Open AccessAngiotensin II type 1 and 2 receptors gene polymorphisms in pre‐eclampsia and normal pregnancy in three different populations
Author(s) -
AKBAR SYED ALI,
KHAWAJA NUZHAT P.,
BROWN PAUL R.,
TAYYEB RAKHSHANDA,
BAMFO JACQUELINE,
NICOLAIDES KYPROS H.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.1080/00016340902859307
Subject(s) - genotype , angiotensin ii , medicine , angiotensin converting enzyme , endocrinology , eclampsia , receptor , allele , genotype frequency , population , pregnancy , polymorphism (computer science) , allele frequency , gene , genetics , biology , blood pressure , environmental health
Objectives. To investigate a possible association between pre‐eclampsia (PE) and the genotype for the angiotensin II type‐1 receptor (AT1R) and the angiotensin type‐2 receptor (AT2R) in various population groups. Design. The study was retrospective in a case‐controlled design. Samples. Two hundred thirty‐six pregnant women with PE/eclampsia (E) and 426 non‐hypertensive pregnant women were included. Method. Polymorphic sites of AT1R (A1166C) and AT2R (A1675G) were amplified by polymerase chain reaction, digested with a restriction enzyme that differentiated between the alternative alleles, and analyzed. Main outcome measures. Maternal genotypes and their correlation with clinical parameters. Results. The frequency of the AT2R‐GG genotype (A1675G) in the PE group was significantly greater than in controls for Afro‐Caribbean women (49.3% vs 26.9%, p = 0.004), but the frequency difference in Asian or Caucasian women was not significant (23.0% vs 25.4%, p = 0.63; 27.7% vs 14.8%, p = 0.17, respectively). The highly significant difference in Afro‐Caribbean women was maintained after controlling for the effects of age, BMI and parity ( p = 0.005). There was no significant association of the molecular variant of AT1R (A1166C) with PE in Afro‐Caribbean, Caucasian or Asian women. However, in the whole PE group compared to the controls there was a higher proportion of the AT2R‐GG genotype with AT1R‐AC (56% vs 44%, OR 2.37; 95% CI: 1.06–5.32). In Afro‐Caribbean women, the combination of AT1R‐AC with AT2R‐AG genotypes was significantly higher in controls compared to PE group (93.8% vs 6.3%, OR 0.11; 95% CI: 0.01–0.81). Conclusion. There is an association between PE/E and the GG‐genotype of AT2R in Afro‐Caribbean women.