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Thromb Haemost 2000; 83(02): 212-216
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1613788
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Genetic Polymorphisms and Coronary Artery Disease in the South of France

I. Canavy
1   From the Dept. Cardiology, Marseille
,
M. Henry
2   Lab. Hematology, CHU Timone, Marseille
,
P. E. Morange
2   Lab. Hematology, CHU Timone, Marseille
,
L. Tiret
3   INSERM SC7, Paris, France
,
O. Poirier
3   INSERM SC7, Paris, France
,
A. Ebagosti
1   From the Dept. Cardiology, Marseille
,
M. Bory
1   From the Dept. Cardiology, Marseille
,
I. Juhan-Vague
2   Lab. Hematology, CHU Timone, Marseille
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Received 16 June 1999

Accepted 22 October 1999

Publication Date:
11 December 2017 (online)

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Summary

Vascular disease is a multifactorial disease that involves atherosclerotic and thrombotic factors. Genetic polymorphisms have been associated with myocardial infarction and angina pectoris. The aim of the present study was to assess the relationship between some genetic polymorphisms and myocardial infarction (MI) or vasospastic angina pectoris in a population from southern France. Genetic polymorphisms of the renin angiotensin system (the D/I polymorphism of the ACE gene and the A1166C polymorphism of the angiotensin II type 1 receptor [AT1R]) and of haemostatic factors (the -675 4G/5G polymorphism of the plasminogen-activator inhibitor 1 [PAI-1] gene, and the G to T common point mutation in exon 2, codon 34 of the Factor XIII A-subunit gene) were examined.

We assessed the genotype distribution in consecutive coronary artery disease (CAD) patients with MI (n = 201) and vasospastic angina pectoris (n = 43) and in 244 healthy controls comparable in age, sex, body mass index and total cholesterol level.

The genotype distribution of AT1R polymorphism was significantly different between controls and patients, the prevalence of the C allele carriers being higher in patients with MI after the age of 45 than in control individuals (61 vs 45%, p <0.01), leading to an odds ratio (OR) of 2 (CI: 1.2-3.4). When looking at the group of patients with vasospastic angina the difference was even higher (76 vs 45%, p <0.01) yielding an OR of 4.3 (CI: 1.4-17.4). Genotype distributions of ACE, PAI-1 and Factor XIII polymorphisms were similar in patients and in controls.

This study is in favor of a role of AT1R gene polymorphism in myocardial infarction and vasospastic angina.

Keywords

Coronary artery disease - genetic polymorphisms - PAI - ACE - AT1R - Factor XIII
 

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