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ArticlePloS one2014

Microsatellite polymorphism in the heme oxygenase-1 gene promoter and the risk of atrial fibrillation in Taiwanese.

Lung-An Hsu, Yung-Hsin Yeh, Chi-Tai Kuo, Ying-Hwa Chen, Gwo-Jyh Chang, Feng-Chun Tsai, Wei-Jan Chen

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  1. The Role of Heme Oxygenase-1 Promoter Polymorphisms in Perinatal Disease.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Lung-An HsuCardiovascular Division, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan.
Yung-Hsin YehCardiovascular Division, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan.
Chi-Tai KuoCardiovascular Division, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan.
Ying-Hwa ChenDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, National Yang-Ming University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
Gwo-Jyh ChangGraduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan.
Feng-Chun TsaiDivision of Cardiac Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan.
Wei-Jan ChenCardiovascular Division, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan.
Chang Gung University · TWChang Gung Memorial Hospital · TWTaipei Veterans General Hospital · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAtrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with increased oxidative stress. Emerging evidence suggests that heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) is a potent antioxidant system against various oxidative stress-related diseases. The human HO-1 promoter has a GT-repeat length polymorphism that can determine the level of gene transcription.

objectiveThe aim of this study is to assess the role of the GT-repeat polymorphism in the promoter region of the HO-1 gene in Chinese-Taiwanese patients with AF. METHODS AND

resultsThis study enrolled 200 AF patients and 240 controls, comparable for age and gender. In each subject, the length of GT-repeat polymorphism in the HO-1 promoter region was examined by polymerase chain reactions. The frequencies of long GT-repeat alleles (≧32) were significantly higher in AF patients than in controls. Multivariate analysis showed that the presence of long allele was significantly and independently associated with AF (odds ratio: 1.91, 95% CI 1.07-3.72; P = 0.028). Right atrial tissues from patients with chronic AF were investigated with immunoconfocal microscopy. Patients homozygous for shorter GT-repeat alleles exhibited greater HO-1 expression in their atria than those homozygous for longer alleles, which was reflected by less oxidative stress, myofibril degradation, and fibrosis in the atria of patients with shorter GT-repeat. In vitro, transient transfection assay in HL-1 atrial myocytes showed that the responsiveness of HO-1 transcriptional activity to tachypacing was inversely correlated with the length of the GT-repeats.

conclusionOur results suggest that the HO-1 microsatellite polymorphism may contribute to the genetic background of AF in Chinese-Taiwanese patients.

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Genetic Predisposition to DiseaseMicrosatellite RepeatsPolymorphism, GeneticPromoter Regions, GeneticAgedAllelesAsian PeopleAtrial FibrillationCase-Control StudiesFemaleGene FrequencyHeme Oxygenase-1HumansMaleMiddle AgedOdds RatioHeme Oxygenase-1

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