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Observational Study
. 2021 Apr 16;21(1):188.
doi: 10.1186/s12872-021-01959-x.

Study of vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms in a cohort of myocardial infarction patients with coronary artery disease

Damir Raljević #  1   2 , Viktor Peršić  3   4 , Elitza Markova-Car #  5 , Leon Cindrić  5 , Rajko Miškulin  1   2 , Marta Žuvić  5 , Sandra Kraljević Pavelić  6
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Observational Study

Study of vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms in a cohort of myocardial infarction patients with coronary artery disease

Damir Raljević et al. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. .

Abstract

Background: Vitamin D deficiency is associated with cardiovascular diseases, including coronary artery diseases (CAD). As vitamin D manifests its biological function through its vitamin D receptor (VDR), VDR gene polymorphisms potentially affect VDR functionality and vitamin D activity. Therefore, the objective of this study was to analyze three well-studied VDR gene polymorphisms-Fok1 (rs2228570), BsmI (rs1544410) and Taq1 (rs731236)-in a cohort of CAD patients after acute myocardial infarction.

Methods: In the presented cross-sectional study, 155 participants with CAD after acute myocardial infarction and 104 participants in a control group without CAD were enrolled. The participants in both groups were Caucasians of European origin. The genotyping of VDR polymorphisms rs2228570, rs1544410 and rs731236 was assessed by RT-PCR.

Results: The results show an association between the T/T genotype of the BsmI (rs1544410) and the G/G genotype of the Taq1 (rs731236) VDR polymorphism and CAD patients after acute myocardial infarction. There was no association between the Fok1 (rs2228570) VDR polymorphism and CAD patients after acute myocardial infarction.

Conclusion: The presented results suggest a potential association of the BsmI (rs1544410) and Taq1 (rs731236) VDR polymorphisms with CAD patients after myocardial infarction.

Keywords: BsmI; Coronary artery disease; Myocardial infarction; RT-PCR; Taq1; Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms.

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