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Association Analyses Between the NPPB:rs198389 Gene Polymorphism, NT-proBNP Serum Concentrations and Phenotypic
Anna Gorący-Rosik1, Jakub Rosik2, Klaudyna Lewandowska1
1Department of Clinical and Molecular Biochemistry, Pomeranian Medical University, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland.
Background:
Heart failure (HF) is a complex disease and one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in the world. Increased B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels have been associated with HF. The NPPB:rs198389 (c.-381T > C) promoter polymorphism has been found to modulate BNP levels.
Aim:
To investigate possible associations among the NPPB:rs198389 polymorphism, N-terminal pro-BNP (NT-proBNP) concentrations, and phenotypic features in Polish patients with HF.
Methods:
The study group comprised 250 patients with HF. Genomic DNA was extracted from blood, and genotyping was performed using PCR-RFLP.
Results:
There were no significant differences in the distributions of NPPB genotypes or alleles between HF females and HF males. Except for body height, there were no significant differences in phenotypic features among HF patients regarding NPPB:rs198389 genotypes. There were also no significant differences in the distributions of either NPPB:rs198389 genotypes or alleles across NT-proBNP concentration terciles. However, age, left-ventricular-mass index, C-reactive-protein levels, serum-creatinine concentrations, and the incidence of myocardial infarction, left ventricular hypertrophy, or reduced ejection fraction (EF) were significantly lower in patients from the lower tercile (LT) than in patients from the middle and/or upper terciles. EF and the frequency of preserved EF in LT patients were significantly higher than those from other terciles.
Conclusions:
Our results did not confirm associations between NPPB:rs198389 and NT-proBNP serum concentrations or clinical phenotypes in Polish patients with HF.
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