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Background  Several studies have shown overexpression of leptin in microarray experiments in pre-eclampsia (PE) and in hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, low platelets (HELLP) syndrome. We decided to study four leptin receptor ( LEPR ) SNP polymorphisms in HELLP syndrome patients by using quantitative real-time PCR and melting curve analysis.    Methods  DNA was isolated from blood samples from 83 normotensive pregnant women and 75 HELLP syndrome patients. Four SNPs,  LEPR c.326A>G  (K109),  LEPR c.668A>G  (Q223R),  LEPR c.1968G>C  (K656N) and  LEPR c.3024A>G  (S1008) were determined by quantitative real-time PCR and melting curve analysis. Investigators were blinded to clinical outcomes.    Results   LEPR c.326A>G ,  LEPR c.668A>G ,  LEPR c.1968G>C  and  LEPR c.3024A>G  allele, genotype and haplotype polymorphisms were not different in HELLP syndrome patients and normotensive healthy pregnants. There were strong linkage disequilibrium (LD) between loci  c.326A>G  and  c.6687A>G  (D' = 0.974), and  c.668A>G  and  c.1968G>C  (D' = 0.934), and  c.326A>G  and  c.1968G>C  (D' = 0.885), and  c.1968G>C  and  c.3024A>G  (D' = 1.0). However, linkages of  c.3024A>G  with  c.668A>G  (D' = 0.111) and  c.326A>G  (D' = 0.398) were weak. The Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium was observed for all polymorphisms. However the  LEPR c.326A>G AG  genotype was twice more frequent and the (AG AG GG AG) haplotype was three times more frequent in HELLP syndrome patients. The introduced quantitative real-time PCR combined with melting curve analysis is a fast and reliable method for the determination of  LEPR  SNPs.    Conclusion  Although certain  LEPR  haplotypes are more frequent in HELLP syndrome, we conclude that there is no compelling evidence that the four studied  LEPR  SNP polymorphisms associated with the development of HELLP syndrome.

Leptin receptor (LEPR) SNP polymorphisms in HELLP syndrome patients determined by quantitative real-time PCR and melting curve analysis