Journal of Genetic Medicine

Korean Society of Medical Genetics and Genomics (대한의학유전학회)
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Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha Gene Polymorphism (C-850T) in Korean Patients with Preeclampsia

  • Lim, Ji-Hyae (Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Cheil General Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center) ;
  • Kim, Shin-Young (Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Cheil General Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center) ;
  • Park, So-Yeon (Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Cheil General Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center) ;
  • Han, Ho-Won (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cheil General Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center, Kwandong University College of Medicine) ;
  • Yang, Jae-Hyug (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cheil General Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center, Kwandong University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Moon-Young (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cheil General Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center, Kwandong University College of Medicine) ;
  • Park, Hyun-Young (Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Center for Biomedical Sciences, National Institute of Health) ;
  • Lee, Kwang-Soo (Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Center for Biomedical Sciences, National Institute of Health) ;
  • Kim, Young-Ju (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, MokDong Hospital, Ewha Womans University, College of Medicine) ;
  • Ryu, Hyun-Mee (Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Cheil General Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center)
  • Received : 2009.11.26
  • Accepted : 2009.12.18
  • Published : 2009.12.01
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Abstract

Purpose: Preeclampsia is a multisystem human pregnancy-specific disorder. The pathophysiology of preeclampsia is linked with over-stimulation of inflammatory cytokines by placental ischemia via reduced uterine perfusion pressure during pregnancy. Although an increase in tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha has been reported in preeclamptic women, there is little evidence of a relationship between TNF-alpha gene variations and preeclampsia. In this study, we identified a single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), C-850T, in the TNF-alpha gene promoter region in Korean preeclamptic women and investigated the association between this SNP and the development of preeclampsia. Materials and Methods: This polymorphism was analyzed in peripheral blood samples from 198 preeclamptic pregnancies and 194 normotensive pregnancies using a SNapShot kit and an ABI Prism 3100 Genetic analyzer. Results: Genotypes and allele frequencies for C-850T did not differ between preeclamptic and normotensive pregnancies. The distributions of genotypes (CC, CT and TT) were 74.3%, 22.2% and 3.5%, respectively, in preeclamptic pregnancies, and 71.6%, 25.8% and 2.6%, respectively, in normotensive pregnancies. The frequencies of the C and T alleles were 0.85 and 0.15 in preeclamptic pregnancies and 0.84 and 0.16 in normotensive pregnancies, respectively. There was no increased risk of preeclampsia in subjects with the CT (OR, 0.83; P=0.44) or TT genotypes (OR, 1.32; P=0.64). Conclusion: We found no differences in the genotypes or allele frequencies of the TNF-alpha gene polymorphism between preeclamptic and normotensive pregnancies. This study suggests that the TNF-alpha gene polymorphism may be not associated with the development of preeclampsia in pregnant Korean women.

목 적: 자간전증은 인간의 임신 특이적 증후군으로 임신 기간 동안 감소된 자궁 관류 압에 의해 나타나는 태반 허열에 의해 시작된다. 자간전증은 염증성 싸이토카인의 비정상적인 발현과 연관되어 있는 것으로 알려져 있다. 싸이토카인 중 대표적인 종양 사멸 인자-알파(tumor necrosis factor-alpha; TNF-alpha)는 자간전증 여성에서 증가되는 것으로 보고되었다. 하지만 TNF-alpha 유전자 다형성과 자건전증 사이의 연관성에 관한 연구는 미비한 실정이다. 따라서 이번 연구에서는 TNF-alpha 유전자 프로모터 지역의 C-850T의 단일염기다형성을 한국인 자간전증 여성에서 확인하고 자간전증의 발달과의 연관성을 연구하고자 한다. 대상 및 방법: 이 유전자 다형성은 SNapShot kit와 ABI Prism3100 Genetic analyzer를 사용하여 198명의 자간전증 임산부와 194명의 정상 임산부의 말초 혈액에서 분석하였다. 결 과: C-850T 유전자형과 대립유전자 빈도는 자간전증 임산부와 정상 임산부 사이에 차이가 없었다. 유전자형인CC, CT, TT는 자간전증 임산부에서 각각 74.3%, 22.2%, 3.5% 였고, 정상 임산부에서 71.6%, 25.8%, 2.6%였다. 그리고 C와 T 대립유전자 빈도는 자간전증 임산부에서 각각 0.85, 0.15 였고 정상 임산부에서 0.84, 0.16였다. 자간전증 발생 위험도는 C-850T의 이종접합 유전자형(CT)이나 돌연변이 유전자형(TT)을 수반하는 그룹에서 증가되지 않았다. 결 론: 우리는 이번 연구에서 자간전증과 정상 임신부 사이에 C-850T의 유전자형과 대립유전자 빈도는 차이가 없음을 발견했다. 따라서 이번 연구는 TNF-alpha 유전자 다형성인 C-850T가 한국인 임신부의 자간전증 발생과 관련이 없을 가능성을 시사한다.

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