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Analysis of maternal polymorphisms in arsenic (+3 oxidation state)-methyltransferase AS3MT and fetal sex in relation to arsenic metabolism and infant birth outcomes: Implications for risk analysis.


ABSTRACT: Arsenic (+3 oxidation state) methyltransferase (AS3MT) is the key enzyme in the metabolism of inorganic arsenic (iAs). Polymorphisms of AS3MT influence adverse health effects in adults, but little is known about their role in iAs metabolism in pregnant women and infants. The relationships between seven single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in AS3MT and urinary concentrations of iAs and its methylated metabolites were assessed in mother-infant pairs of the Biomarkers of Exposure to ARsenic (BEAR) cohort. Maternal alleles for five of the seven SNPs (rs7085104, rs3740400, rs3740393, rs3740390, and rs1046778) were associated with urinary concentrations of iAs metabolites, and alleles for one SNP (rs3740393) were associated with birth outcomes/measures. These associations were strongly dependent upon the male sex of the fetus but independent of fetal genotype for AS3MT. These data highlight a potential sex-dependence of the relationships among maternal genotype, iAs metabolism and infant health outcomes.

SUBMITTER: Drobna Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4970429 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Analysis of maternal polymorphisms in arsenic (+3 oxidation state)-methyltransferase AS3MT and fetal sex in relation to arsenic metabolism and infant birth outcomes: Implications for risk analysis.

Drobná Zuzana Z   Martin Elizabeth E   Kim Kyung Su KS   Smeester Lisa L   Bommarito Paige P   Rubio-Andrade Marisela M   García-Vargas Gonzalo G GG   Stýblo Miroslav M   Zou Fei F   Fry Rebecca C RC  

Reproductive toxicology (Elmsford, N.Y.) 20160227


Arsenic (+3 oxidation state) methyltransferase (AS3MT) is the key enzyme in the metabolism of inorganic arsenic (iAs). Polymorphisms of AS3MT influence adverse health effects in adults, but little is known about their role in iAs metabolism in pregnant women and infants. The relationships between seven single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in AS3MT and urinary concentrations of iAs and its methylated metabolites were assessed in mother-infant pairs of the Biomarkers of Exposure to ARsenic (BEAR  ...[more]

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