Unknown

Dataset Information

0

Ethnogeographic prevalence and implications of the 677C>T and 1298A>C MTHFR polymorphisms in US primary care populations.


ABSTRACT: Aim: Variants of the MTHFR gene have been associated with a wide range of diseases. Materials & methods: The present study analyzed data from clinical genotyping of MTHFR 677C>T and 1298A>C in 1405 patients in urban primary care settings. Results: Striking differences in ethnogeographic frequencies of MTHFR polymorphisms were observed. African-Americans appear to be protected from MTHFR deficiency. Hispanics and Caucasians may be at elevated risk due to increased frequencies of 677C>T and 1298A>C, respectively. Conclusion: Individuals carrying mutations for both genes were rare and doubly homozygous mutants were absent, suggesting the TTcc is extremely rare in the greater population. The results suggest multilocus MTHFR genotyping may yield deeper insight into the ethnogeographic association between MTHFR variants and disease.

SUBMITTER: Graydon JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6630484 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

altmetric image

Publications

Ethnogeographic prevalence and implications of the 677C>T and 1298A>C <i>MTHFR</i> polymorphisms in US primary care populations.

Graydon James S JS   Claudio Karla K   Baker Seth S   Kocherla Mohan M   Ferreira Mark M   Roche-Lima Abiel A   Rodríguez-Maldonado Jovaniel J   Duconge Jorge J   Ruaño Gualberto G  

Biomarkers in medicine 20190603 8


<b>Aim:</b> Variants of the <i>MTHFR</i> gene have been associated with a wide range of diseases. <b>Materials & methods:</b> The present study analyzed data from clinical genotyping of <i>MTHFR 677C>T</i> and <i>1298A>C</i> in 1405 patients in urban primary care settings. <b>Results:</b> Striking differences in ethnogeographic frequencies of <i>MTHFR</i> polymorphisms were observed. African-Americans appear to be protected from MTHFR deficiency. Hispanics and Caucasians may be at elevated risk  ...[more]

Similar Datasets

| S-EPMC6021155 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC4484817 | biostudies-other
| S-EPMC4475601 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC9587854 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC5851070 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC1899423 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC6503069 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC2888757 | biostudies-other
| S-EPMC3071567 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC5496967 | biostudies-literature