Genetic mutations in Turkish population with pulmonary embolism and deep venous thrombosis

Clin Appl Thromb Hemost. 2011 Nov-Dec;17(6):E87-94. doi: 10.1177/1076029610385224. Epub 2010 Nov 15.

Abstract

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a universal health hazard. Inherited and acquired risk factors increase the risk of VTE. We evaluated the relationship between factor V (G1691A, A1090G, and A1299G), prothrombin (PT G20210A), methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR C677T) mutations, plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 (PAI-1 -675) polymorphism, and VTE in Turkish population. In all, 80 patients with VTE and 104 controls were included. Heterozygous factor V Leiden (FVL) mutation was significantly higher among patients (P = .04) with allele frequency of 6.3% (P = .01). Heterozygous PT G20210A mutation was also significantly higher among patients (P = .001) with allele frequency of 6.9% (P = .003). MTHFR 677TT genotype was significantly higher in patients (P = .009) with allele frequency of 23.8% (P = .005). No significant difference was found in FV A1090G and FV A1299G mutation rate as well as PAI-1 genotypes and their allele frequencies (P > .05). Thus, frequencies of FV G1691A, PT G20210A, and MTHFR C677T mutations are higher in patients with VTE. FV A1090G, FV A1299G mutations, and PAI-1 gene polymorphisms may not be a risk factor for VTE in Turkish population.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Factor V / genetics
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (NADPH2) / genetics
  • Middle Aged
  • Mutation*
  • Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1 / genetics
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
  • Prospective Studies
  • Prothrombin / genetics
  • Pulmonary Embolism / genetics*
  • Turkey
  • Venous Thrombosis / genetics*
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1
  • SERPINE1 protein, human
  • Factor V
  • Prothrombin
  • MTHFR protein, human
  • Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (NADPH2)