Michael Shazia, Qamar Raheel, Akhtar Farah, Khan Wajid Ali, Ahmed Asifa
Department of Biosciences, Comsats Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Mol Vis. 2008 Mar 26;14:661-5.
PURPOSE: To determine whether or not there is an association of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T polymorphism with disease in cohorts of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and primary closed-angle glaucoma (PCAG) from Pakistan. METHODS: This was a prospective study consisting of 150 patients (90 POAG and 60 PCAG) and 70 control subjects. Genomic DNA was extracted from leukocytes of the peripheral blood. MTHFR C677T polymorphism analysis was performed by the polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) technique. RESULTS: The prevalence of the MTHFR C/T genotype was 22.2% in POAG, 13.3% in PACG, and 18.6% in controls whereas the MTHFR T/T genotype was present solely in the PACG group (6.9%). The difference regarding the T/T genotype between PACG and controls was statistically significant (p<0.01). CONCLUSIONS: The MTHFR C677T polymorphism was found to be associated with PCAG but not POAG in patients of Pakistani origin.
目的:确定巴基斯坦原发性开角型青光眼(POAG)和原发性闭角型青光眼(PCAG)队列中,亚甲基四氢叶酸还原酶(MTHFR)C677T基因多态性与疾病之间是否存在关联。 方法:这是一项前瞻性研究,包括150例患者(90例POAG和60例PCAG)和70名对照者。从外周血白细胞中提取基因组DNA。采用聚合酶链反应-限制性片段长度多态性(RFLP)技术进行MTHFR C677T基因多态性分析。 结果:POAG中MTHFR C/T基因型的患病率为22.2%,PACG中为13.3%,对照组中为18.6%,而MTHFR T/T基因型仅存在于PACG组(6.9%)。PACG与对照组之间T/T基因型的差异具有统计学意义(p<0.01)。 结论:在巴基斯坦裔患者中,发现MTHFR C677T基因多态性与PCAG相关,但与POAG无关。
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