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ABSTRACT: Objectives:
The number of deaths from vascular diseases is incredibly high worldwide, and reliable markers for major events are still needed. The current cross-sectional study investigated the association of Klotho haplotypes and Klotho serum levels with classic risk factors and a clinical history of vascular events.Methods:
Clinical, anthropometric, biochemical and nutritional assessments were conducted with 168 older adults, complemented by genotyping (rs9536314 and rs9527025) and the detection of serum Klotho (ELISA).Results:
Klotho levels and haplotypes did not associate with most classic risk factors for vascular events, including markers such as C-reactive protein and homocysteine. A positive association was only found between Klotho levels and the previous occurrence of a myocardial infarction by both correlational (p=0.006) and variance analyses (p<0.001), and these associations were independent of the context.Conclusion:
Our results suggest that serum Klotho is higher in individuals with a clinical history of myocardial infarction but not with a history of coronary artery disease or stroke. None of the Klotho haplotypes were associated with the variables investigated herein.
SUBMITTER: Paula RS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5175288 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Paula Roberta S RS Souza Vinícius C VC Machado-Silva Wilcelly W Almeida Bruno Ratier S BR Daros Andersen C AC Gomes Lucy L Ferreira Aparecido P AP Brito Ciro J CJ Córdova Cláudio C Moraes Clayton F CF Nóbrega Otávio T OT
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<h4>Objectives:</h4>The number of deaths from vascular diseases is incredibly high worldwide, and reliable markers for major events are still needed. The current cross-sectional study investigated the association of Klotho haplotypes and Klotho serum levels with classic risk factors and a clinical history of vascular events.<h4>Methods:</h4>Clinical, anthropometric, biochemical and nutritional assessments were conducted with 168 older adults, complemented by genotyping (rs9536314 and rs9527025) ...[more]