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Lack of association between the c.544G>A polymorphism of the heme oxygenase-2 gene and age-related macular degeneration.

AbstractBACKGROUND:
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a primary cause of blindness among the elderly in developed countries. The nature of AMD is complex and includes both environmental and hereditary factors. Oxidative stress is thought to be essential in AMD pathogenesis. Iron is suggested to be implicated in the pathogenesis of AMD through the catalysis of the production of reactive oxygen species, which can damage the retina. Heme oxygenase-2 is capable of degradation of heme producing free iron ions, thus, diversity in heme oxygenase-2 gene may contribute to AMD. In the present work we analyzed the association between the c.544G>A polymorphism of the heme oxygenase-2 gene (HMOX2) (rs1051308) and AMD.
MATERIAL/METHODS:
This study enrolled 276 AMD patients and 105 sex- and age-matched controls. Genotyping of the polymorphism was performed with restriction fragment length polymorphism polymerase chain reaction (RFLP-PCR) on DNA isolated from peripheral blood.
RESULTS:
We did not find any association between the genotypes of the c.544G>A polymorphism and the occurrence of AMD. This lack of association was independent of potential AMD risk factors: tobacco smoking, sex and age. Moreover, we did not find any association between AMD and smoking in our study population.
CONCLUSIONS:
The results suggest that the c.544G>A polymorphism of the heme oxygenase-2 gene is not associated with AMD in this Polish subpopulation.
AuthorsDaniel Wysokinski, Ewelina Synowiec, Marta Chmielewska, Katarzyna Wozniak, Małgorzata Zaras, Anna Sklodowska, Janusz Blasiak, Jerzy Szaflik, Jacek Pawel Szaflik
JournalMedical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research (Med Sci Monit) Vol. 17 Issue 8 Pg. CR449-455 (Aug 2011) ISSN: 1643-3750 [Electronic] United States
PMID21804464 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Heme Oxygenase (Decyclizing)
  • heme oxygenase-2
Topics
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Female
  • Genotype
  • Heme Oxygenase (Decyclizing) (genetics)
  • Humans
  • Macular Degeneration (enzymology, genetics)
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Poland
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide

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