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Vascular endothelial growth factor G1612A (rs10434) gene polymorphism and neuropsychiatric manifestations in systemic
Sherif Taha1, Sherif Mohammed Gamal2, Mohamed Nabil3
1Cairo University, Faculty of Medicine, Chemical Pathology Department, Cairo, Egypt.
Aim:
To investigate the relation between vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) gene polymorphism in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients and lupus related neuropsychiatric manifestations.
Patients And Methods:
Sixty adult SLE patients recruited from the Rheumatology and Neurology departments of Cairo University hospitals were classified into two groups; Group A: 30 patients with neuropsychiatric manifestations (NPSLE) and Group B: 30 patients without. For both groups the SNP G1612A (rs10434) of the VEGF gene was genotyped by real time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR).
Results:
Statistically significant difference was found in genotype and allele frequencies between both groups (AA [70% vs 13.3%, p<0.001] and GG [10% vs 66.7%, p<0.001]).
Conclusion:
Polymorphism in the gene coding for VEGF may be associated with increased incidence of neuropsychiatric lupus in SLE patients.
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