Chinese Medical Sciences Journal ›› 2021, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (2): 103-109.doi: 10.24920/003792

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Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase Gene Polymorphism C677T is Associated with Increased Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Chinese Type 2 Diabetic Patients

Kunrong Wu1, Shufang Zhang2, Ziwan Guan1, Xiaoli Li2, Rui Li1, Ying Yin2, Yan Li1, *()   

  1. 1Department of Clinical Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Jinan 250014, China
    2School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong First Medical University (Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences) Tai’an 271000, Shandong, China
  • Received:2020-08-18 Published:2021-06-30
  • Contact: Yan Li E-mail:prof_liyan@126.com

Objective Chronic cardiovascular diseases induced by long-term poor blood glucose control are the main cause of death in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Previous researches report that methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene (MTHFR) polymorphisms might influence the occurrence of coronary heart disease (CHD) in T2DM patients. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether MTHFR C677T and A1298C mutations are associated with the risk of CHD in T2DM patients.
Methods A total of 197 subjects with T2DM were studied, of which 95 patients with CHD. The genotypes of MTHFR C677T and A1298C were analyzed by using dideoxy chain-termination method, and compared between patients with CHD and those without CHD.
Results We found that the frequency of the 677T allele was significantly higher in T2DM patients with CHD than those without CHD (P=0.011). However, there was no significant difference in any of the examined haplotypes between T2DM patients with and without CHD. Furthermore, the 677T allele was associated with a higher risk of CHD development in diabetic patients with lower homocysteine (Hcy) levels (≤15 μmol/L) (P=0.006), while no effect of MTHFR gene polymorphism on the incidence of CHD was found in patients with higher Hcy levels (>15 μmol/L) (P=0.491).
Conclusion The MTHFR C677T gene polymorphism is associated with the risk of CHD of diabetic patients and could be used as an effective marker for CHD in Chinese diabetic populations with normal Hcy levels.

Key words: methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase, gene polymorphism, type 2 diabetes mellitus, coronary heart diseases, homocysteine

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