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1828G>A polymorphism of the UDP-glucuronosyltransferase gene (UGT1A1) for neonatal hyperbilirubinemia in Koreans

한국인 신생아 황달에서 UGT1A1 유전자의 1828G>A 단일염기다형성에 관한 연구

  • Kim, Ja Young (Department of Pediatrics, Sung-Ae General Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Mi Yeoun (Department of Pediatrics, Sung-Ae General Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Ji Sook (Department of Pediatrics, Sung-Ae General Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Eun Ryoung (Department of Pediatrics, Sung-Ae General Hospital) ;
  • Yoon, Seo Hyun (Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Kyunghee University) ;
  • Lee, Hee Jae (Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Chung, Joo Ho (Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Kyunghee University)
  • 김자영 (성애병원 소아과) ;
  • 김미연 (성애병원 소아과) ;
  • 김지숙 (성애병원 소아과) ;
  • 김은령 (성애병원 소아과) ;
  • 윤서현 (경희대학교 의과대학 약리학교실) ;
  • 이희제 (강원대학교 의과대학 약리학교실) ;
  • 정주호 (경희대학교 의과대학 약리학교실)
  • Received : 2005.08.09
  • Accepted : 2005.10.06
  • Published : 2006.01.15
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Abstract

Purpose : The incidence of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is twice as high in East Asians as in Caucasians. However, its metabolic basis has not been clearly explained. The UDP-glucuronosyltransferase gene(UGT1A1) mutation was found to be a risk factor of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia. We studied whether neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is associated with the 1828G>A(rs 10929303) polymorphism of the UGT1A1 gene, which encodes for a key enzyme of bilirubin metabolism. Methods : The genomic DNA was isolated from 80 Korean full term neonates who had greater than a 12 mg/dL level of serum bilirubin with no obvious cause, and the genomic DNA was also isolated from 164 Korean neonates of the control population. We studied a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of 1828G>A in the untranslated region of the UGT1A1 gene by direct sequencing. Results : Three of the 80 neonates with a serum bilirubin level above 12 mg/dL had homozygous mutations and 10 of the 80 neonates with a serum bilirubin level above 12 mg/dL had heterozygous mutations. Thirteen of the 164 neonates of the control group had homozygous mutations and 16 neonates of the control group had heterozygous mutations. The allele frequency of 1828G>A polymorphism of UGT1A1 in the hyperbilirubinemia group was 10.0 percent, which was not significantly different from the allele frequency of 12.8 percent in the control group. Conclusion : In this study, the 1828G>A polymorphism of the UGT1A1 gene was detected in the Korean neonates with neonatal hyperbilirubinemia. Our results indicated that this SNP is not associated with the prevalence of hyperbilirubinemia in Koreans.

목 적 : 신생아 황달은 중국, 일본, 한국인 등 동양인에서 서양인에 비해 많이 발생하여 유전적인 요인이 있을 것으로 생각되며 빌리루빈 대사의 주된 효소인 Uridine diphosphate glucuronosyl transferase 유전자의 다형성이 관여한다고 보고되고 있다. 저자들은 빌리루빈 대사의 핵심 효소인 UGT1A1 유전자의 다형성이 한국인 신생아 황달과 어떤 연관성이 있는지 알아 보고자 본 연구를 시행하였다. 방 법 : 혈중 빌리루빈 수치가 12 mg/dL 이상의 건강하고, 위험인자가 없는 만삭아 중 신생아 황달 환아 80명과, 대조군 164명으로부터 혈액을 0.5 cc를 채취하여 DNA을 분리하였다. UGT1A1 유전자를 PCR로 증폭하여, 염기서열 분석 방법을 통해 UGT1A1 유전자 untranslated region의 1828G>A(rs 10929303) 단일염기다형성을 확인하였다. 결 과 : UGT1A1 유전자 3' untranslated region의 guanine에서 adenine으로의 1828G>A 단일염기다형성이 신생아 고빌리루빈군 중 총 혈청 빌리루빈이 12 mg/dL 이상인 80명 중 67명(83.8%)이 GG 유전형을 보였고 10명(12.5%)이 GA 이종접합, 3명(3.7%)이 AA 유전형을 나타냈다. 대조군 164명에서는 135명(82.3%)이 GG 유전형을 보였고, GA 이종접합은 16명(9.8%), AA 유전형은 13명(7.9%)으로 나타났다. 변이형 대립유전자 빈도는 고빌리루빈혈증군에서 10.0%로 대조군 12.8%와 비슷하였다(P=0.3687). 결 론 : 한국인 신생아 황달에서 UGT1A1 유전자의 1828G>A 다형성을 확인하였으나, 이는 고빌리루빈혈증군에서 대조군에서와 비슷한 빈도로 관찰되어 한국인 신생아 황달의 발생과 연관이 없을 것으로 생각된다.

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