency of co-occurrence of MTHFR 677 CT/1298 CC genotypes was significantly higher in the patients compared to controls (P PÂ
- Subjects
HOMOCYSTEINE; GENETIC polymorphisms; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE reductase; BLOOD circulation disorders
- Publication
Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry, 2007, Vol 302, Issue 1/2, p125
- ISSN
0300-8177
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11010-007-9434-5