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- Title
Association of Angiotensinogen Gene Polymorphisms and Angiogenic Factors with Preeclampsia in Chinese Women.
- Authors
Song, Chengwen; Xie, Shouzhen; Wang, Jing; Lian, Junhong; Diao, Bo; Tang, Ying
- Abstract
Objective: To investigate the association of angiotensinogen (AGT) gene polymorphisms and angiogenic factors with preeclampsia (PE) in Chinese women. Methods: A study on Chinese women was performed. Detection of the M235T polymorphism of AGT gene was carried out by PCR. Using a χ2 test, genotype and allele frequencies were compared in all groups. Maternal serum levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and placental growth factor (PlGF) and soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1 (sFlt1) at gestation were compared between 92 women with PE and 100 controls by ELISA. Results: Compared to the controls, the AGT homozygous of TT genotype in PE occurred significantly more frequently and the T allele was observed to occur more frequently than the M allele (p < 0.05). sFlt1 was present in high quantities in the serum of women with PE and was associated with low levels of free VEGF and PlGF (p < 0.05). Plasma sFlt1 levels are higher in PE patients with TT heterozygotes compared with MM homozygotes, but PIGF is lower (p < 0.05). Plasma VEGF concentrations showed no significant difference. Conclusions: Our study showed that AGT M235T polymorphism is associated with PE in Chinese women. Furthermore, the gene polymorphism of the components of the renin-angiotensin system may contribute to the concentration alterations of sFlt1, VEGF, and PlGF in maternal serum, which causes disordered vasculogenesis contributing to PE. Copyright © 2013 S. Karger AG, Basel
- Subjects
ANGIOTENSINOGEN; GENETIC polymorphism research; VASCULAR endothelial growth factors; CHINESE women; PREECLAMPSIA; HEALTH
- Publication
Gynecologic & Obstetric Investigation, 2013, Vol 76, Issue 1, p64
- ISSN
0378-7346
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1159/000352070