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Introduction: Genetic variants that control dopamine have been associated with obesity in children through loss of control of satiety and impulses, the manifestation of addictive eating behaviors, and specific personality traits. The variants include FTO-rs9939609 and the MAO-A 30 pb u-VNTR low-transcription alleles (LTA). Objective: To evaluate the genetic association of FTO-rs9939609 and the MAO-A LTA, along with personality traits and eating behavior with obesity in Mayan children from Mexico. Methods: We cross-sectionally evaluated 186 children (70 with obesity and 116 with normal weight) 6-12 years old from Yucatan, Mexico. Nutritional status was defined with body mass index (BMI) percentiles. Personality traits were evaluated with the Conners and TMCQ tests; eating behavior was evaluated with the CEBQ test. Genotyping with real-time PCR and TaqMan probes was used for FTO-rs9939609, whereas PCR amplification was used for MAO-A u-VNTR. Results: High-intensity pleasure (p = 0.013) and moderate appetite (p = 0.032) differed according to nutritional status. Heterozygous FTO-rs9939609 T/A children showed higher mean scores of low-intensity pleasure (p = 0.002) and moderate appetite (p = 0.027) than homozygous T/T. Hemizygous boys having MAO-A LTA showed significantly higher mean scores of anxiety (p = 0.001) and impulsivity (p = 0.008). In multivariate models, only LTA alleles of MAO-A explained obesity in boys (OR = 4.44; 95% CI = 1.18-16.63). Conclusion: In the present study, MAO-A u-VNTR alleles were associated with obesity in multivariate models only in boys. These alleles might also have a role in personality traits such as anxiety and impulsivity, which secondly contribute to developing obesity in Mayan boys.

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BACKGROUND: Obesity protects against bone loss, but it increases the risk of fragility fractures. AIM: To determine if bone mineral density (BMD) and the prevalence of fractures are different in postmenopausal Maya-Mestizo women grouped according to their body mass index (BMI). SUBJECTS AND METHODS: We studied 600 postmenopausal Maya-Mestizo women. A structured questionnaire for risk factors was applied. Body mass index was determined. BMD was assessed at the lumbar spine and total hip by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. History of low trauma fracture was determined from medical records. ANOVA was used to compare mean BMD between women with different BMI. To compare the frequency of fractures according to BMI group, we used χ2 test. RESULTS: According to WHO classification of BMI, 16.3% of women had normal BMI, 35.3% were overweight, and 48.4% had obesity. We found that women with obesity had a higher BMD versus women with normal BMI or overweight in all the anatomical sites analysed. The prevalence of history of fractures was 18.2%. We did not find differences between the women of different BMI; the wrist was the most frequent skeletal site of the fracture. CONCLUSION: Obesity in postmenopausal Maya-Mestizo women is not a risk factor for developing fragility fractures.

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Densidad Ósea , Osteoporosis Posmenopáusica , Absorciometría de Fotón , Índice de Masa Corporal , Femenino , Humanos , Vértebras Lumbares , Osteoporosis Posmenopáusica/epidemiología , Posmenopausia

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OBJECTIVES: Genetic variation of the fat mass and obesity associated gene (FTO) has been identified as a risk factor for obesity and obesity traits. Distribution of FTO single nutleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) rs1421085T>C, rs9939609T>A, rs8057044G>A and copy number variation (CNV) was evaluated in association with childhood obesity or overweight status in children with Mayan ethnicity. METHODS: We included 318 school-aged children with obesity or overweight status (body mass index [BMI]: >85th percentile) and 303 children with normal weight (BMI: 15th-85th percentile). Genotyping was performed using real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) with TaqMan probes. The cross-sectional study was carried out using univariate and multivariate logistic regression models adjusted for gender. RESULTS: FTO-SNP rs1421085 showed significant differences between children with obesity and children with normal weight for the heterozygous genotype (P = 0.003) and for allele frequencies (P = 0.023). Adjusting by gender, significant differences were found in frequencies of the hetezygous genotype of SNPs rs9939609 (P = 0.023) and rs1421085 (P = 0.003) as well as in allele frequencies (P = 0.042 and P = 0.013, respectively) between girls with obesity and girls without obesity. In contrast, SNP rs8057044 was significantly different only between heterozygous overweight versus normal weight boys (P = 0.035) and for the allele frequency of rs8057044 (P = 0.021). The mean relative CNV was significantly higher in male overweight children than in boys with normal weight (P = 0.000). CONCLUSIONS: The FTO SNP rs1421085 is a genetic factor associated with obesity in Mayan school-aged children. FTO SNPs rs1421085 and rs9939609 affect genetic susceptibility for obesity only in girls, whereas, SNP rs8057044 and CNV are associated with overweight status only in boys.

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Dioxigenasa FTO Dependiente de Alfa-Cetoglutarato/genética , Peso Corporal/genética , Variación Genética , Sobrepeso/epidemiología , Adolescente , Niño , Preescolar , Estudios Transversales , Femenino , Humanos , Indígenas Norteamericanos/estadística & datos numéricos , Masculino , México/epidemiología , Sobrepeso/genética , Obesidad Infantil/epidemiología , Obesidad Infantil/genética , Polimorfismo de Nucleótido Simple , Factores de Riesgo

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AIM: Preeclampsia and obesity are two closely related syndromes. The high maternal prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) is a risk factor for present preeclampsia, independently of the ethnic background of the studied population. The aim of this study was to analyse in a prospective cohort study the relation between prepregnancy BMI and development of preeclampsia in Maya-Mestizo women. DESIGN: This is a prospective cohort study of 642 pregnant women that were included in the first trimester of the pregnancy (gestational age ≤12 weeks at the first antenatal visit) and all of them were of Maya-Mestizo ethnic origin from the state of Yucatán, México. We assessed the potential risk factors for preeclampsia and documented the prepregnancy BMI (kg/m2) that was based on measured height and maternal self-report of prepregnancy weight at the initial visit. Besides, in the antenatal visit we documented if the pregnant women developed preeclampsia. RESULTS: Of the 642 pregnant Maya-Mestizo women, 49 developed preeclampsia, with an incidence of 7.6% (44.9% had severe and 55% mild). The prepregnancy BMI was higher in women with developed preeclampsia than in those with normal pregnancies. Women with overweight or obesity in comparison with normal weight presented a RR = 2.82 (95% CI: 1.32-6.03; P = 0.008) and RR= 4.22 (95% CI: 2.07-8.61; P = 0.001), respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings expand the previous studies to show that the higher prepregnancy BMI is a strong, independent risk factor for preeclampsia.

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Índice de Masa Corporal , Obesidad/epidemiología , Preeclampsia/epidemiología , Adulto , Femenino , Humanos , Incidencia , México/epidemiología , Embarazo , Estudios Prospectivos , Factores de Riesgo , Adulto Joven

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AIM: To evaluate the association of the paraoxonase 1 (PON1) gene polymorphisms c.-108C>T, p.L55M, and p.Q192R with the risk of glioma in Southeast Mexico. Decreased PON1 activity caused by polymorphisms has been observed in gliomas, thus supporting the theory that PON1 is involved in tumorigenesis in the brain. METHODS: Sixty-seven glioma patients and 58 control individuals were included. Three PON1 polymorphisms were genotyped by real-time PCR allelic discrimination using TaqMan probes: c.-108C>T in the promoter region, p.Q192R and p.L55M, both of which were in the coding region. Allele, genotype, and haplotype frequencies were assessed in cases and controls to test for statistical associations (STATA 10.2 package). RESULTS: Significant differences were found for the PON1 c.-108C>T polymorphism between the cases and controls. Compared to the controls the cases were more likely to be CT heterozygous (p = 0.002) or TT homozygous (p = 0.036); similarly cases were more likely to possess a T allele (p = 0.032). In contrast, the p.L55M and p.Q192R polymorphisms did not show significant differences between the glioma cases and controls (p > 0.05). CONCLUSION: The PON1 c.-108C>T polymorphism in the promoter region is associated with genetic risk for glioma. Conversely, p.L55M and p.Q192R polymorphisms in the coding region do not seem to have an influence in this population.

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Arildialquilfosfatasa/genética , Neoplasias Encefálicas/genética , Glioma/genética , Adulto , Neoplasias Encefálicas/enzimología , Estudios de Casos y Controles , Niño , Femenino , Frecuencia de los Genes , Estudios de Asociación Genética , Glioma/enzimología , Haplotipos , Humanos , Masculino , México , Persona de Mediana Edad , Sistemas de Lectura Abierta , Polimorfismo de Nucleótido Simple , Regiones Promotoras Genéticas , Reacción en Cadena en Tiempo Real de la Polimerasa , Factores de Riesgo

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BACKGROUND: Osteoporosis is characterized by low bone mineral density (BMD), which is determined by an interaction of genetic, metabolic and environmental factors. AIM: To analyse the association between two polymorphisms of VDR as well as their haplotypes with BMD in post-menopausal Maya-Mestizo women. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: This study comprised 600 post-menopausal Maya-Mestizo women. A structured questionnaire for risk factors was applied and BMD was assessed at the lumbar spine (LS) and total hip (TH) by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. DNA was extracted from blood leukocytes. Two single-nucleotide polymorphisms of VDR (rs731236 and rs2228570) were studied using real-time PCR allelic discrimination for genotyping. Differences between the means of the BMDs according to the genotype were analysed with covariance. Haplotype analysis was conducted. RESULTS: TT genotype of rs731236 of VDR had higher BMD at total hip and femoral neck (FN), and one haplotype formed by the two polymorphisms was associated with only TH-BMD variations. This difference was statistically significant after adjustment for confounders. The genotype of rs2228570 of VDR analysis showed no significant differences with BMD variations. CONCLUSION: The results showed that the TT genotype of rs731236 of VDR and one haplotype formed by rs731236 and rs2228570 polymorphisms were associated with higher BMD at TH and FN.

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Densidad Ósea/genética , Cuello Femoral/fisiología , Cadera/fisiología , Vértebras Lumbares/fisiología , Osteoporosis Posmenopáusica/genética , Receptores de Calcitriol/genética , Absorciometría de Fotón , Femenino , Frecuencia de los Genes , Estudios de Asociación Genética , Humanos , México/epidemiología , Persona de Mediana Edad , Osteoporosis Posmenopáusica/epidemiología , Polimorfismo de Nucleótido Simple , Reacción en Cadena en Tiempo Real de la Polimerasa , Encuestas y Cuestionarios

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OBJECTIVE: Osteoporosis is a complex disease characterized principally by low bone mineral density (BMD), which is determined by an interaction of genetic, metabolic, and environmental factors. The aim of this study was to analyze the possible association among one polymorphism of LRP5 and three polymorphisms of TNFRSF11B as well as their haplotypes with BMD variations in Maya-Mestizo postmenopausal women. METHODS: We studied 583 postmenopausal women of Maya-Mestizo ethnic origin. A structured questionnaire for risk factors was applied and BMD was measured in lumbar spine (LS), total hip (TH), and femoral neck (FN) by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. DNA was obtained from blood leukocytes. One single-nucleotide polymorphism of LRP5 (rs3736228, p.A1330V) and three of TNFRSF11B (rs4355801, rs2073618, and rs6993813) were studied using real-time PCR allelic discrimination for genotyping. Differences between the means of the BMDs according to the genotype were analyzed with covariance. Deviations from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium were tested. Pairwise linkage disequilibrium between single nucleotide polymorphisms was calculated by direct correlation r(2), and haplotype analysis of TNFRSF11B was conducted. RESULTS: The Val genotype of the rs3736228 (p.A1330V) of LRP5 was significantly associated with BMD variations at the LS, TH, and FN. None of the three polymorphisms of TNFRSF11B was associated with BMD variations. CONCLUSIONS: Our results show that p.A1330V was significantly associated with BMD variations at all three skeletal sites analyzed; the Val allele and the Val/Val genotype were those most frequently found in our population.

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Densidad Ósea , Enfermedades Óseas Metabólicas/genética , Proteína-5 Relacionada con Receptor de Lipoproteína de Baja Densidad/genética , Osteoprotegerina/genética , Polimorfismo de Nucleótido Simple , Posmenopausia , Absorciometría de Fotón , Anciano , Alelos , Enfermedades Óseas Metabólicas/epidemiología , Femenino , Fémur/fisiología , Haplotipos , Humanos , Indígenas Norteamericanos , Desequilibrio de Ligamiento , Proteína-5 Relacionada con Receptor de Lipoproteína de Baja Densidad/sangre , Proteína-5 Relacionada con Receptor de Lipoproteína de Baja Densidad/metabolismo , Vértebras Lumbares/fisiología , México/epidemiología , Persona de Mediana Edad , Osteoporosis/epidemiología , Osteoporosis/genética , Osteoprotegerina/sangre , Osteoprotegerina/metabolismo , Prevalencia , Reacción en Cadena en Tiempo Real de la Polimerasa , Encuestas y Cuestionarios

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Due to the fact that studies seeking associations of polymorphisms in regulatory regions of cytokine genes with pre-eclampsia (PE) have not always been consistent in different population analyses, the aim of this study was to investigate the possible association between rs1800896 of interleukin-10 (IL-10), rs1800795 of interleukin-6 (IL-6), and the variable number of tandem repeats (VNTR) in intron 2 of interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra), as well as gene-gene interactions between these three polymorphisms with the presence of PE in Mexican-Mestizo women and one Amerindian population from México (Maya). A case-control study was performed where 411 pre-eclamptic cases and 613 controls were genotyped. For the rs1800896 of IL-10 and rs1800795 of IL-6, we used real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) allelic discrimination and for the VNTR of IL-1Ra, PCR. Allele frequency differences were assessed by Chi-squared test; logistic regression was used to test for associations; a gene-gene interaction was conducted. Genotypic and allelic distribution of the polymorphisms was similar in our population. The estimated of the gene-gene interaction between the polymorphisms did not differ significantly. However, we observed important differences in the distribution of the alleles and genotypes of the three polymorphisms analyzed between Mestiza-Mexicanas and Maya-Mestizo women. In conclusion, we did not find an association between polymorphisms in IL-10, IL-6, and IL-1Ra and PE in Mexican-Mestizo and Maya-Mestizo women. To our knowledge, this is the first time that these three polymorphisms were analyzed together with gene-gene interaction in women with PE.

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Proteína Antagonista del Receptor de Interleucina 1/genética , Interleucina-10/genética , Interleucina-6/genética , Polimorfismo Genético , Preeclampsia/etnología , Preeclampsia/genética , Adulto , Estudios de Casos y Controles , Femenino , Frecuencia de los Genes , Predisposición Genética a la Enfermedad , Genotipo , Humanos , Intrones , Modelos Logísticos , México/etnología , Repeticiones de Minisatélite , Embarazo

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Preeclampsia is a specific disease of pregnancy and believed to have a genetic component. The aim of this study was to investigate if three polymorphisms in eNOS or their haplotypes are associated with preeclampsia in Maya mestizo women. A case-control study was performed where 127 preeclamptic patients and 263 controls were included. Genotyped and haplotypes for the -768T→C, intron 4 variants, Glu298Asp of eNOS were determined by PCR and real-time PCR allelic discrimination. Logistic regression analysis with adjustment for age and body mass index (BMI) was used to test for associations between genotype and preeclampsia under recessive, codominant and dominant models. Pairwise linkage disequilibrium between single nucleotide polymorphisms was calculated by direct correlation r^{2}, and haplotype analysis was conducted. Women homozygous for the Asp298 allele showed an association of preeclampsia. In addition, analysis of the haplotype frequencies revealed that the -786C-4b-Asp298 haplotype was significantly more frequent in preeclamptic patients than in controls (0.143 vs. 0.041, respectively; OR =3.01; 95% CI = 1.74-5.23; P =2.9 × 10^{-4}).Despite the Asp298 genotype in a recessive model associated with the presence of preeclampsia in Maya mestizo women, we believe that in this population the -786C-4b-Asp298 haplotype is a better genetic marker.

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Óxido Nítrico Sintasa de Tipo III/genética , Preeclampsia/genética , Adolescente , Adulto , Femenino , Haplotipos , Humanos , México , Embarazo , Adulto Joven

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OBJECTIVE: Considering that the Mexican mestizo population seems to be the result of a genetic admixture, we proposed that further research is needed to evaluate the role of ethnicity in conjunction with health-related factors to better understand ethnic differences in bone mineral density (BMD). The aim of this study was to analyze several risk factors related to the development of osteoporosis in postmenopausal Mexican mestizo women. METHODS: We included 567 postmenopausal Mexican mestizo women. A structured questionnaire for risk factors was applied and BMD was measured in total hip and lumbar spine by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. Nonconditional logistic regression was used to estimate crude and adjusted odds ratio. RESULTS: Using World Health Organization criteria, 28.7% of postmenopausal women had osteoporosis, 46.4% had osteopenia, and 24.9% had normal BMD. Each clinical risk factor had a different significance for osteopenia/osteoporosis; however, duration of total breast-feeding, body mass index, and number of years since menopause remained significantly associated with osteopenia/osteoporosis after bone density was added to the nonconditional model. Interestingly, extended periods of accumulated breast-feeding for 24 and 36 months were, in both cases, significantly associated with osteopenia/osteoporosis. CONCLUSIONS: Our results confirm the importance of considering the duration of breast-feeding as an important risk factor for osteopenia/osteoporosis. In addition, we find that body mass index is positively associated with BMD. Because of the heterogeneity of the Mexican mestizo population, the risk factor for osteoporosis may not be the same in different ethnic groups.

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Densidad Ósea , Osteoporosis Posmenopáusica/etnología , Posmenopausia , Absorciometría de Fotón , Adulto , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Índice de Masa Corporal , Enfermedades Óseas Metabólicas/epidemiología , Enfermedades Óseas Metabólicas/etnología , Lactancia Materna , Femenino , Número de Embarazos , Humanos , Modelos Logísticos , México/epidemiología , Persona de Mediana Edad , Oportunidad Relativa , Osteoporosis Posmenopáusica/epidemiología , Embarazo , Factores de Riesgo , Encuestas y Cuestionarios , Factores de Tiempo

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We analyzed the HLA class II allele frequencies in 50 healthy unrelated Mayan individuals. The relationship with other worldwide populations was studied by using HLA data from 71 different populations. The most frequent alleles were HLA-DRB1*04, HLA-DRB1*01, HLA-DQB1*0302 and HLA-DQB1*0501. When comparisons with other Mexican Amerindian groups were made, some differences were observed. Mayans showed an increased frequency of HLA-DRB1*01 when compared to Nahuas, Mayos, Teenek and Mazatecans (p < 0.05), whereas the HLA-DRB1*04 was increased in Mayans when compared to Nahuas (p < 0.05). The analysis of HLA-DQB1 alleles showed an increased frequency of DQB1*0302 in Mayans when compared to Nahuas and Mazatecans (p < 0.05), whereas the frequency of HLA-DQB1*0301 was decreased in Mayans when compared to Nahuas, Mayos, Teenek and Mazatecans (p < 0.05). Decreased frequency of HLA-DQB1*0501 in Mayans when compared to Nahuas was found. Neighbour Joining dendrogram shows that Mexican Mayans are genetically close to some of the most ancient groups living in Mexico and some South American Amerindians. However, Guatemalan Mayans do not cluster together with Mexican Mayas showing that languages do not correlate with genes, particularly in Amerindians. The data corroborate the restricted polymorphism of HLA-DRB1 and DQB1 alleles and the high frequency of HLA-DRB1*04 and HLA-DQB1*0302 in Mayans from Mexico.

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Frecuencia de los Genes , Genes MHC Clase II , Antígenos HLA-DQ/genética , Antígenos HLA-DR/genética , Indígenas Centroamericanos , Indígenas Norteamericanos , Alelos , Guatemala , Cadenas beta de HLA-DQ , Cadenas HLA-DRB1 , Haplotipos , Humanos , Indígenas Centroamericanos/etnología , Indígenas Centroamericanos/genética , Indígenas Norteamericanos/etnología , Indígenas Norteamericanos/genética , México , Linaje

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Several polymorphisms related to hypertension, thrombophilia, and oxidative stress has been associated with the development of cardiovascular disease. We analyzed the frequency of M235T angiotensinogen (AGT), A222V 5,10 methylenete-trahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR), L33P glycoprotein IIIa (GPIIIa), and I105V glutathione S-transferase P1 (GSTP1)} polymorphisms in 285 individuals belonging to Mexican-Mestizo and five Amerindian population from México, by real time PCR allelic discrimination. Allele and genotype frequencies were compared using chi square tests. All populations followed the Hardy Weinberg equilibrium for assay markers with the exception of the Triki, whose were in Hardy Weinberg dysequilibrium for the glutathione S-transferase P1 polymorphism. Interestingly, according to all the analyzed single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), the Triki population was the most differentiated and homogeneous group of the six populations analyzed. A comparison of our data with those previously published for some Caucasian, Asian and Black populations showed quite significant differences. These differences were remarkable with all the Mexican populations having a lower frequency of the 105V allele of the glutathione S-transferase P1 and reduced occurrence of the 222A allele of the 5,10 methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase. Our results show the genetic diversity among different Mexican populations and with other racial groups.

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Angiotensinógeno/genética , Gutatión-S-Transferasa pi/genética , Hipertensión/genética , Integrina beta3/genética , Metilenotetrahidrofolato Reductasa (NADPH2)/genética , Estrés Oxidativo/genética , Polimorfismo de Nucleótido Simple/genética , Trombofilia/genética , Adolescente , Adulto , Pueblo Asiatico/genética , ADN/sangre , ADN/genética , Frecuencia de los Genes , Predisposición Genética a la Enfermedad , Genotipo , Humanos , Hipertensión/etnología , Hipertensión/patología , Indígenas Norteamericanos/genética , México , Persona de Mediana Edad , Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa , Factores de Riesgo , Trombofilia/etnología , Trombofilia/patología , Población Blanca/genética , Adulto Joven

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Mutations on the delta-sarcoglycan gene have been associated with the development of both hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and dilated cardiomyopathy. Recently, the polymorphism c.-94C>G was associated with HCM in Japanese patients. The aim of our study was to evaluate the frequency of c.-94C>G polymorphism in Mexican-Amerindian and Mexican-Mestizo populations. We analyzed the frequency of this polymorphism in 165 Mexican-Amerindian individuals (23 Triquis, 25 Zapotecos, 24 Mayas, 41 Nahuas, and 52 Mixtecos) and 100 unrelated Mexican-Mestizos. Allele frequencies were similar in all Amerindian groups (0.33 Triquis, 0.54 Zapotecos, 0.54 Mayas, 0.46 Nahuas, and 0.49 Mixtecos). When compared with Mexican-Mestizos, only Triquis were different (p = 0.00742). However, when comparing the total sample of the Amerindian population with the Mestizos, the difference was not significant (p = 0.12225). Allele frequencies of Mexican populations were higher than in Asians and less than African and European populations (p < 0.05). These data show that the distribution of the C allele is higher in Mexican populations studied and consequently it is necessary to define if this may be associated with genetic susceptibility for HCM in the Mexican patients.

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Indígenas Norteamericanos/genética , Polimorfismo de Nucleótido Simple , Sarcoglicanos/genética , Adulto , Anciano , Alelos , Cardiomiopatía Dilatada/genética , Cardiomiopatía Hipertrófica Familiar/genética , Frecuencia de los Genes , Predisposición Genética a la Enfermedad , Humanos , México , Persona de Mediana Edad , Mutación

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Preeclampsia, a common complication of pregnancy, is characterized by elevated blood pressure and proteinuria developing after 20 weeks' gestational age. Susceptibility to this syndrome is believed to have a genetic component. The aim of this study was to investigate whether or not the 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T and glutathione S-transferase P1 (GSTP1) A313G polymorphisms are associated with preeclampsia in Maya-Mestizo women. A case-control study was performed, in which 125 preeclamptic patients and 274 healthy controls were genotyped for the MTHFR C677T and GSTP1 A313G polymorphisms by real-time PCR allelic discrimination. Allele and genotype frequencies were compared using the chi2 tests. The MTHFR 677T allele and the 677TT genotype were significantly more frequent in the controls, suggesting an association with a decreased risk of preeclampsia (p = 0.017 and p = 0.007, respectively). Similarly, GSTP1 313GG/GC genotypes and the G allele were more frequent in controls, showing a significant association with reduced risk of preeclampsia (p = 0.008 and p = 0.013, respectively). Our results suggest, for the first time, that the MTHFR 677T and GSTP1 313G polymorphisms confer a significantly decreased risk of developing preeclampsia in the Mexican Maya-Mestizo population.

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Gutatión-S-Transferasa pi/genética , Metilenotetrahidrofolato Reductasa (NADPH2)/genética , Polimorfismo Genético/genética , Preeclampsia/genética , Adolescente , Adulto , Estudios de Casos y Controles , Femenino , Frecuencia de los Genes/genética , Predisposición Genética a la Enfermedad/genética , Genotipo , Humanos , México , Preeclampsia/etnología , Embarazo

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OBJECTIVE: To determine whether polymorphisms in the TNF-alpha promoter gene are associated with preeclampsia. METHODS: 105 women with preeclampsia and 200 controls were genotyped for the G-308A and C-850T polymorphisms by RFLP. Differences in allele, genotype, and haplotype frequencies between groups were assessed. RESULTS: The genotypic and allelic distribution of both polymorphisms was similar between groups. Moreover, the estimated overall pair of loci haplotype frequencies did not differ significantly. CONCLUSION: We did not find any association between these polymorphisms and the risk for preeclampsia. However, we found that both the genotypic and allelic distribution in our population differed from those reported in other populations.

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Preeclampsia/genética , Factor de Necrosis Tumoral alfa/genética , Adolescente , Adulto , Estudios de Casos y Controles , Femenino , Humanos , Indígenas Norteamericanos , México , Polimorfismo de Nucleótido Simple , Preeclampsia/etnología , Embarazo , Regiones Promotoras Genéticas