OBJECTIVE: To investigate the associations between biomarkers and genetic variants involved in homocysteine metabolism and the risk of complex birth defects. METHODS: Total homocysteine (tHcy), folate, cobalamin, apo-transcobalamin (apo-TC) and apo-haptocorrin (apo-HC) were measured in the amniotic fluid of 82 women who were pregnant with a child having a complex birth defect, such as neural tube defect, cleft lip and/or palate, heart defect or omphalocele, and in 110 women pregnant with a non-malformed child. The determined genotypes of the child comprised of 5, 10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR 677C > T, 1298A > C), methionine synthase (MTR 2756A > G), methionine synthase reductase (MTRR 66A > G) and transcobalamin (TCN2 776C > G). Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed. RESULTS: Significantly lower cobalamin and higher apo-TC, apo-HC, tHcy and folate concentrations were determined in amniotic fluids of cases compared with controls (p< or =0.001). Logistic regression analysis revealed that after adjustment for maternal age, children carrying the MTHFR 677T allele showed a four-fold increased risk of having a complex birth defect, OR (95% CI) = 4.0 (1.1-15.4). Other genotypes did not show significant associations. CONCLUSION: The MTHFR 677C > T polymorphism in conjunction with reduced folate- and/or cobalamin status may increase the risk of complex birth defects.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the associations between biomarkers and genetic variants involved in homocysteine metabolism and the risk of complex birth defects. METHODS: Total homocysteine (tHcy), folate, cobalamin, apo-transcobalamin (apo-TC) and apo-haptocorrin (apo-HC) were measured in the amniotic fluid of 82 women who were pregnant with a child having a complex birth defect, such as neural tube defect, cleft lip and/or palate, heart defect or omphalocele, and in 110 women pregnant with a non-malformed child. The determined genotypes of the child comprised of 5, 10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR 677C > T, 1298A > C), methionine synthase (MTR 2756A > G), methionine synthase reductase (MTRR 66A > G) and transcobalamin (TCN2 776C > G). Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed. RESULTS: Significantly lower cobalamin and higher apo-TC, apo-HC, tHcy and folate concentrations were determined in amniotic fluids of cases compared with controls (p< or =0.001). Logistic regression analysis revealed that after adjustment for maternal age, children carrying the MTHFR 677T allele showed a four-fold increased risk of having a complex birth defect, OR (95% CI) = 4.0 (1.1-15.4). Other genotypes did not show significant associations. CONCLUSION: The MTHFR 677C > T polymorphism in conjunction with reduced folate- and/or cobalamin status may increase the risk of complex birth defects.
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