scholarly journals The lncRNA SOX2OT rs9839776 C>T Polymorphism Indicates Recurrent Miscarriage Susceptibility in a Southern Chinese Population

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhenzhen Fang ◽  
Di Che ◽  
Shuang Qing ◽  
Qingfeng Li ◽  
Hui Men ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Population ◽  
Southern China ◽  
Recurrent Miscarriage ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Migration And Invasion ◽  
Multiple Tumor ◽  
Southern Chinese ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Healthy Control ◽  
The Relationship

Genetic susceptibility may be involved in the onset of recurrent miscarriage. Previous studies have shown that some genetic polymorphisms that regulate cell migration are associated with susceptibility to recurrent miscarriage. The SOX2 overlapping transcript (SOX2OT) may regulate the migration and invasion of multiple tumor cells and is related to susceptibility to various diseases. However, whether lncRNA SOX2OT polymorphisms are related to recurrent miscarriage susceptibility is unclear. Therefore, we investigated the relationship between the lncRNA SOX2OT rs9839776 C>T polymorphism and recurrent miscarriage susceptibility. We recruited 570 subjects with recurrent miscarriage and 578 healthy control subjects from a population in southern China and used the TaqMan method for genotyping. We found a significant association between the rs9839776 CT genotype in the SOX2OT gene and an increased risk for recurrent miscarriage (CT vs CC: adjusted OR=1.357, 95%CI=1.065−1.728, P=0.0134). However, we did not observe any significant associations between the recurrent miscarriage risk and the number of miscarriages in different age groups. In conclusion, our study indicated that the rs9839776 CT genotype may contribute to an increased risk of recurrent miscarriage in the southern Chinese population and that rs9839776 may act as a prognostic biomarker in recurrent miscarriage patients. However, an experiment-based study with a larger sample size should be performed to confirm these results.

scholarly journals The SERPINA4 rs2070777 AA Genotype is Associated with an Increased Risk of Recurrent Miscarriage in a Southern Chinese Population

2021 ◽  
Vol Volume 13 ◽  
pp. 111-117
Author(s):  
Di Che ◽  
Zhenzhen Fang ◽  
Lei Pi ◽  
Yufen Xu ◽  
LanYan Fu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Population ◽  
Recurrent Miscarriage ◽  
Southern Chinese ◽  
Increased Risk

scholarly journals Risk of Typical Diabetes-Associated Complications in Different Clusters of Diabetic Patients: Analysis of Nine Risk Factors

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 328
Author(s):  
Michael Leutner ◽  
Nils Haug ◽  
Luise Bellach ◽  
Elma Dervic ◽  
Alexander Kautzky ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Liver Disease ◽  
Diabetic Patients ◽  
Complication Risk ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Icd 10 ◽  
Healthy Control ◽  
Design And Methods ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Observation Period

Objectives: Diabetic patients are often diagnosed with several comorbidities. The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between different combinations of risk factors and complications in diabetic patients. Research design and methods: We used a longitudinal, population-wide dataset of patients with hospital diagnoses and identified all patients (n = 195,575) receiving a diagnosis of diabetes in the observation period from 2003–2014. We defined nine ICD-10-codes as risk factors and 16 ICD-10 codes as complications. Using a computational algorithm, cohort patients were assigned to clusters based on the risk factors they were diagnosed with. The clusters were defined so that the patients assigned to them developed similar complications. Complication risk was quantified in terms of relative risk (RR) compared with healthy control patients. Results: We identified five clusters associated with an increased risk of complications. A combined diagnosis of arterial hypertension (aHTN) and dyslipidemia was shared by all clusters and expressed a baseline of increased risk. Additional diagnosis of (1) smoking, (2) depression, (3) liver disease, or (4) obesity made up the other four clusters and further increased the risk of complications. Cluster 9 (aHTN, dyslipidemia and depression) represented diabetic patients at high risk of angina pectoris “AP” (RR: 7.35, CI: 6.74–8.01), kidney disease (RR: 3.18, CI: 3.04–3.32), polyneuropathy (RR: 4.80, CI: 4.23–5.45), and stroke (RR: 4.32, CI: 3.95–4.71), whereas cluster 10 (aHTN, dyslipidemia and smoking) identified patients with the highest risk of AP (RR: 10.10, CI: 9.28–10.98), atherosclerosis (RR: 4.07, CI: 3.84–4.31), and loss of extremities (RR: 4.21, CI: 1.5–11.84) compared to the controls. Conclusions: A comorbidity of aHTN and dyslipidemia was shown to be associated with diabetic complications across all risk-clusters. This effect was amplified by a combination with either depression, smoking, obesity, or non-specific liver disease.

scholarly journals PTPN22 Gene Polymorphisms Are Associated with Susceptibility to Large Artery Atherosclerotic Stroke and Microembolic Signals

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Lingyan Zhou ◽  
Kun Wang ◽  
Junhong Wang ◽  
Zhenfeng Zhou ◽  
Yufei Cheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase ◽  
Odds Ratio ◽  
Chinese Population ◽  
Interaction Analysis ◽  
Tyrosine Phosphatase ◽  
Taqman Assay ◽  
Large Artery ◽  
Ptpn22 Gene ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
The Relationship

Large artery atherosclerotic stroke (LAAS) is the most common ischemic stroke (IS) subtype, and microemboli may be clinically important for indicating increased risk of IS. The inflammatory process of atherosclerosis is well known, and lymphoid phosphatase (Lyp), which is encoded by the protein tyrosine phosphatase nonreceptor type 22 (PTPN22) gene, plays an important role in the inflammatory response. Our study was intended to evaluate the relationship between PTPN22 gene and LAAS and microembolic signals (MES). Three loci of the PTPN22 gene (rs2476599, rs1217414, and rs2488457) were analyzed in 364 LAAS patients and 369 control subjects. A genotyping determination was performed using the TaqMan assay. The G allele of rs2488457 might be related to a higher risk for developing LAAS and MES (odds ratio OR=1.456, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.156-1.833, P=0.001; OR=1.652, 95% CI 1.177-2.319, P=0.004, respectively). In the LAAS group, the prevalence of the GTG haplotype was higher (P<0.001) and the prevalence of the GCC haplotype was lower (P=0.001). An interaction analysis of rs2488457 with smoking showed that smokers with the CG/GG genotypes had a higher risk of LAAS, compared to nonsmokers with the rs2488457 CC genotype (OR=2.492, 95% CI 1.510–4.114, P<0.001). Our research indicated that the PTPN22 rs2488457 might be related to the occurrence of LAAS and MES in the Han Chinese population. In addition, the rs2488457 polymorphism and the environmental factor of smoking jointly influenced the susceptibility of LAAS.

scholarly journals Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms inmiR-122Are Associated with the Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in a Southern Chinese Population

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chunhua Bei ◽  
Shun Liu ◽  
Xiangyuan Yu ◽  
Moqin Qiu ◽  
Bo Tang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hepatocellular Carcinoma ◽  
Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms ◽  
Chinese Population ◽  
Target Genes ◽  
Risk Group ◽  
High Risk Group ◽  
Nucleotide Polymorphisms ◽  
Single Nucleotide ◽  
Southern Chinese ◽  
Increased Risk

Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in microRNA may affect its expression and regulation of target genes, which may consequently alter individual susceptibility to cancer. In this study we aimed to investigate associations betweenmiR-122polymorphisms and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in a southern Chinese population. Three selected SNPs inmiR-122(rs9966765, rs1135519, and rs17669) were genotyped in 1050 HCC patients and 1079 cancer-free controls using Sequenom MassARRAY platform and the associations of the three SNPs and HCC risk were evaluated. We found that individuals with the rs1135519 CC genotypes had a significant increased risk of HCC than those with TT genotypes (adjusted OR=2.71, 95% CI=1.15-6.36, andP=0.022), while the rs9966765 CC genotypes showed a borderline significant association with increased risk of HCC when compared with the GG genotypes (adjusted OR=2.38, 95% CI=0.99-5.75, andP=0.052). There was also a significant increased risk of HCC when combining risk genotypes of these loci, i.e., rs1135519 CC and rs9966765 CC. Compared with the low-risk group (0 risk genotype), the high risk group (1-2 risk genotypes) had significantly increased risk of HCC (OR=1.61, 95% CI=1.05-2.44, andP=0.028). Further genotype-expression analysis revealed that cases carrying the CC genotype of rs1135519 had lower levels ofmiR-122expression than those with the TT genotype. Our results suggest that SNP of rs1135519 modulatesmiR-122expression and contributes to the genetic susceptibility of HCC, either independently or together with rs9966765 inmiR-122.Further well-designed studies with lager sample sizes are needed to confirm our findings.

scholarly journals Interleukin-16Polymorphism Is Associated with an Increased Risk of Ischemic Stroke

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao-li Liu ◽  
Jian-zong Du ◽  
Yu-miao Zhou ◽  
Qin-fen Shu ◽  
Ya-guo Li
Keyword(s):  
Ischemic Stroke ◽  
Chinese Population ◽  
Fragment Length Polymorphism ◽  
Chain Reaction ◽  
Sequencing Method ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Pcr Rflp ◽  
Polymerase Chain ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Genotype And Allele Frequencies

Clinical and experimental data have demonstrated that inflammation plays fundamental roles in the pathogenesis of ischemic stroke. Interleukin-16 (IL-16) is identified as a proinflammatory cytokine that is a key element in the ischemic cascade after cerebral ischemia. We aimed to examine the relationship between theIL-16polymorphisms and the risk of ischemic stroke in a Chinese population. A total of 198 patients with ischemic stroke and 236 controls were genotyped using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) and DNA sequencing method. We found that the rs11556218TG genotype and G allele ofIL-16were associated with significantly increased risks of ischemic stroke (TG versus TT, adjusted OR = 1.88; 95% CI, 1.15–3.07; G versus T, adjusted OR = 1.54; 95% CI, 1.05–2.27, resp.). However, there were no significant differences in the genotype and allele frequencies ofIL-16rs4778889 T/C and rs4072111 C/T polymorphisms between the two groups, even after stratification analyses by age, gender, and the presence or absence of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertriglyceridemia. These findings indicate that theIL-16polymorphism may be related to the etiology of ischemic stroke in the Chinese population.

scholarly journals Association of a Common Variant at 10q26 and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Aggressiveness in Han Chinese Descent

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin Gu ◽  
Tao Huang ◽  
Ding Xu ◽  
Liujian Duan ◽  
Yang Jiao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia ◽  
Chinese Population ◽  
Prostatic Hyperplasia ◽  
Free Psa ◽  
Reductase Inhibitors ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Chinese Descent ◽  
Adrenergic Blockers ◽  
Total Psa ◽  
The Relationship

Recent studies reported that rs2252004 at 10q26 was significantly associated with prostate cancer (PCa) risk in a Japanese population and was subsequently confirmed in a Chinese population. We aimed to assess the relationship between this locus and risk/aggressiveness of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The current study included 426 BPH cases and 1,008 controls from Xinhua Hospital in Shanghai, China. All BPH patients were treated withα-adrenergic blockers and 5α-reductase inhibitors for at least 9 months. Associations between rs2252004 and BPH risk/aggressiveness were tested using logistic regression. Associations between rs2252004 and clinical parameters including International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS), total prostate volume (TPV), total PSA (tPSA), and free PSA (fPSA) were evaluated by linear regression. Allele “A” in rs2252004 was significantly associated with increased risk for aggressiveness of BPH in a Chinese population (OR = 1.42, 95% CI: 1.04–1.96,P=0.03). Patients with the genotype “A/A” (homozygous minor allele) had an increase of IPSS and TPV after treatment (P=0.045and 0.024, resp.). No association was observed between rs2252004, BPH risk, and baseline clinicopathological traits (AllP>0.05). Our study is the first to show that rs2252004 at 10q26 was associated with BPH aggressiveness and efficacy of BPH treatment.

scholarly journals Decreased USP2a Expression Inhibits Trophoblast Invasion and Associates With Recurrent Miscarriage

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiayu Wang ◽  
Jinli Ding ◽  
Sainan Zhang ◽  
Xin Chen ◽  
Sisi Yan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transforming Growth Factor ◽  
Nuclear Translocation ◽  
Recurrent Miscarriage ◽  
Trophoblast Invasion ◽  
Migration And Invasion ◽  
M2 Macrophage ◽  
Mrna Levels ◽  
Human Trophoblast ◽  
Mesenchymal Transition ◽  
Multiple Tumor

An appropriate development of the placenta consisting of trophoblast cell migration, invasion, proliferation, and apoptosis, is essential to establishing and maintaining a successful pregnancy. Ubiquitin‐specific protease 2a (USP2a) regulates the processes of metastasis in multiple tumor cells. Yet, no known research has focused on exploring the effect of USP2a on trophoblasts and its possible mechanism in the pathogenies of recurrent miscarriage (RM). In this study, we first detected the decreased mRNA levels and the protein levels of USP2a in placental villous tissue samples from the RM patients. In vitro assays verified that overexpression of USP2a promoted human trophoblast proliferation, migration, invasion, whereas knockdown of USP2a inhibited these processes. Mechanistically, USP2a activated PI3K/Akt/GSK3β signaling pathway to promote nuclear translocation of β‐catenin and further activated epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in the trophoblasts. Moreover, transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) up-regulated USP2a expression in trophoblasts. Interestingly, M2 macrophage secreted TGF-β induced trophoblast migration and invasion, and an anti-TGF-β antibody alleviated this effect. Collectively, this study indicated that USP2a regulated trophoblast invasion and that abnormal USP2a expression might lead to aberrant trophoblast invasion, thus contributing to RM.

scholarly journals The IL-1B Gene Polymorphisms rs16944 and rs1143627 Contribute to an Increased Risk of Coronary Artery Lesions in Southern Chinese Children with Kawasaki Disease

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lan Yan Fu ◽  
Xiantao Qiu ◽  
Qiu Lian Deng ◽  
Ping Huang ◽  
Lei Pi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Kawasaki Disease ◽  
Gene Polymorphisms ◽  
Chinese Population ◽  
Healthy Children ◽  
Nucleotide Polymorphisms ◽  
Coronary Artery Lesions ◽  
Multicenter Studies ◽  
Southern Chinese ◽  
Increased Risk

Background. Kawasaki disease (KD) is a systemic form of self-limited vasculitis in children less than five years old, and the main complication is coronary artery injury. However, the etiology of KD remains unclear. The IL-1B polymorphisms rs16944 GG and rs1143627 AA and their diplotype GA/GA have been associated with significantly increased risk of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) resistance in a Taiwanese population, but the relationship between rs16944 A/G and rs1143627 G/A and coronary artery lesions (CALs) in patients with KD has not been investigated. The present study is aimed at investigating whether the rs16944 A/G and rs1143627 G/A polymorphisms in IL-1B were associated with KD susceptibility and CALs in a southern Chinese population. Methods and Results. We recruited 719 patients with KD and 1401 healthy children. Multiplex PCR was used to assess the genotypes of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), including two SNPs of IL-1B, rs16944 A/G and rs1143627 G/A. According to the results, no significant association was observed between the IL-1B (rs16944 and rs1143627) polymorphisms and KD risk in the patients compared with the healthy controls in our southern Chinese population. However, in further stratified analysis, we found that children younger than 12 months with the rs16944 GG and rs1143627 AA genotypes of IL-1B had a higher risk of CALs than those with the AA/AG genotypes of rs16944 and GG/AG genotypes of rs1143627 (OR=2.28, 95% CI=1.32-3.95, P=0.0032, adjusted OR=2.33, 95% CI=1.34-4.04, P=0.0027). Conclusions. Our results indicated that there was no association between the rs16944 A/G and rs1143627 G/A gene polymorphisms and KD susceptibility. However, the rs16944 GG and rs1143627 AA genotypes of IL-1B may significantly impact the risk of CAL formation in children younger than 12 months, which may contribute to the pathogenesis of KD. These findings need further validation in multicenter studies with larger sample sizes.

scholarly journals Empirically derived dietary patterns and constipation among a middle-aged population from China, 2016–2018

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Li ◽  
Ai-Ping Huang ◽  
Li-Qin Wang ◽  
Xiao-Long Yu
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Patterns ◽  
Chinese Population ◽  
Multivariate Logistic Regression ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Food Frequency ◽  
Rome Ii Criteria ◽  
Southern Chinese ◽  
Confounding Variables ◽  
Study Population ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Background The association of dietary patterns with constipation is not well established, particularly in Chinese population. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the relationship between dietary patterns and the risk of constipation in a middle-aged Chinese population. Methods A total of 2267 participants aged 45–59 years were recruited in Hangzhou city, the capital of Zhejiang Province, east China from August 2016 to October 2018. Dietary intake was estimated using a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) containing 138 food items. Constipation was defined using the Rome II criteria. Multivariate logistic regression was used to examine the association between dietary patterns and the risk of constipation. Results Three major dietary patterns were extracted by factor analysis and labeled as the traditional southern Chinese, Western and grains-vegetables patterns. The prevalence of constipation in our study population was 13.28%. Compared with the participants in the lowest quartile, the participants in the highest quartile of the traditional southern Chinese pattern were associated with reduced odds of constipation (odd ratios (OR) = 0.79; 95%confidence interval (CI): 0.626–0.981; P < 0.05), after adjusting for confounding variables. In contrast, we found no significant associations between the Western and grains-vegetables patterns and the risk of constipation (P > 0.05). Conclusions Our study demonstrated that the traditional southern Chinese pattern was associated with a reduced risk of constipation. Further longitudinal studies are needed to confirm our findings.

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