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Ananth, C.V. et al.

Cande V. Ananth, Denise A. Elsasser, Wendy L. Kinzler, Morgan R. Peltier, Darios Getahun, Daniel Leclerc, Rima R. Rozen,

Polymorphisms in methionine synthase reductase and betaine-homocysteine S-methyltransferase genes: risk of placental abruption.

OBJECTIVES: Methionine synthase reductase (MTRR) and betaine-homocysteine S-methyltransferase (BHMT) are two enzymes that regulate homocysteine metabolism. Elevated homocysteine (hyperhomocysteinemia) is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes and vascular disease. We assessed whether polymorphisms in MTRR (66A-->G; I22M) and BHMT (742G-->A; R239Q) were associated with abruption. We further evaluated whether homocysteine levels differed between cases and controls for MTRR and BHMT genotypes. METHODS: Data were derived from the New Jersey Placental Abruption Study (NJ-PAS)-an ongoing, multicenter, case-control study since August 2002. Women with a clinical diagnosis of abruption were recruited as incident cases (n=196), and controls (n=191) were matched to cases based on maternal race/ethnicity and parity. Total plasma homocysteine concentrations were evaluated in a subset of 136 cases and 136 controls. DNA was genotyped for the MTRR and BHMT polymorphisms. RESULTS: Frequencies of the minor allele of MTRR were 40.8% and 42.2% in cases and controls, respectively (adjusted OR 0.79, 95% CI 0.45, 1.40). The corresponding rates for BHMT were 33.9% and 31.7%, respectively (adjusted OR 1.93, 95% CI 0.99, 4.09). Distributions for the homozygous mutant form of MTRR were similar between cases and controls (OR 1.18, 95% CI 0.62, 2.24). The rate of homozygous mutant BHMT genotype was 2.8-fold (OR 2.82, 95% CI 1.84, 4.97) higher in cases than controls. Stratification of analyses based on maternal race did not reveal any patterns in association. CONCLUSIONS: In this population, there was an association between the homozygous mutant form of BHMT (742G-->A) polymorphism and increased risk for placental abruption.[1]

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Polymorphisms in methionine synthase reductase and betaine-homocysteine S-methyltransferase genes: risk of placental abruption. Ananth, C.V., Elsasser, D.A., Kinzler, W.L., Peltier, M.R., Getahun, D., Leclerc, D., Rozen, R.R. Mol. Genet. Metab. (2007) [Pubmed]

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