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Association between COMT Val158Met polymorphism and preeclampsia in the Chinese Han population
Xiaohua Zhao1, Jingjing Liu2, Cuisheng Zhao3
1a Clinical Laboratory , Linyi People's Hospital , Linyi , China.
Objective:
Previous studies have been indicated that catechol-O-methyltransferase gene (COMT) might play a significant role in the development of preeclampsia (PE). Our study aims to investigate the association between polymorphism in COMT with the susceptibility to PE in Chinese Han women.
Method:
A total of 1028 PE patients and 1399 normal pregnant women were enrolled. We detected the genotyping of COMT Val158Met loci by the TaqMan allelic discrimination real-time PCR .
Results:
No significant difference in the genotypic and allelic distribution was found between the two groups (genotype: X2 = 0.583, p = 0.747; allele:X2 = 0.526, p = 0.468).
Conclusion:
The COMT Val158Met polymorphism might not be associated with PE in Chinese women.
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