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Claudio Marcello Caldarera

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Acute Myocardial Infarction and Proinflammatory Gene Variants

2007

We identified four genetic risk sets for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) from information on functional gene variants that favor inflammation or modulate cholesterol metabolism: IL6 -174 G/C, TNF -308 G/A, IL10 -1082 G/A, SERPINA3 -51 G/T, IFNG +874 T/A, HMGCR -911 C/A, and APOE ε2/3/4; 316 patients and 461 healthy subjects, all Italian. Putative risk alleles are shown underlined. The sets were identified using grade-of-membership analysis. Membership scores in the sets are automatically generated for individuals. The ''low intrinsic risk'' set had alleles that downregulate inflammation and cholesterol synthesis (IL6, TNF, ILl0, HMGCR). ''AMI across a broad age range'' carried multiple pr…

AdultMaleApolipoprotein EAdolescentMyocardial InfarctionGeneral Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular BiologyProinflammatory cytokinePathogenesischemistry.chemical_compoundApolipoproteins EHistory and Philosophy of SciencemedicineHumansGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseMyocardial infarctionAge of OnsetAlleleAllelesSerpinsAgedAged 80 and overbusiness.industryCholesterolGeneral NeuroscienceMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseMiddle ageInterleukin 10CholesterolchemistryAMI Grade of Membership Genetic profile IL6 -174 G/C TNF -308 G/A IL10 -1082 G/A SERPINA3 -51 G/T IFNG +874 T/A HMGCR -911 C/A APOE ε2/3/4Acute DiseaseImmunologyCytokinesFemaleHydroxymethylglutaryl CoA Reductaseslipids (amino acids peptides and proteins)businessAnnals of the New York Academy of Sciences
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Analysis of polymorphisms Leiden Factor V G1691A and prothrombin G20210A as risk factors for acute myocardial infarction.

2011

Thrombotic risk increases in elderly, therefore, the understanding of the genetic predisposition of hypercoagulability could make the difference in the prevention of venous and/or arterial thrombotic events. Laboratory evaluation of hyperfibrinogenemia, increased Factor VII levels, antiphospholipid antibodies presence and hyperhomocysteinemia are considered to have a consistent high predictivity for arterial thrombophilic diseases. Anyway, a large debate exists on the validity of testing Leiden Factor V (FV) G1691A and/or prothrombin (FII) G20210A polymorphisms in patients affected by arterial thrombotic diseases, despite of the several observations described. Here we report data strongly s…

MaleAgingmedicine.medical_specialtyHyperhomocysteinemiaLeiden Factor V; Prothrombin; Stroke; Guidelines; Arterial thrombosis.Myocardial InfarctionHyperfibrinogenemiaGuidelineGUIDELINESGastroenterologyCohort Studieschemistry.chemical_compoundInternal medicineArterial DisorderGenotypeGenetic predispositionmedicineHumansGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseMyocardial infarctionAgedAged 80 and overPolymorphism GeneticFactor VIIbusiness.industryFactor VMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseSurgeryStrokeTHROMBOSISchemistryArterial thrombosis.Prothrombin G20210AFemaleProthrombinGeriatrics and GerontologybusinessGerontologyLeiden Factor V
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Opposite effects of interleukin 10 common gene polymorphisms in cardiovascular diseases and in successful ageing: genetic background of male centenar…

2004

Many aspects of ageing involve inflammatory processes. We evaluated the association with longevity of alleles of IL10 and TNFa, known to have opposite functions in inflammatory reactions, IL-10 acting predominantly as an anti-inflammatory and TNF-a as a proinflammatory factor. The number of male centenarians homozygous for the –1082G genotype, suggested to be associated with high IL-10 production, was significantly increased in comparison with younger control subjects. No significant differences were observed between women and controls. The genotypic frequencies of the TNFa promoter SNPs 308G and 308A, suggested to be associated with low and high TNF-a production respectively, were not sign…

AdultMaleAgingmedicine.medical_specialtyOffspringmedia_common.quotation_subjectLongevityMyocardial InfarctionPhysiologyDiseaseBiologyInternal medicineEpidemiologyGeneticsmedicineHumansMyocardial infarctionAlleleAllelesGenetics (clinical)Agedmedia_commonAged 80 and overPolymorphism GeneticBase SequenceHaplotypeLongevityMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseInterleukin-10EndocrinologyHaplotypesItalyCardiovascular DiseasesAgeingLetter to JMGJournal of Medical Genetics
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Sharing pathogenetic mechanisms between acute myocardial infarction and Alzheimer's disease as shown by partially overlapping of gene variant profile…

2011

Abstract Gene variants that promote inflammation and cholesterol metabolism have been associated with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and Alzheimer's disease (AD). We investigated a panel of relevant polymorphisms to distinguish genetic backgrounds for AMI and AD: IL10 -1082G/A, IL6 -174G/C, TNF -308G/A, IFNG +874T/A, SERPINA3 -51G/T, HMGCR -911C/A, APOE e2/3/4 (280 AMI cases, 257 AD cases, and 1307 population controls, all Italian (presumed risk alleles are shown in bold). Six genetic risk sets I to VI were identified by fuzzy latent classification: I had low risk; II and III had low risk before age 65 (II, III); low risk sets lacked pro-inflammatory alleles for HMGCR-TNF-APOE. Pro-infla…

Apolipoprotein EAdultMalePopulationMyocardial InfarctionDiseaseAlzheimer DiseaseRisk FactorsGenes OverlappingMedicineHumansSettore MED/05 - Patologia ClinicaGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseMyocardial infarctionAlleleeducationgenetic risk markers common soil alzheimer disease AMI GOM analysysGeneAgedGeneticsAged 80 and overeducation.field_of_studybusiness.industryGeneral NeuroscienceGene Expression ProfilingGenetic VariationGeneral MedicineMiddle Agedmedicine.diseasePsychiatry and Mental healthClinical PsychologyRelative riskImmunologyTumor necrosis factor alphaFemaleGeriatrics and Gerontologybusiness
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Interleukin-6 gene polymorphism is an age-dependent risk factor for myocardial infarction in men.

2005

Summary Several studies show that inflammatory components may contribute to atherosclerosis and increase the risk for myocardial infarction (MI). Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a key pro-inflammatory and immune-modulatory cytokine of relevance for cardiovascular diseases. In this case-control study, 200 patients with MI and 257 healthy controls were genotyped for the polymorphism present in −174 promoter region of the IL-6 gene. Plasma concentrations of IL-6 and C-reactive protein (CRP) in a group of patients and controls were measured. The −174 C allele was associated with an increased risk of developing MI (OR = 2.886, c.i. = 1.801–4.624, P = 0.0001) in older patients, while no association was f…

Malemedicine.medical_specialtyGenotypemedicine.medical_treatmentImmunologyMyocardial InfarctionGastroenterologyPolymorphism Single NucleotidePolymorphism (computer science)Risk FactorsInternal medicineGenotypeGeneticsmedicineHumansGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseMyocardial infarctionRisk factorAllelePromoter Regions GeneticMolecular BiologyGeneGenetics (clinical)AllelesAgedbusiness.industryInterleukin-6Age FactorsPromoterGeneral MedicineMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseC reactive protein DNA interleukin 6CytokineC-Reactive ProteinCase-Control StudiesImmunologybusiness
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