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ABSTRACT: Background
Oxidative stress plays a pivotal role in the pathophysiology of sickle cell disease (SCD) and its associated disease complications. Superoxide Dismutases (SODs) are protective enzymes against oxidative stress. SOD2 deficiency results in the accumulation of oxidized red cell proteins, increased rate of hemoglobin oxidation, decreased red cell membrane deformability, and subsequently decreased red cells survival.Objective
The current study was designed to determine the effect of SOD2 Val16Ala gene polymorphism (rs4880) on SOD2 level and their possible impact on SCD disease severity in a cohort of Egyptian SCD patients.Methods
Genotyping SOD2 Val16Ala polymorphism by TaqMan allelic discrimination assay for hundred SCD patients and a hundred age-sex matched healthy controls revealed the genotypic and allelic frequencies of the studied polymorphism in the SCD patients were close to that of the controls.Results
Serum SOD2 level was significantly lower in those having the polymorphic genotypes (p=0.005). SOD2 level inversely correlates with the annual rate of hospitalization (r=-0.023, p= 0.038).Conclusion
SOD2 Val16Ala polymorphism was associated with low serum SOD2 level that may predict disease severity.
SUBMITTER: Khorshied MM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9083955 | biostudies-literature | 2022
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Khorshied Mervat M MM Shaheen Iman A IA Selim Yasmeen M M YMM Elshahawy Asmaa O AO Youssry Ilham I
Mediterranean journal of hematology and infectious diseases 20220501 1
<h4>Background</h4>Oxidative stress plays a pivotal role in the pathophysiology of sickle cell disease (SCD) and its associated disease complications. Superoxide Dismutases (SODs) are protective enzymes against oxidative stress. SOD2 deficiency results in the accumulation of oxidized red cell proteins, increased rate of hemoglobin oxidation, decreased red cell membrane deformability, and subsequently decreased red cells survival.<h4>Objective</h4>The current study was designed to determine the e ...[more]