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Hereditary spastic paraplegia type 56: what a mouse can tell – a narrative review. JOURNAL OF BIO-X RESEARCH 2022. [DOI: 10.1097/jbr.0000000000000127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Paul S, Sadhukhan S, Munian D, Bankura B, Das M. Association of FOLH1, DHFR, and MTHFR gene polymorphisms with susceptibility of Neural Tube Defects: A case control study from Eastern India. Birth Defects Res 2018; 110:1129-1138. [PMID: 30120883 DOI: 10.1002/bdr2.1365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2018] [Revised: 06/07/2018] [Accepted: 06/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Silpita Paul
- Department of Zoology; University of Calcutta, Kolkata; West Bengal India
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- Department of Zoology; University of Calcutta, Kolkata; West Bengal India
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- Department of Neonatology; Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Kolkata; West Bengal India
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- Department of Zoology; University of Calcutta, Kolkata; West Bengal India
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Li G, Wang X, Wang X, Guan Z, Guo J, Wang F, Zhang J, Niu B, Zhang T, Wang J, Yang J. Polymorphism rs1052536 in Base Excision Repair Gene Is a Risk Factor in a High-Risk Area of Neural Tube Defects in China. Med Sci Monit 2018; 24:5015-5026. [PMID: 30022792 PMCID: PMC6067017 DOI: 10.12659/msm.907492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Background DNA Base Excision Repair Gene-DNA LigaseIII (LIG3) is an important repair gene in the repair pathway and plays an important role in maintaining the integrity of mitochondria. Rs1052536 and rs3135967 polymorphisms of the gene are associated with lung cancer, keratoconus, and Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy. There is no previously published report on the relationship between the polymorphisms and neural tube defects (NTDs). Material/Methods Mass ARRAY iPLEX was used to determine the distribution of the polymorphisms in the case group of 108 NTD pregnant women and a control group of 233 normal healthy pregnant women to examine the relevance of their polymorphisms and NTD occurrence. Results The homozygotes of rs1052536 TT were associated with an increased risk for NTDs than CC (P=0.014, OR=2.31, 95%CI [1.17–4.54]), and variants of rs1052536 T were associated with an increased risk of NTDs (P=0.024, OR=1.50, 95%CI [1.06–2.13]). The stratified analysis showed that TT genotype of rs1052536 increased the risk of anencephaly (P=0.016, OR=2.69, 95%CI [1.18–6.10]) and the T allele significantly increased the risk of cranial NTDs (P=0.033, OR=1.56, 95%CI [1.04–2.35]). Conclusions Rs1052536 in LIG3 gene might be a potential genetic risk factor in a high-risk area of NTDs in China.
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- Guannan Li
- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Children's Hospital of Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China (mainland)
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Children's Hospital of Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China (mainland)
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- Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of Child Development and Nutriomics, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China (mainland)
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- Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of Child Development and Nutriomics, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China (mainland)
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- Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of Child Development and Nutriomics, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China (mainland)
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- Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of Child Development and Nutriomics, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China (mainland)
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Children's Hospital of Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China (mainland)
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- Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of Child Development and Nutriomics, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China (mainland)
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- Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of Child Development and Nutriomics, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China (mainland)
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- Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of Child Development and Nutriomics, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China (mainland)
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Children's Hospital of Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China (mainland)
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Cummings D, Dowling KF, Silverstein NJ, Tanner AS, Eryilmaz H, Smoller JW, Roffman JL. A Cross-Sectional Study of Dietary and Genetic Predictors of Blood Folate Levels in Healthy Young Adults. Nutrients 2017; 9:nu9090994. [PMID: 28885600 PMCID: PMC5622754 DOI: 10.3390/nu9090994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2017] [Revised: 08/15/2017] [Accepted: 08/31/2017] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Since 1998, the U.S. has mandated folic acid (FA) fortification of certain grain products to reduce the risk of neural tube defects. Folate intake and red blood cell (RBC) folate concentrations increased substantially post-intervention, although recent studies raise concerns about the level of ongoing benefit. This study investigated blood folate level determinants in healthy young adults, including intake of naturally occurring food folate, synthetic FA, and the interaction of naturally occurring food folate with a common missense variant in the FOLH1 gene thought to affect absorption. Participants (n = 265) completed the Diet History Questionnaire II, RBC folate testing, and were genotyped for the 484T>C FOLH1 variant. Men reported significantly greater intake of all folate sources except for supplemental FA, but RBC folate levels did not significantly differ by sex. Synthetic FA was a stronger predictor of RBC folate than naturally occurring food folate. In the largest racial group, synthetic FA and the interaction of FOLH1 genotype with naturally occurring food folate significantly predicted RBC folate, with the overall model accounting for 13.8% of the variance in RBC folate levels. Blood folate levels rely on a complex interaction of natural and synthetic folate intake as well as FOLH1 genotype.
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- Daniel Cummings
- Department of Biopsychology, Tufts University, 419 Boston Ave, Medford, MA 02155, USA.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 149 13th Street, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 149 13th Street, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 149 13th Street, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 149 13th Street, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 149 13th Street, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 149 13th Street, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA.
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Tunbridge EM, Attenburrow MJ, Gardiner A, Rendell JM, Hinds C, Goodwin GM, Harrison PJ, Geddes JR. Biochemical and genetic predictors and correlates of response to lamotrigine and folic acid in bipolar depression: Analysis of the CEQUEL clinical trial. Bipolar Disord 2017; 19:477-486. [PMID: 28833962 PMCID: PMC5697684 DOI: 10.1111/bdi.12531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2017] [Accepted: 07/06/2017] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVES CEQUEL (Comparative Evaluation of QUEtiapine plus Lamotrigine combination versus quetiapine monotherapy [and folic acid versus placebo] in bipolar depression) was a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel group, 2×2 factorial trial that examined the effect of adding lamotrigine and/or folic acid (FA) to quetiapine in bipolar depression. Lamotrigine improved depression, but its effectiveness was reduced by FA. We investigated the baseline predictors and correlates of clinical response, and the possible basis of the interaction. METHODS The main outcome was change in depressive symptoms at 12 weeks, measured using the Quick Inventory for Depressive Symptoms-self report version 16 (QIDS-SR16). We examined the relationship between symptoms and lamotrigine levels, and biochemical measures of one-carbon metabolism and functional polymorphisms in catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT), methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) and folate hydrolase 1 (FOLH1). RESULTS Lamotrigine levels were unaffected by FA and did not differ between those participants who achieved remission and those with persisting symptoms. When participants with subtherapeutic serum levels were excluded, there was a main effect of lamotrigine on the main outcome, although this remained limited to those randomized to FA placebo. None of the biochemical measures correlated with clinical outcome. The negative impact of FA on lamotrigine response was limited to COMT Met carriers. FOLH1 and MTHFR had no effect. CONCLUSIONS Our results clarify that FA's inhibition of lamotrigine's efficacy is not a pharmacokinetic effect, and that low serum lamotrigine levels contributed to lamotrigine's lack of a main effect at 12 weeks. We were unable to explain the lamotrigine-FA interaction, but our finding that it is modulated by the COMT genotype provides a starting point for follow-on neurobiological investigations. More broadly, our results highlight the value of including biochemical and genetic indices in randomized clinical trials.
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- EM Tunbridge
- Department of PsychiatryUniversity of OxfordOxfordUK,Oxford Health NHS Foundation TrustOxfordUK,National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Oxford Health Biomedical Research CentreOxfordUK
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- Department of PsychiatryUniversity of OxfordOxfordUK,Oxford Health NHS Foundation TrustOxfordUK
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- NIHR CLAHRC OxfordOxford Health NHS Foundation TrustOxfordUK,Department of Primary CareUniversity of OxfordOxfordUK
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- Department of PsychiatryUniversity of OxfordOxfordUK,Oxford Health NHS Foundation TrustOxfordUK
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- Oxford University Big Data InstituteUniversity of OxfordOxfordUK
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- Department of PsychiatryUniversity of OxfordOxfordUK,Oxford Health NHS Foundation TrustOxfordUK
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- Department of PsychiatryUniversity of OxfordOxfordUK,Oxford Health NHS Foundation TrustOxfordUK,National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Oxford Health Biomedical Research CentreOxfordUK
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- Department of PsychiatryUniversity of OxfordOxfordUK,Oxford Health NHS Foundation TrustOxfordUK,National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Oxford Health Biomedical Research CentreOxfordUK
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Hiraoka M, Kagawa Y. Genetic polymorphisms and folate status. Congenit Anom (Kyoto) 2017; 57:142-149. [PMID: 28598562 PMCID: PMC5601299 DOI: 10.1111/cga.12232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2017] [Revised: 05/23/2017] [Accepted: 06/04/2017] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Moderate hyperhomocysteinemia-induced low folate status is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease, dementia, and depression. Folate is an essential cofactor in the one-carbon metabolism pathway and is necessary in amino acid metabolism, purine and thymidylate synthesis, and DNA methylation. In the folate cycle and homocysteine metabolism, folate, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, and vitamin B2 are important cofactors. Many enzymes are involved in folate transport and uptake, the folate pathway, and homocysteine (Hcy) metabolism, and various polymorphisms have been documented in these enzymes. Serum folate and total Hcy (tHcy) levels are influenced by folate intake and genetic polymorphisms in 5,10-methylenetertahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) such as C677T. The prevalence of the MTHFR 677TT genotype varies across ethnic groups and regions, with a frequency of approximately 15% in Japanese populations. Individuals with the TT genotype have significantly higher tHcy levels and lower folate levels in serum than those with the CT and TT genotypes. However, administration of folic acid has been shown to eliminate these differences. Moreover, data have suggested that interventions based on genotype may be effective for motivating individuals to change their lifestyle and improve their nutrition status. Accordingly, in this review, we discuss the effects of MTHFR C677T polymorphisms on serum tHcy and folate levels with folic acid intervention and evaluate approaches for overcoming folic acid deficiency and related symptoms.
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- Mami Hiraoka
- College of Nursing and Nutrition, School of NutritionShukutoku UniversityChiba CityChibaJapan
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- Department of Medical ChemistryKagawa Nutrition UniversitySakado CitySaitamaJapan
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Bedson E, Bell D, Carr D, Carter B, Hughes D, Jorgensen A, Lewis H, Lloyd K, McCaddon A, Moat S, Pink J, Pirmohamed M, Roberts S, Russell I, Sylvestre Y, Tranter R, Whitaker R, Wilkinson C, Williams N. Folate Augmentation of Treatment--Evaluation for Depression (FolATED): randomised trial and economic evaluation. Health Technol Assess 2015; 18:vii-viii, 1-159. [PMID: 25052890 DOI: 10.3310/hta18480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Folate deficiency is associated with depression. Despite the biological plausibility of a causal link, the evidence that adding folate enhances antidepressant treatment is weak. OBJECTIVES (1) Estimate the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of folic acid as adjunct to antidepressant medication (ADM). (2) Explore whether baseline folate and homocysteine predict response to treatment. (3) Investigate whether response to treatment depends on genetic polymorphisms related to folate metabolism. DESIGN FolATED (Folate Augmentation of Treatment - Evaluation for Depression) was a double-blind and placebo-controlled, but otherwise pragmatic, randomised trial including cost-utility analysis. To yield 80% power of detecting standardised difference on the Beck Depression Inventory version 2 (BDI-II) of 0.3 between groups (a 'small' effect), FolATED trialists sought to analyse 358 participants. To allow for an estimated loss of 21% of participants over three time points, we planned to randomise 453. SETTINGS Clinical - Three centres in Wales - North East Wales, North West Wales and Swansea. Trial management - North Wales Organisation for Randomised Trials in Health in Bangor University. Biochemical analysis - University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff. Genetic analysis - University of Liverpool. PARTICIPANTS Four hundred and seventy-five adult patients presenting to primary or secondary care with confirmed moderate to severe depression for which they were taking or about to start ADM, and able to consent and complete assessments, but not (1) folate deficient, vitamin B12 deficient, or taking folic acid or anticonvulsants; (2) misusing drugs or alcohol, or suffering from psychosis, bipolar disorder, malignancy or other unstable or terminal illness; (3) (planning to become) pregnant; or (4) participating in other clinical research. INTERVENTIONS Once a day for 12 weeks experimental participants added 5 mg of folic acid to their ADM, and control participants added an indistinguishable placebo. All participants followed pragmatic management plans initiated by a trial psychiatrist and maintained by their general medical practitioners. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Assessed at baseline, and 4, 12 and 25 weeks thereafter, and analysed by 'area under curve' (main); by analysis of covariance at each time point (secondary); and by multi-level repeated measures (sensitivity analysis): Mental health - BDI-II (primary), Clinical Global Impression (CGI), Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS), UKU side effects scale, and Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) suicidality subscale; General health - UK 12-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-12), European Quality of Life scale - 5 Dimensions (EQ-5D); Biochemistry - serum folate, B12, homocysteine; Adherence - Morisky Questionnaire; Economics - resource use. RESULTS Folic acid did not significantly improve any of these measures. For example it gained a mean of just 2.9 quality-adjusted life-days [95% confidence interval (CI) from -12.7 to 7.0 days] and saved a mean of just £48 (95% CI from -£292 to £389). In contrast it significantly reduced mental health scores on the SF-12 by 3.0% (95% CI from -5.2% to -0.8%). CONCLUSIONS The FolATED trial generated no evidence that folic acid was clinically effective or cost-effective in augmenting ADM. This negative finding is consistent with improving understanding of the one-carbon folate pathway suggesting that methylfolate is a better candidate for augmenting ADM. Hence the findings of FolATED undermine treatment guidelines that advocate folic acid for treating depression, and suggest future trials of methylfolate to augment ADM. TRIAL REGISTRATION Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN37558856. FUNDING This project was funded by the NIHR Health Technology Assessment programme and will be published in full in Health Technology Assessment; Vol. 18, No. 48. See the HTA programme website for further project information.
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- Emma Bedson
- Clinical Trials Research Centre, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Ysbyty Gwynedd, Betsi Cadwalladr University Health Board, Bangor, UK
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- Wolfson Centre for Personalised Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- Centre for Economics and Policy in Health, Bangor University, Bangor, UK
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK
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- College of Medicine, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- North Wales Centre for Primary Care Research, Bangor University, Bangor, UK
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- Medical Biochemistry & Immunology, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK
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- Centre for Economics and Policy in Health, Bangor University, Bangor, UK
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- Wolfson Centre for Personalised Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Centre for Mental Health & Society, Bangor University, Bangor, UK
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- College of Medicine, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, NZ
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- North Wales Organisation for Randomised Trials in Health, Bangor University, Bangor, UK
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- North Wales Centre for Primary Care Research, Bangor University, Bangor, UK
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- North Wales Centre for Primary Care Research, Bangor University, Bangor, UK
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Binia A, Contreras AV, Canizales-Quinteros S, Alonzo VA, Tejero ME, Silva-Zolezzi I. Geographical and ethnic distribution of single nucleotide polymorphisms within genes of the folate/homocysteine pathway metabolism. GENES & NUTRITION 2014; 9:421. [PMID: 25106483 PMCID: PMC4172644 DOI: 10.1007/s12263-014-0421-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2014] [Accepted: 07/25/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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High levels of plasma homocysteine are associated with an increased risk of many health conditions influenced by both environmental and genetic factors. The objective of this study was to provide the geographical distribution of folate pathway genetic polymorphisms in Mexico and the comparison with the reported frequencies in different continental populations. This study included the analysis of the genotypic frequencies of eight polymorphisms in genes of the folate/homocysteine metabolic pathway in 1,350 Mestizo and Amerindian subjects from different regions in Mexico and 836 individuals from European, African and Asian populations of the 1,000 Genomes Project. In Mexican Mestizo and Amerindian populations, the MTHFR C677T risk genotype (TT) was highly prevalent (frequency: 25 and 57 %, respectively). In Mestizos, the frequency showed clear regional variation related to ancestry; the Guerrero subpopulation with the highest Amerindian contribution had the highest TT frequency (33 %). The MTHFD1 G1958A AA risk genotype was also enriched in Mexican Mestizos and Amerindians (frequency: 34 and 58 %, respectively), whereas in African and Asian ancestry populations the frequency for AA was low (~4 %). All together risk genotypes showed regional differences, and Sonora had significantly different genetic frequencies compared with the other regions (P value <0.05). Our study illustrates differential geographical distribution of the risk variants in the folate/homocysteine metabolic pathway relative to ethnic background. This work supports that certain areas of the world have increased needs for folic acid and vitamin B supplementation, and this information needs to be considered in public health guidelines and eventually policies.
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- Aristea Binia
- Nutrition and Health Research, Nestlé Research Center, Lausanne, Switzerland,
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Wang Z, Wang L, Shangguan S, Lu X, Chang S, Wang J, Zou J, Wu L, Zhang T, Luo Y. Association between PTCH1 polymorphisms and risk of neural tube defects in a Chinese population. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 97:409-15. [PMID: 23761049 DOI: 10.1002/bdra.23152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2012] [Revised: 04/12/2013] [Accepted: 04/22/2013] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND SHH signaling pathway plays an important role in the formation of the neural plate and is involved in the regulation of the dorsoventral (DV) axis of the neural tube. Some neural tube defects (NTDs) may be caused through overactivation of the SHH signaling pathway. The PTCH1 gene, encoding a negative regulator of SHH signaling, affects neural tube closure in animal models. However, in humans, the relationship between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the PTCH1 gene and neural tube defects remains unclear. METHODS MassARRAY®GENOTYPER™ was used to genotype 18 SNPs of the PTCH1 gene in 187 NTDs and 212 control samples, to determine whether PTCH1 polymorphisms are related to NTDs. MassARRAY®EpiTYPER™ was performed to assess whether methylation modifications may be associated with SNP genotypes in this Chinese population. RESULT Increased risk for spina bifida was observed with the G allele of c.3944C>T and the T allele of c.1729™2350G>A in female patients when compared to the normal control group. High methylation levels were detected in those controls bearing the G allele of c.3944C>T. CONCLUSION In summary, polymorphisms of the PTCH1 gene may be genetic predisposing factors for spina bifida in the population studied. In addition, methylation modifications associated with the c.3944C>T polymorphism, may provide protection.
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- Zhen Wang
- Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China
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Guo J, Xie H, Wang J, Zhao H, Wang F, Liu C, Wang L, Lu X, Bao Y, Zou J, Wang G, Niu B, Zhang T. The maternal folate hydrolase gene polymorphism is associated with neural tube defects in a high-risk Chinese population. GENES AND NUTRITION 2012; 8:191-7. [PMID: 22918695 DOI: 10.1007/s12263-012-0309-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2012] [Accepted: 07/24/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Folate hydrolase 1 (FOLH1) gene encodes intestinal folate hydrolase, which regulates intestinal absorption of dietary folate. Previous studies on the association between polymorphisms rs202676 and rs61886492 and the risk of neural tube defects (NTDs) were inconclusive. A case-control study of women with NTD-affected pregnancies (n = 160) and controls (n = 320) was conducted in the Chinese population of Lvliang, a high-risk area for NTDs. We genotyped the polymorphic sites rs202676 and rs61886492 and assessed maternal plasma folate and total homocysteine (tHcy). Our results showed that in case group, plasma folate concentrations were 18 % lower compared with those of control group (8.32 vs. 6.79 nmol/L, p = 0.033) and tHcy concentrations were 17 % higher (10.47 vs. 12.65 μmol/L, p = 0.047). Almost all samples had the rs61886492 GG genotype (99.78 %). The result showed that the frequency of GG genotype in rs202676 was significantly higher in group with multiple NTDs than in controls (p = 0.030, OR = 2.157, 95 % CI, 1.06-4.38). The multiple-NTD group showed higher maternal plasma concentrations of tHcy (10.47 vs. 13.96 μmol/L, p = 0.024). The GG genotype of rs202676 had a lower maternal folate and higher tHcy concentrations than other genotypes with no significant differences. The result of structural prediction indicated that this variation might change the spatial structure of the protein. These results suggested that the maternal polymorphism rs202676 was a potential risk factor for multiple NTDs in this Chinese population. The allele G might affect maternal plasma folate and tHcy concentration.
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- Jin Guo
- Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, 100020, People's Republic of China
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