[The study of beta-fibrinogen gene - 455 G/A, - 148 C/T, 448 G/A polymorphisms and their association with plasma fibrinogen levels]
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Published on: April 1, 2019
1Research Lab of Blood Diseases, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical College, Zhanjiang 524001, China.
Objective:
To analyze the frequency of beta-fibrinogen (beta-Fg) gene - 455 G/A, - 148 C/T, 448 G/A polymorphisms and their association with plasma fibrinogen levels in Han nationality in Guangdong Chinese.
Methods:
The beta-Fg gene - 455 G/A, - 148 C/T, 448 G/A polymorphisms of 156 individuals were analyzed by restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP). Plasma fibrinogen levels were determined by turbidimetry.
Results:
The frequencies of A(- 455), T(- 148) and A(448) allele were 0.276, 0.285 and 0.272, respectively. There were strong linkages of G(- 455), C(- 148) and G(448), and of A(- 455), T(- 148) and A(448), the correspondence was more than 97%. The plasma fibrinogen levels in the presence and absence of A(- 455) allele were (3.13 +/- 0.74) g/L and (2.89 +/- 0.57) g/L (P < 0.05); of T(- 148) allele were (3.12 +/- 0.73) g/L and (2.89 +/- 0.58) g/L (P < 0.05); and of A(448) were (3.13 +/- 0.74) g/L and (2.89 +/- 0.57) g/L (P < 0.05), respectively. The plasma fibrinogen levels of the three polymorphisms with the mutant gene are significantly higher than that in the wild type.
Conclusion:
The three polymorphisms loci are strong linkage disequilibrium. It suggests that beta-Fg gene - 455 G/A, - 148 C/T, 448 G/A polymorphisms are associated with plasma fibrinogen levels.
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