Protective role of DDAH2 (rs805304) gene polymorphism in patients with myocardial infarction

Nonanzit Pérez-Hernández, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón, Rocio Arellano-Zapoteco, Nancy Martínez-Rodríguez, José Manuel Fragoso, Gad Aptilon-Duque, Rosalinda Posadas-Sánchez, Carlos Posadas-Romero, Teresa Juárez-Cedillo, María Lilia Domínguez-López, José Manuel Rodríguez-Pérez

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Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to establish the role of DDAH gene polymorphisms in the risk of developing myocardial infarction (MI) in a clinical cohort of Mexican patients. One polymorphism (rs1498373) in the DDAH1 and three in the DDAH2 (rs805304, rs3131383, and rs805305) genes were performed by TaqMan genotyping assays in 473 patients with MI and 447 healthy unrelated controls. Similar distribution of DDAH1 and DDAH2 polymorphisms was observed in MI patients and healthy controls. Under a recessive model adjusted for age, gender, and obesity, the rs805304 C allele was associated with decreased risk of MI (OR. = 0.70, 95% CI. = 0.51-0.96, P= 0.030). The effect of the polymorphisms on various cardiovascular risk factors was analyzed. Under a recessive model adjusted for age and gender, the DDAH2 rs805304 C allele was associated with decreased risk of obesity (OR. = 0.35, 95% CI. = 0.22-0.57, P= 0.001). The three DDAH2 polymorphisms were in strong linkage disequilibrium. Our results suggest that the rs805304 C allele was associated with decreased risk of MI and decreased risk of obesity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)393-398
Number of pages6
JournalExperimental and Molecular Pathology
Volume97
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Dec 2014

Keywords

  • Dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase
  • Haplotypes
  • Myocardial infarction
  • Polymorphisms

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