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Association between Angiotensinogen M235T Polymorphism and Preeclampsia in Iranian Pregnant Women
Raha Afshariani1, Jamshid Roozbeh2, Maryam Sharifian3
1Department of Public Health, School of Health and Nutrition, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Objective:
To determine the possible association between the M235T variant of angiotensinogen gene and preeclampsia in Iranian preeclamtic women with hypertension during pregnancy.
Materials And Methods:
During a case control study, we used polymerase chain reaction-based restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) analysis to investigate the association between M235T polymorphism in preeclamtic women compared to normotensive controls.
Results:
The M235T polymorphism was significantly associated with increased preeclampsia risk in the studied population as supported by a p value of 0.017 and chi-square value of 8.12. The frequency of mutated allele and genotype distribution showed a significant difference between preeclamtic women and control groups.
Conclusion:
The result indicates that the AGT M235T polymorphism plays a significant role in preeclampsia observed in selected Iranian preeclamtic women, and it can be considered as a major risk factor for preeclampsia.
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