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The AGTR1 gene A1166C polymorphism as a risk factor and outcome predictor of primary intracerebral and aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhages
Affiliations- Department of Neurology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
- Department of Neurology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn
- Department of Neurosurgery and Neurotraumatology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland, Botaniczna 3, 31-501 Kraków, Poland
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Abstract
Associations between the angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AGTR1) gene A1166C polymorphism and hypertension, aortic abdominal aneurysms (as a risk factor) as well as cardiovascular disorders (as a risk factor and an outcome predictor) have been demonstrated. We aimed to investigate the role of this polymorphism as risk factors and outcome predictors in primary intracerebral hemorrhage (PICH) and aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH).
We have prospectively recruited 1078 Polish participants to the study: 261 PICH patients, 392 aSAH patients, and 425 unrelated control subjects. The A1166C AGTR1 gene polymorphism was studied using the tetra-primer ARMS-PCR method. Allele and genotype frequencies were compared with other ethnically different populations.
The A1166C polymorphism was not associated with the risk of PICH or aSAH. Among the aSAH patients the AA genotype was associated with a good outcome, defined by a Glasgow Outcome Scale of 4 or 5 (p<0.02). The distribution of A1166C genotypes in our cohort did not differ from other white or other populations of European descent.
In conclusion, we found an association between the A1166C AGTR1 polymorphism and outcome of aSAH patients, but not with the risk of PICH or aSAH.
Abstract
Associations between the angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AGTR1) gene A1166C polymorphism and hypertension, aortic abdominal aneurysms (as a risk factor) as well as cardiovascular disorders (as a risk factor and an outcome predictor) have been demonstrated. We aimed to investigate the role of this polymorphism as risk factors and outcome predictors in primary intracerebral hemorrhage (PICH) and aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH).
We have prospectively recruited 1078 Polish participants to the study: 261 PICH patients, 392 aSAH patients, and 425 unrelated control subjects. The A1166C AGTR1 gene polymorphism was studied using the tetra-primer ARMS-PCR method. Allele and genotype frequencies were compared with other ethnically different populations.
The A1166C polymorphism was not associated with the risk of PICH or aSAH. Among the aSAH patients the AA genotype was associated with a good outcome, defined by a Glasgow Outcome Scale of 4 or 5 (p<0.02). The distribution of A1166C genotypes in our cohort did not differ from other white or other populations of European descent.
In conclusion, we found an association between the A1166C AGTR1 polymorphism and outcome of aSAH patients, but not with the risk of PICH or aSAH.
Keywords
AGRT1, Intracerebral hemorrhage, Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, Outcome, Stroke
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The AGTR1 gene A1166C polymorphism as a risk factor and outcome predictor of primary intracerebral and aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhages
Journal
Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska
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242-247
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DOI
10.1016/j.pjnns.2014.07.007
Bibliographic record
Neurol Neurochir Pol 2014;48(4):242-247.
Keywords
AGRT1
Intracerebral hemorrhage
Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage
Outcome
Stroke
Authors
Mateusz G. Adamski
Aleksandra Golenia
Wojciech Turaj
Alison E. Baird
Marek Moskala
Tomasz Dziedzic
Andrzej Szczudlik
Agnieszka Slowik
Joanna Pera
