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Jung Oh Kim1,2, Han Sung Park1,2, Chang Soo Ryu1,2
1Institute for Clinical Research, CHA Bundang Medical Center, School of Medicine, CHA University, Seongnam, 463-712, South Korea.
Abstract:
Stroke incidence is a multifactorial disease and especially hyperhomocysteinemia is associated with a higher risk of stroke. Previous studies have reported a folate metabolism disorder associated with the MTHFR gene. We investigated four single nucleotide polymorphisms in the MTHFR 3'-UTR [2572 C > A (rs4846049), 4869 C > G (rs1537514), 5488 C > T (rs3737967), and 6685 T > C (rs4846048)] to elucidate associations between ischemic stroke prevalence and prognosis. We examined 511 consecutive patients with ischemic stroke. Additionally, we selected 411 sex-/age-matched control subjects from patients presenting at our hospitals during the same period. The MTHFR 2572 C > A and 6685 T > C were significantly associated with ischemic stroke prevalence in the cardioembolism subgroup (MTHFR 2572CC vs. CA + AA: AOR, 2.145; 95% CI, 1.203-3.827; P = 0.010; MTHFR 6685TT vs. CC: AOR, 10.146; 95% CI, 1.297-79.336; P = 0.027). The gene-environment combined effect was significant, with MTHFR 2572CA + AA and folate levels ≤3.45 ng/mL correlating with ischemic stroke incidence. In addition, the total homocysteine (tHcy) levels in subjects with MTHFR 2572AA were elevated compared to tHcy levels in subjects with MTHFR 2572CC. Therefore, we suggest that MTHFR 2572 C > A and 6685 T > C are associated with ischemic stroke pathogenesis. The combined effects of the MTHFR 3'-UTR polymorphisms and tHcy/folate levels may contribute to stroke prevalence.
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