OBJECTIVE: To evaluate C to T substitution at nucleotide 677 of N(5), N(10)-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene in women with prior preeclamptic or normotensive pregnancies. METHODS: Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase genotypes were determined in 113 Finnish women with preeclamptic first pregnancies and 103 controls with one or more normotensive pregnancies, using polymerase chain reaction and restriction enzyme analysis. Preeclampsia was defined as severe in 100 women who fulfilled one or more of the subsequent criteria: systolic blood pressure (BP) at least 160 mmHg, diastolic BP at least 110 mmHg, or proteinuria at least 2 g per 24-hour urine collection. RESULTS: There were no significant differences in prevalences of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase genotypes (CC, CT, and TT) between groups (57%, 40%, and 3% in the preeclamptic group and 54%, 39%, and 7%, respectively, in controls). The frequency of the T677 allele was 0.23 in the preeclamptic group and 0.26 in the control group (difference 0.03; 95% confidence interval -0.08, 0.14; P =.51). Our sample had 60% power to detect a difference of the allele frequencies similar to that (0.12) reported previously. The result was similar when analysis was restricted to patients with severe preeclampsia (T677 allele frequency 0.22). CONCLUSION: A carrier status for the T677 allele of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene does not predispose to preeclampsia, at least in the Finnish population.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate C to T substitution at nucleotide 677 of N(5), N(10)-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene in women with prior preeclamptic or normotensive pregnancies. METHODS:Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase genotypes were determined in 113 Finnish women with preeclamptic first pregnancies and 103 controls with one or more normotensive pregnancies, using polymerase chain reaction and restriction enzyme analysis. Preeclampsia was defined as severe in 100 women who fulfilled one or more of the subsequent criteria: systolic blood pressure (BP) at least 160 mmHg, diastolic BP at least 110 mmHg, or proteinuria at least 2 g per 24-hour urine collection. RESULTS: There were no significant differences in prevalences of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase genotypes (CC, CT, and TT) between groups (57%, 40%, and 3% in the preeclamptic group and 54%, 39%, and 7%, respectively, in controls). The frequency of the T677 allele was 0.23 in the preeclamptic group and 0.26 in the control group (difference 0.03; 95% confidence interval -0.08, 0.14; P =.51). Our sample had 60% power to detect a difference of the allele frequencies similar to that (0.12) reported previously. The result was similar when analysis was restricted to patients with severe preeclampsia (T677 allele frequency 0.22). CONCLUSION: A carrier status for the T677 allele of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene does not predispose to preeclampsia, at least in the Finnish population.
Authors: Hannele Laivuori; Päivi Lahermo; Vesa Ollikainen; Elisabeth Widen; Leena Häivä-Mällinen; Helena Sundström; Tarja Laitinen; Risto Kaaja; Olavi Ylikorkala; Juha Kere Journal: Am J Hum Genet Date: 2002-12-09 Impact factor: 11.025
Authors: Matthew P Johnson; Shaun P Brennecke; Christine E East; Thomas D Dyer; Linda T Roten; J Michael Proffitt; Phillip E Melton; Mona H Fenstad; Tia Aalto-Viljakainen; Kaarin Mäkikallio; Seppo Heinonen; Eero Kajantie; Juha Kere; Hannele Laivuori; Rigmor Austgulen; John Blangero; Eric K Moses Journal: Mol Hum Reprod Date: 2013-02-18 Impact factor: 4.025
Authors: Matthew P Johnson; Shaun P Brennecke; Christine E East; Harald H H Göring; Jack W Kent; Thomas D Dyer; Joanne M Said; Linda T Roten; Ann-Charlotte Iversen; Lawrence J Abraham; Seppo Heinonen; Eero Kajantie; Juha Kere; Katja Kivinen; Anneli Pouta; Hannele Laivuori; Rigmor Austgulen; John Blangero; Eric K Moses Journal: PLoS One Date: 2012-03-14 Impact factor: 3.240