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Moqadami A, Rezaei A, Ahmadi A, Badamchizadeh P, Karimi Z, Molaei F, Khalaj-Kondori M. Investigating the Association of MTHFR C677T Gene Polymorphism with Recurrent Spontaneous Abortion Among Azerbaijani Women from Northwest Iran. Genet Test Mol Biomarkers 2023; 27:339-344. [PMID: 37856088 DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2023.0330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2023] Open
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Background: Recurrent spontaneous abortion (RSA), defined as two or more succeeding abortions during 20 weeks of gestation, affects 3-5% of pregnancies. Several studies have found that most women with RSA had at least one (and sometimes two copies) of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T variant. Materials and Methods: The study involved 118 women who had two or more spontaneous abortions (SAs) as the case group and 118 women who had at least one live birth but no SA as the control group. Clinical features such as age, body mass index (BMI), medication received, family history of abortion, and thrombophilia were investigated. Real-time PCR was used for genotyping subjects for MTHFR C677T gene polymorphism. Results: Significant differences in age, BMI, and medication received characters have been shown between those in the patients' group. For the MTHFR C677T gene, the genotypes for the patients' group were 36%, 60%, and 4%, whereas the genotypes for the control group were 30%, 58%, and 12%. In addition, the C and T allelic frequencies were 59% and 41% in the healthy control group and 67% and 33% in the patients' group, respectively. A significant association was found between the TT genotype and RSA. A 3.84-fold increased risk of RSA was associated with the TT genotype (odds ratio = 3.84, confidence interval: 1.28-10.93, p-value = 0.02). Conclusions: In this study, homozygosity for the T allele was significantly lower in the RSA-affected than in healthy women, whereas heterozygosity did not vary substantially between the two groups, which was in line with other studies.
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- Amin Moqadami
- Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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Gatica-Domínguez G, Rothenberg SJ, Torres-Sánchez L, Schnaas L, Stein AD, Schmidt RJ, López-Carrillo L. The association of prenatal folate and vitamin B12 levels with postnatal neurodevelopment varies by maternal MTHFR 677C>T genotype. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL DEVELOPMENT 2020. [DOI: 10.1177/0165025419853379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Prenatal folate and vitamin B12 status have been linked to child neuropsychological development, but less is known about maternal genetic influences on this association. We conducted an exploratory longitudinal study of 181 mother–child pairs to assess whether maternal MTHFR 677C>T genotype modifies the association between maternal plasma folate and vitamin B12 in the first trimester of pregnancy and child neuropsychological development. Maternal plasma folate and vitamin B12 were determined by radioimmunoassay, and MTHFR 677C>T genotypes by PCR. We evaluated child neuropsychological development at 1, 3, 6, 12, 18, 24, and 30 month old using the Bayley Scales of Infant Development II. We analyzed the data using mixed-effects multivariate linear regression. The MTHFR 677C>T genotype distribution among the mothers was 18.2% CC, 49.8% CT, and 32.0% TT. The Mental Development Index (MDI) was inversely associated with maternal plasma folate among offspring of MTHFR 677CC mothers (β = -2.18 per twofold increase, 95% CI -4.07; -0.30, corrected P value = 0.02); no significant associations were observed among children born to women of other genotypes. The Motor Development Index (PDI) was not significantly associated with maternal plasma folate in any maternal MTHFR 677C>T genotype group, nor were MDI or PDI significantly associated with maternal plasma vitamin B12 in any maternal MTHFR 677C>T genotype group. This study suggests that maternal MTHFR 677CC genotype interacts with first-trimester plasma folate to influence offspring mental development.
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- Subdirección de Investigación en Intervenciones Comunitarias, Instituto Nacional de Perinatología, Mexico
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- Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, USA
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- Department of Public Health Science and the MIND Institute, University of California Davis School of Medicine, USA
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Blanco-Muñoz J, Lacasaña M, Gamboa R, Huesca-Gómez C, Hernández-Mariano JÁ, Aguilar-Garduño C. Interaction between MTHFR 677C>T, PON1 192Q>R and PON1 55L>M polymorphisms and its effect on non-recurrent spontaneous abortion in Mexican women. Gene 2019; 689:69-75. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2018.11.093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2018] [Revised: 11/12/2018] [Accepted: 11/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Ozek MA, Karaagaoglu E, Orgul G, Gumruk F, Yurdakök M, Beksac MS. Comparison of different types of twin pregnancies in terms of obstetric and perinatal outcomes: association of vanished twins with methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) polymorphism(s). J Assist Reprod Genet 2018; 35:2149-2154. [PMID: 30362058 DOI: 10.1007/s10815-018-1346-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2018] [Accepted: 10/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Vanished twin (VT) has been associated with poor perinatal outcomes. Our research aimed to investigate the outcomes of pregnancies with vanished twin and its possible association with methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) polymorphisms. METHODS This study consisted of 30 of 38 VT pregnancies (group 1, VT group), 109 singletons (group 2), 70 spontaneous twins (group 3), and 101 in vitro fertilization (IVF)/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) twins (group 4). RESULTS Most patients in group 1 (28/30) were tested for MTHFR genes (C677T or A1298C polymorphisms). Eight of the 38 pregnancies with VT (21.1%) resulted in miscarriage. The prevalence of "2 or more pregnancy losses" in the "obstetric history" in group 1 was higher (23.3%) than those in the other groups (p = 0.007, χ2 = 17.8). The allelic frequencies of MTHFR 677 and MTHFR 1298 in group 1 were 0.268 and 0.429, respectively (higher than those in healthy population). The median birthweights in groups 1, 2, 3, and 4 were 2940, 3200, 2300, and 2095 g, respectively. The prevalence of respiratory distress syndrome was significantly higher in the IVF/ICSI twin pregnancy group (p < 0.001, χ2 = 21.2). Early pregnancy loss and the presence of "2 or more miscarriages" in the obstetric history of pregnancies with VT were more frequent. CONCLUSION The coincidence of VT and MTHFR polymorphisms might play an incidental or factual role in this connection.
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- Murat Aykut Ozek
- Division of Perinatal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hacettepe University Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey. .,Gazi University School of Medicine, 06500, Besevler-Ankara, Turkey.
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- Department of Biostatistics, Hacettepe University Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey
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- Division of Perinatal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hacettepe University Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey
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- Division of Hematology Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey
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- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey
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- Division of Perinatal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hacettepe University Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey
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Obstetric outcomes in a Mexican cohort of patients with AQP4-antibody-seropositive neuromyelitis optica. Mult Scler Relat Disord 2018; 25:268-270. [PMID: 30149303 DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2018.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2018] [Revised: 08/05/2018] [Accepted: 08/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Previous studies have investigated the influence of neuromyelitis optica (NMO) on pregnancy in other ethnic groups. However, there are potential variations among ethnic groups. The obstetric outcome of Mexican patients with NMO and AQP4-IgG positivity (AQP4-IgG[+]) is currently unknown. OBJECTIVE To describe the obstetric history of Mexican patients with NMO and AQP4-IgG(+). METHODS Patients with NMO and AQP4-IgG(+) were identified from the database of the Demyelinating Diseases Clinic. These patients were interviewed by telephone. RESULTS Out of a total of 40 eligible patients, 29 were contacted and completed the survey. Of these, 19 patients reported at least one previous pregnancy. In total, 50 pregnancies were reported: 44 of them occurred ≥ 3 years before the first clinical manifestation, 1 occurred ≥ 1 years before, and 1 occurred after the first manifestation. Of all pregnancies, 12 were pregnancy losses: 5 were classified as miscarriages and 3 as stillbirths. Of all pregnancy losses, 10 occurred ≥ 3 years before the diagnosis, 1 occurred after the first manifestation. All pregnancy losses occurred in 8 patients. CONCLUSIONS Close to half of the patients with previous pregnancies reported at least one pregnancy loss, most of these occurred ≥ 3 years before the diagnosis. This percentage is higher than expected for their age group in our country.
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Tailoring Nutritional Advice for Mexicans Based on Prevalence Profiles of Diet-Related Adaptive Gene Polymorphisms. J Pers Med 2017; 7:jpm7040016. [PMID: 29125573 PMCID: PMC5748628 DOI: 10.3390/jpm7040016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2017] [Revised: 11/06/2017] [Accepted: 11/08/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Diet-related adaptive gene (DRAG) polymorphisms identified in specific populations are associated with chronic disorders in carriers of the adaptive alleles due to changes in dietary and lifestyle patterns in recent times. Mexico’s population is comprised of Amerindians (AM) and Mestizos who have variable AM, European (EUR) and African genetic ancestry and an increased risk of nutrition-related chronic diseases. Nutritional advice based on the Mexican genome and the traditional food culture is needed to develop preventive and therapeutic strategies. Therefore, we aimed to provide a prevalence profile of several DRAG polymorphisms in the Mexican population, including Central West (CW) Mexico subpopulations. Geographic heat maps were built using ArcGIS10 (Esri, Redlands, CA, USA) software, based on the published data of the MTHFR C677T (rs1801133), ABCA1 Arg230Cys (rs9282541), APOE T388C (rs429358)/C526T (rs7412), LCT C-13910T (rs4988235) polymorphisms and AMY1 copy number variation (CNV). Also, new data obtained by allelic discrimination-real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assays for the MTHFR, ABCA1, and APOE polymorphisms as well as the AMY1 CNV in the CW Mexico subpopulations with different proportions of AM and EUR ancestry were included. In the CW region, the highest frequency of the MTHFR 677T, ABCA1 230C and APOE ε4 adaptive alleles was observed in the AM groups, followed by Mestizos with intermediate AM ancestry. The LCT-13910T allele frequency was highest in Mestizos-EUR but extremely low in AM, while the AMY1 diploid copy number was 6.82 ± 3.3 copies. Overall, the heat maps showed a heterogeneous distribution of the DRAG polymorphisms, in which the AM groups revealed the highest frequencies of the adaptive alleles followed by Mestizos. Given these genetic differences, genome-based nutritional advice should be tailored in a regionalized and individualized manner according to the available foods and Mexican traditional food culture that may lead to a healthier dietary pattern.
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Arabkhazaeli N, Ghanaat K, Hashemi-Soteh MB. H1299R in coagulation Factor V and Glu429Ala in MTHFR genes in recurrent pregnancy loss in Sari, Mazandaran. Int J Reprod Biomed 2016; 14:329-34. [PMID: 27326418 PMCID: PMC4910036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) is caused by different factors, including genetics and thrombophilia. Beside Factor V Leiden, another nucleotide change in a factor V (FV) gene (A4070G; His1299Arg) has been identified linking to hereditary thrombophilia. Also, two proposed MTHFR polymorphisms, C677T and A1298C (Glu429A) are linked with RPL. OBJECTIVE In this study, the effect of two factors, A4070G in FV and A1298C in MTHFR are evaluated in RPL patients from Mazandaran province, Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sample population of 100 women with RPL and 100 controls with Mazandarani ethnics from northern Iran were consist. The factor V (A4070G) and MTHFR (A1298C) polymorphisms were genotyped by PCR-RFLP. RESULTS Molecular study showed 5 women from patients and 9 women from control group were heterozygous AG for A4070G. Frequency of "A" allele in patient and control groups was 97.5% (0.975) and 95.5% (0.955) respectively, and "G" allele frequency was 2.5% (0.025) and 4.5% (0.045) respectively. No significant association (p≤0.05) between FV A4070G genotype and RPL with an OR=1.88, CI 95%=0.6-5.82, was observed (p=0.4). Also, for A1298C, all patients and control individuals were AA genotype. "A" allele frequency in patients and control was 100% and "C" allele frequency was zero. There was no significant difference for A1298C between groups. CONCLUSION Our finding showed that A4070G and A1298C polymorphisms cannot be considered as a cause of PRL in women from Mazandaran province, northern Iran.
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- Nadia Arabkhazaeli
- Department of Genetic, Faculty of Science, Damghan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Damghan, Iran.
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.,Immunogenetic Research Center, Molecular and Cell biology Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
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Arabkhazaeli N, Ghanaat K, Hashemi-Soteh MB. H1299R in coagulation Factor V and Glu429Ala in MTHFR genes in recurrent pregnancy loss in Sari, Mazandaran. Int J Reprod Biomed 2016. [DOI: 10.29252/ijrm.14.5.329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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Vanilla S, Dayanand CD, Kotur PF, Kutty MA, Vegi PK. Evidence of Paternal N5, N10 - Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (MTHFR) C677T Gene Polymorphism in Couples with Recurrent Spontaneous Abortions (RSAs) in Kolar District- A South West of India. J Clin Diagn Res 2015; 9:BC15-8. [PMID: 25859445 DOI: 10.7860/jcdr/2015/10856.5579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2014] [Accepted: 12/20/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Recurrent spontaneous abortion (RSA) is a multifactorial clinical obstetrics complication commonly occurring in pregnancy. Many research studies have noted the mutations such as C677T in N5, N10 - Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR)gene which is regarded as RSA risk factor. This study was carried out to determine the occurrence of frequency of C677T of the MTHFR gene mutations with RSA. AIM The purpose of present study is to determine the frequency of MTHFR C677T polymorphisms in couples with recurrent pregnancy loss and the impact of paternal polymorphisms of MTHFR C677T in recurrent pregnancy loss in population of couples living in Kolar district of Karnataka with RSA. DESIGN A total of 15 couples with a history of two or more unexplained RSA were enrolled as subjects in the study and a total of 15 couples with normal reproductive history, having two or more children and no history of miscarriages were enrolled as controls. MATERIALS AND METHODS DNA extraction from samples case and control group couples and its quantification by Agarose gel electrophoresis, assessment of DNA purity, MTHFR C 677T gene mutation detection by PCR-RFLP method. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS Carried out by web based online SPSS tool. RESULTS The frequency of C677T genotype showed homozygous wild type CC (80%), heterozygous CT type (13.3%) and homozygous mutation TT type (6.67%) observed in males. Similarly from female's homozygous wild type CC (86.6%), heterozygous type (13.3%), and homozygous type mutations TT (0%) was recorded. In couple control groups, we observed homozygous wild type CC (86.6%), heterozygous CT type (13.3%) and homozygous type mutations TT type (0%). CONCLUSION We noticed a high frequency of MTHFR specifically T allele associated with paternal side.Therefore, the present study indicated the impact of paternal gene polymorphism of MTHFR C677T on screening in couples with recurrent pregnancy loss.
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- Shiny Vanilla
- Lecturer, Department of Anatomy, Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Sri Devaraj Urs Academy of Higher Education and Research Kolar, Karnataka India
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- Professor, Department of Biochemistry/ Head, Allied Health Sciences, Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Sri Devaraj Urs Academy of Higher Education and Research , Kolar, Karnataka India
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- Professor & Head, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Sri Devaraj Urs Academy of Higher Education and Research , Kolar, Karnataka India
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- Professor, Department of Biochemistry/ Dean, Allied Health Sciences, Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Sri Devaraj Urs Academy of Higher Education and Research , Kolar, Karnataka India
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- Senior Research Fellow/ Research Scholar, Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics/ Biochemistry, Sri Devaraj Urs Academy of Higher Education and Research Kolar , Karnataka India
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Revisiting the role of first trimester homocysteine as an index of maternal and fetal outcome. J Pregnancy 2014; 2014:123024. [PMID: 24883207 PMCID: PMC4027023 DOI: 10.1155/2014/123024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2014] [Revised: 04/05/2014] [Accepted: 04/07/2014] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Aim. To revisit the role of first trimester homocysteine levels with the maternal and fetal outcome. Methods. This was a cohort study comprising 100 antenatal women between 8 and 12 weeks of gestation. Serum homocysteine levels were checked after overnight fasting. Results. There were significantly elevated homocysteine levels among women with prior history of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and prior second or third trimester pregnancy losses. There was no significant difference in homocysteine levels among women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus, preterm deliveries, or fetal malformations. Homocysteine levels were significantly elevated in those who developed hypertensive disorder of pregnancy, oligohydramnios, and meconium stained amniotic fluid, had a pregnancy loss, or delivered a low birth weight baby. There was no significant difference in homocysteine levels for those who developed gestational diabetes mellitus. Conclusions. Increased first trimester serum homocysteine is associated with history of pregnancy losses, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, and preterm birth. This is also associated with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, pregnancy loss, oligohydramnios, meconium stained amniotic fluid, and low birth weight in the current pregnancy. This trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov CTRI/2013/02/003441.
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Cao Y, Xu J, Zhang Z, Huang X, Zhang A, Wang J, Zheng Q, Fu L, Du J. Association study between methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase polymorphisms and unexplained recurrent pregnancy loss: a meta-analysis. Gene 2012. [PMID: 23201418 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2012.10.091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Recurrent pregnancy loss is an important clinical problem. Recently, high-level homocysteine in blood has been considered as a possible cause. Genetic polymorphisms in methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) have been proved to be the common hereditary factors of high-level homocysteine. The association between MTHFR polymorphisms and unexplained recurrent pregnancy loss (URPL) has been reported but with controversial results. The purpose of present study is to collect and analyze published available data, and evaluate the association between MTHFR polymorphisms and URPL. METHODS A meta-analysis was performed to examine the association between MTHFR polymorphisms (C677T and A1298C) and URPL. Odds ratio (OR) and its 95% confidence interval (CI) were used in each study of genotype and allele contrast. RESULT(S) MTHFR C677T: The analysis included 3559 URPL cases and 5097 healthy controls. Overall random-effects odds ratios (ORs) were 1.68 (95% CI, 1.32-2.13; P<0.0001) for TT versus total genotypes, 1.35 (95% CI, 1.04-1.76; P=0.0224) for TT and CT genotype combined versus total genotypes and 1.34 (95%CI, 1.13-1.58; P<0.0001) for T versus total alleles. Although significant heterogeneity was found in C677T, it became weaker in the East Asian subgroup and the mixed subgroup when separated by ethnic subgroups. The results showed significant association between MTHFR C677T and URPL in the East Asian subgroup (ORs 2.11 for TT versus total genotype (P=0.0004) and 1.53 for T versus total alleles (P<0.0001)) and in the mixed subgroup (ORs 3.47 for TT versus total genotypes (P<0.0001) and 1.80 for T versus total alleles (P<0.027)), but not in Caucasian subgroup. MTHFR A1298C: The study involved 1163 URPL cases and 1061 healthy controls. Overall random-effects odds ratios (ORs) were 1.37 (95% CI, 0.71-2.67; P=0.3456) for CC versus total genotypes, 1.16 (95%CI, 0.98-1.38; P=0.0833) for CC+AC versus total genotypes and 1.04 (95%CI, 0.84-1.29; P=0.7112) for C versus total alleles. No significant association between MTHFR A1298C polymorphism and URPL was found. CONCLUSIONS These results indicate a significant association between MTHFR C677T mutation and URPL in the East Asian subgroup and mixed subgroup, but no significance in MTHFR A1298C mutation.
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- Yunlei Cao
- Fudan university, 130 Dong'an Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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Čulić V, Lozic B, Kuzmić-Prusac I, Mijaljica G, Pavelić J. Full trisomy 5 in a sample of spontaneous abortion and Arias Stella reaction. Med Sci Monit 2011; 17:CS116-9. [PMID: 21959617 PMCID: PMC3539472 DOI: 10.12659/msm.881969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Historically, 50% of spontaneously expelled abortuses have been thought to be chromosomally abnormal; about 60% are trisomies. In general, trisomy 16 is the most frequent chromosomal abnormality, followed by trisomy 21 and trisomy 22. So far only 1 case of a female fetus with multiple congenital malformations associated with full trisomy 5 has been described. REPORT We present a case of de novo full trisomy 5 in a spontaneous abortion sample. A young couple with normal constitutional karyotype experienced the second spontaneous abortion at 9 weeks of gestation, with the cytogenetic formula 47,XX,+5 in all analyzed cells. CONCLUSIONS The routine cytogenetic analysis of miscarriages is still an uncommon practice, but it can have a great impact on the management of couples with repeated pregnancy wastage. Besides of the obvious cost benefit for health care, such analysis would help the physician to decide about future patient management, as well as planning the genetic counseling.
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- Vida Čulić
- Clinical Hospital Split, Pediatrics Clinic, Department of Medical Genetics with Laboratory for Human Genetics and Genetic Counseling Unit, Split, Croatia
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La Merrill M, Torres-Sánchez L, Ruiz-Ramos R, López-Carrillo L, Cebrián ME, Chen J. The association between first trimester micronutrient intake, MTHFR genotypes, and global DNA methylation in pregnant women. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2011; 25:133-7. [PMID: 21443409 PMCID: PMC3279137 DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2011.564242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Objective Our aim was to evaluate possible associations between consumption of micronutrients involved in one-carbon metabolism, MTHFR genotypes, and global DNA methylation in pregnant women. Methods A semi-quantitative dietary questionnaire was administered to 195 women during their first trimester in Morelos, Mexico. Two functional polymorphisms of the key folate-metabolizing gene, i.e. MTHFR 677 C>T and 1298 A>C, as well as global DNA methylation were assessed in peripheral blood drawn during the interview. Results Independent of maternal age and caloric intake, vitamin B6 deficiency was associated with 1.8 fold increased risk of hypomethylation in women carrying the MTHFR 677 T allele. Conclusions There exists a subpopulation that is more susceptible to B vitamin deficiencies.
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- Michele La Merrill
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA.
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