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The Relationship between the Transforming Growth Factor β1 T29C Gene Polymorphism and Left Ventricular Geometry and Function in Hypertensive Subjects
Daniela ColombaCorrao SalvatoreGiuseppe LicataGiovanni DuroDomenico NuzzoChristiano ArganoTiziana Di ChiaraMaria Cristina FioreRosario Scaglionesubject
medicine.medical_specialtylcsh:Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) systemSettore MED/09 - Medicina InternaArticle SubjectLeft ventricular hypertrophyExcretionGene PolymorphismInternal medicineGenotypeInternal MedicinemedicineTransforming Growth Factor β1 T29C; Gene Polymorphism; Left Ventricular Geometry; Hypertensioncardiovascular diseasesTransforming Growth Factor β1 T29CEjection fractionbusiness.industryLeft Ventricular GeometryRadioimmunoassaymedicine.diseaseSettore MED/45 - Scienze Infermieristiche Generali Cliniche E PediatricheSettore MED/11 - Malattie Dell'Apparato CardiovascolareEndocrinologylcsh:RC666-701HypertensionMicroalbuminuriaGene polymorphismbusinessResearch ArticleTransforming growth factordescription
The distribution of the T29C TGFβ1 gene polymorphism was analyzed in 198 hypertensives with left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and in 235 hypertensives without LVH. Circulating TGFβ1 levels, procollagen type III levels, microalbuminuria, and left ventricular geometry and function were evaluated in all the hypertensives with LVH subgrouped according to T29C TGFβ1 gene polymorphism. Circulating TGFβ1 was evaluated by ELISA technique, procollagen type III by a specific radioimmunoassay, microalbuminuria by radioimmunoassay, and left ventricular geometry and function by echocardiography. All groups were comparable for gender, age, and sex. Regarding T29C TGFβ1 gene polymorphism, prevalence of TC or CC genotypes was significantly (P<.05) higher in hypertensives with LVH than hypertensives without LVH TC and CC LVH hypertensives were characterized by a higher prevalence of subjects with microalbuminuria (P<.05TC and CC versus TT), by increased levels of TGFβ1, procollagen type III, urinary albumin excretion, LVM, LVM/h2.7, and lower values of left ventricular ejection fraction (P<.05TC and CC versus TT). Our data suggest that T29C TGFβ1 gene polymorphism was associated with clinical characteristics adequate to recognize a subset of LVH hypertensives with a higher severity of hypertension.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-06-30 | International Journal of Hypertension |