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Measurement of Factor V Activity in Human Plasma Using a Microplate Coagulation Assay
Published on: September 9, 2012
The factor II G20210A gene polymorphism, but not factor V Arg506Gln, is associated with peripheral arterial disease:
J L Reny1, M Alhenc-Gelas, P Fontana
1Service Médecine Vasculaire, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France.
Background:
The FIIG20210A polymorphism has been associated with arterial wall thickness and atherothrombotic diseases in selected subgroups. The FVArg506Gln polymorphism does not seem to be associated with arterial diseases. Few data are available on these polymorphisms and the risk of peripheral arterial disease (PAD).
Objectives:
To study the association between the FIIG20210A and FVArg506Gln polymorphisms and PAD and its clinical severity. To examine the potential interactions with traditional vascular risk factors.
Patients And Methods:
We studied 184 consecutive male patients under 70 years of age with symptomatic PAD and 330 age-matched male controls free of symptomatic PAD and with no cardiovascular history. We evaluated the FIIG20210A and FVArg506Gln polymorphisms in all subjects.
Results:
Mean age was 57.1 +/- 7.2 years (cases) and 56.7 +/- 7.6 years (controls). The FII20210A allele was more frequent in PAD patients with odds ratios (OR) of 3.77 (1.39-10.2) in univariate analysis and 4.30 (1.3-14.7) after adjustment for diabetes, smoking, hypertension and hypercholesterolemia. In smokers or past smokers the magnitude of the association was markedly increased but there was no evidence of an interaction between tobacco exposure and FIIG20210A. In case subjects, the FII20210A allele was also associated with critical ischemia [OR = 4.1 (1.1-15.7), P = 0.039 in multivariate analysis]. FVArg506Gln was not associated with PAD [OR = 0.65 (0.27-1.54) and 0.77 (0.28-2.1) in univariate and multivariate analyses, respectively].
Conclusions:
The FIIG20210A gene polymorphism may be a risk factor for PAD and its severity. In contrast, the FVArg506Gln polymorphism is not associated with PAD.
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