Association study between a novel single nucleotide polymorphism of the promoter region of the prostacyclin synthase gene and essential hypertension. |
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| Authors: | Tomohiro Nakayama Masayoshi Soma Dolkun Rahmutula Hideko Tobe Mikano Sato Jiro Uwabo Noriko Aoi Kotoko Kosuge Masako Kunimoto Katsuo Kanmatsuse Shinichiro Kokubun |
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| Institution: | Division of Receptor Biology, Advanced Medical Research Center, Tokyo, Japan. tnakayam@med.nihon-u.ac.jp |
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| Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to investigate whether an association exists between the promoter region of the prostacyclin synthase gene and essential hypertension (EH). Using the polymerase chain reaction-single strand conformation polymorphism (PCR-SSCP) method, we discovered a novel single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), T-192G, in the 5'-flanking region. We performed an association study using the SNP in 200 patients and 200 controls. The allele frequency distribution in the two groups was not significantly different. Thus, this SNP in the PGIS gene is not associated with EH. |
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