Polymorphisms of 5, 10-Methylentetrahydrofolate Reductase (MTHFR C677T) and Methionine Synthase Reductase (MTRR A66G) as Maternal Risk Factors for Fetal Aneuploidy

태아의 염색체의 수적 이상을 유발하는 모계 위험인자로서 5, 10-Methylentetrahydrofolate Reductase (MTHFR C677T)와 Methionine Synthase Reductase (MTRR A66G) 유전자의 다형성 연구

  • Kim, Do-Jin (Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Cheil General Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center) ;
  • Kim, Shin-Young (Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Cheil General Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center) ;
  • Park, So-Yeon (Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Cheil General Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center) ;
  • Kim, Jin-Woo (Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Cheil General Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center) ;
  • Kim, Moon-Young (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cheil General Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center, Kwandong University College of Medicine) ;
  • Han, Joung-Yeol (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cheil General Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center, Kwandong University College of Medicine) ;
  • Yang, Jae-Hyug (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cheil General Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center, Kwandong University College of Medicine) ;
  • Ahn, Hyun-Kyong (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cheil General Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center, Kwandong University College of Medicine) ;
  • Choi, Jun-Seek (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cheil General Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center, Kwandong University College of Medicine) ;
  • Chung, Jin-Hoon (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cheil General Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center, Kwandong University College of Medicine) ;
  • Ryu, Hyun-Mee (Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Cheil General Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center)
  • 김도진 (제일병원 유전학연구실) ;
  • 김신영 (제일병원 유전학연구실) ;
  • 박소연 (제일병원 유전학연구실) ;
  • 김진우 (제일병원 유전학연구실) ;
  • 김문영 (관동대학교 의과대학 제일병원 산부인과) ;
  • 한정렬 (관동대학교 의과대학 제일병원 산부인과) ;
  • 양재혁 (관동대학교 의과대학 제일병원 산부인과) ;
  • 안현경 (관동대학교 의과대학 제일병원 산부인과) ;
  • 최준식 (관동대학교 의과대학 제일병원 산부인과) ;
  • 정진훈 (관동대학교 의과대학 제일병원 산부인과) ;
  • 류현미 (제일병원 유전학연구실)
  • Received : 2008.11.06
  • Accepted : 2008.12.19
  • Published : 2008.12.01

Abstract

Purpose: Aneuploidy is the cause of diseases such as Down syndrome or Edward syndrome and, more generally, is a major cause of mental retardation and fetal loss. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between MTHFR (C677T) or MTRR (A66G) polymorphisms and fetal aneuploidy. Materials and Methods: Data was collected from 37 women who had a fetus with aneuploidy (cases) and 78 women who had previously delivered at least two healthy children without aneuploidy and did not have a history of miscarriage or abnormal pregnancy (controls). The MTHFR (C677T) or MTRR (A66G) polymorphisms were analyzed by PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism assay. Results: The frequencies of the MTHFR 677 CC, CT, and TT genotypes were 30.7%, 48.7%, and 20.6% in the control group and 37.8%, 48.6%, and 13.5% in the case group, respectively. There were no significant differences in genotype frequencies between the two groups. For the MTRR A66G polymorphism, the frequencies of the AA, AG and GG genotypes were 50%, 46.1%, and 3.9% in the control group and 13.5%, 81.1%, and 5.4% in case group, respectively. The frequency of the MTRR AG mutant was significantly increased in the case group, with an odds ratio of 6.5 (95% CI: 2.3-18.6, P<0.05). Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that mother carriers with the MTRR G allele have an increased risk of fetal aneuploidy, while the MTHFR T allele is not associated with increased risk of fetal aneuploidy. The MTRR A66G polymorphism may be a risk factor for producing a child with chromosomal aneuploidy.

목 적: 다운증후군을 비롯한 염색체의 수적이상은 태아의 유산이나 정신박약의 가장 큰 요인으로 알려져 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 엽산 대사에 관련된 효소의 다형성(MTHFR C677T, MTRR A66G)을 조사하여 태아의 염색체 수적이상과 유전적인 연관성을 알아보고자 한다. 대상 및 방법: 염색체 수적이상이 확인된 태아를 임신한 37명의 산모와 유산이나 비정상적인 임신을 한 경험이 없고 2명 이상의 건강한 아이를 출산한 78명의 여성을 정상군으로 하여 혈액으로부터 DNA를 추출하고 PCR-RFLP를 이용하여 각 지역의 다형성 여부를 확인하였다. 결 과: MTHFR C677T 유전자형은 CC, CT, TT에 대해 각각 30.7%, 48.7%, 20.6%였으며, 환자군에서 각각 37.8%, 48.6%, 13.5% 였다. 정상군과 환자군 사이 모든 조합에서 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다. 대립유전자의 비율 역시 대조군과 환자군에서 각각 44.9%, 37.8%였으며, 통계적 유의한 차이는 없었다. MTRR A66G 유전자형은 대조군에서 AA, AG, GG에 대해 각각 50.0%, 46.1%, 3.9%였으며, 환자군에서는 각각 13.5%, 81.1%, 5.4%였다. MTRR의 정상 유전자형인 AA와 이형접합성 변이형인 AG 유전자형을 비교하였을 때 유의한 차이를 보였으며(OR: 6.5, 95% CI: 2.3-18.6, P<0.05), 정상이 아닌 모든 다른 유전자형(AG/GG)과 비교하였을 때에도 역시 유의한 차이를 보였다(OR: 6.4, 95% CI: 2.3-18.1, P<0.05). 결 론: 본 연구에서는 MTHFR 677번째 염기의 다형성은 염색체 비분리로 인한 태아 염색체의 수적이상과 연관성이 없는 것으로 확인하였으나, MTRR 66부위의 경우 염기의 다형성이 태아 염색체의 수적이상을 유발하는 유전적 요소로서의 가능성을 제시하고 있다.

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