Genetic factors for lone atrial fibrillation

  • Authors:
    • Kimihiko Kato
    • Mitsutoshi Oguri
    • Takeshi Hibino
    • Kazuhiro Yajima
    • Hitoshi Matsuo
    • Tomonori Segawa
    • Sachiro Watanabe
    • Hidemi Yoshida
    • Kei Satoh
    • Yoshinori Nozawa
    • Kiyoshi Yokoi
    • Yoshiji Yamada
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  • Published online on: June 1, 2007     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.19.6.933
  • Pages: 933-939
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Abstract

Atrial fibrillation (AF) may result from an electric conduction disturbance, increased hemodynamic stress, ischemia, inflammation, or remodeling in atria. Although genetic epidemiological studies have identified several genetic variants as risk factors for AF, the genetic determinants of this condition remain largely unknown. The purpose of the present study was to identify gene polymorphisms that confer susceptibility to lone AF. The study population comprised 1069 unrelated Japanese individuals, including 196 subjects with chronic lone AF and 873 controls. The genotypes for 40 polymorphisms of 32 candidate genes were determined by a method that combines the polymerase chain reaction and sequence-specific oligonucleotide probes with suspension array technology. Multivariable logistic regression analysis with adjustment for age, sex, body mass index, and the prevalence of smoking, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and hyperchole-sterolemia as well as a stepwise forward selection procedure revealed that the -1306C↷T polymorphism of the matrix metalloproteinase 2 gene (MMP2) and the -592A↷C polymorphism of the interleukin 10 gene (IL10) were significantly (false discovery rate of <0.05) associated with the prevalence of AF. The T allele of the MMP2 polymorphism and the C allele of the IL10 polymorphism were a risk factor for and protective factor against AF, respectively. Determination of the genotypes for these polymorphisms may thus prove informative for assessment of the genetic component of AF.

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June 2007
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Kato K, Oguri M, Hibino T, Yajima K, Matsuo H, Segawa T, Watanabe S, Yoshida H, Satoh K, Nozawa Y, Nozawa Y, et al: Genetic factors for lone atrial fibrillation. Int J Mol Med 19: 933-939, 2007
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Kato, K., Oguri, M., Hibino, T., Yajima, K., Matsuo, H., Segawa, T. ... Yamada, Y. (2007). Genetic factors for lone atrial fibrillation. International Journal of Molecular Medicine, 19, 933-939. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.19.6.933
MLA
Kato, K., Oguri, M., Hibino, T., Yajima, K., Matsuo, H., Segawa, T., Watanabe, S., Yoshida, H., Satoh, K., Nozawa, Y., Yokoi, K., Yamada, Y."Genetic factors for lone atrial fibrillation". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 19.6 (2007): 933-939.
Chicago
Kato, K., Oguri, M., Hibino, T., Yajima, K., Matsuo, H., Segawa, T., Watanabe, S., Yoshida, H., Satoh, K., Nozawa, Y., Yokoi, K., Yamada, Y."Genetic factors for lone atrial fibrillation". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 19, no. 6 (2007): 933-939. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.19.6.933