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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Association of angiotensin converting enzyme gene insertion/deletion polymorphism and familial hypercholesterolemia in the Saudi population
Lipids in Health and Disease, Volume 12, No. 1, Article 177, Year 2013
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Background: The study of the association between genotype and phenotype is of great importance for the prediction of multiple diseases and pathophysiological conditions. The relationship between angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) Insertion/Deletion (I/D) polymorphism and Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH) has been not fully investigated in all the ethnicities. In this study we sought to determine the frequency of I/D polymorphism genotypes of ACE gene in Saudi patients with FH. Results: This is a case-control study carried out purely in Saudi population. Genomic DNA was isolated from 128 subjects who have participated in this study. ACE gene I/D polymorphism was analyzed by polymerase chain reaction in 64 FH cases and 64 healthy controls. There was no statistically significant difference between the groups with respect to genotype distribution. Furthermore, we did not find any significant difference in the frequency of ACE I/D polymorphism in FH subjects when stratified by gender (p = 0.43). Conclusion: Our data suggest that ACE gene I/D polymorphism examined in this study has no role in predicting the occurrence and diagnosis of FH. © 2013 Alharbi et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Alharbi, Khalid Khalaf
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
College of Applied Medical Sciences
Kashour, Tarek Seifaw
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
College of Medicine
Al-Hussaini, Wejdan
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
College of Applied Medical Sciences
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
King Khalid University Hospital
Al-Nbaheen, May Salem
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
King Khalid University Hospital
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
Saudi Electronic University
Mohamed, Sarar
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
King Khalid University Hospital
Hasanato, Rana Muhammed W.
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
King Saud University
Tamimi, Waleed G.
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
King Khalid University Hospital
Al-Naami, Mohammed Yahya
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
King Saud University
Khan, Imran Ali
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
College of Applied Medical Sciences
Statistics
Citations: 13
Authors: 9
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1186/1476-511X-12-177
e-ISSN:
1476511X
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Case-Control Study