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High frequency of Neuropeptide Y Leu7Pro polymorphism in an Iranian population and its association with coronary artery disease

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posted on 2023-06-08, 13:29 authored by Ali Masoudi-Kazemabad, Khadijeh Jamialahmadi, Mohsen Moohebati, Majid Mojarrad, Raheleh Dehghan-Manshadi, Mohammad Mahdi Forghanifard, Saeed Akhlaghi, Gordon FernsGordon Ferns, Majid Ghayour-Mobarhan
Objective: Neuropeptide Y (NPY), a 36-amino acid peptide, is widely expressed in the central and peripheral nervous systems as well as in the heart. A relationship has been reported between NPY gene variants and coronary artery disease (CAD) in some populations. However, there are few data on the NPY gene polymorphism and CAD in the Persian population. In the current study we have investigated the relationship between the NPY Leu7Pro polymorphism and CAD within a population from Iran Methods: A total of 1061 subjects were recruited; 609 patients and 452 healthy subjects. Four hundred and twenty eight of the patients had >50% stenosis; with the remaining 181 patients having <50% stenosis based on angiography. Angiography positive patients were divided into three groups: those with single (n = 115), double (n = 140), and triple vessel (n = 173) disease. DNA analysis for the Leu7Pro polymorphism was performed using a PCR-RFLP technique. Results: A significantly higher frequency of the Leu7Pro genotype was observed in CAD patients compared with the control group (P<0.05). Patients with the Pro7 had significantly higher values for weight (P = 0.027), BMI (P = 0.001), hip circumference (P = 0.003) and prevalence of diabetes mellitus (P = 0.018) but reduced prevalence of a history of myocardial infarction (P = 0.017).

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  • Published

Journal

Gene

ISSN

0378-1119

Publisher

Elsevier

Issue

1

Volume

496

Page range

22-27

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  • Division of Medical Education Publications

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  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2012-11-12

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