β-fibrinogen gene -455A/Gpolymorphism and plasma fibrinogen level in Chinese stroke patients

目的　初步探讨β 纤维蛋白原基因启动子区 4 5 5A/G多态性和血浆纤维蛋白原水平的关系以及在缺血性脑血管病中的意义。方法　 91例脑梗死患者 (6 3 5± 10 1岁 )、74例无血栓老年对照组 (6 0 6± 10 8岁 )和 98例年轻对照组 (健康献血员 ) (37 5± 13 3岁 )。PCR RFLP (HaeⅢ )法分析 β 纤维蛋白原基因启动子区 4 5 5A/G多态性 ;血浆纤维蛋白原水平测定使用PT时间法。计量资料间比较使用t检验 ,由于纤维蛋白原浓度呈非正态分布 ,故检验前作对数转化 ;计数资料使用卡方检验。结果　H2等位基因频率在男性脑梗死组明显较老年对照组高 (2 2 7%和 7 1%,χ2 =5 5 6 ,P <0 0 2 ) ,在女性组中无统计学差异 ;在无血栓的所有人群中 (包括老年对照组和年轻对照组 ) ,H2等位基因频率随年龄增长的分布频率是 :≤ 4 0岁 ,2 1 3%;4 1- 5 9岁 ,15 4 %;≥ 6 0岁 ,10 2 %;男性老年和年轻对照组中 ,H1H1基因型人群血浆纤维蛋白原水平 (2 87± 96和 2 34± 5 8mg/dl)明显较H1H2 H2H2型 (331± 4 4和 30 7± 5 5mg/dl;t =2 5 3和 9 6 7,P <0 0 5 )低。在女性对照组中尚未发现同样现象。结论　男性人群血浆纤维蛋白原水平受β 纤维蛋白原基因启动子区 4 5 5A/G多态性的影响 ,H2等位基因可能

beta-fibrinogen gene -455A/G polymorphism and plasma fibrinogen level in Chinese stroke patients

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the relationship between the beta-fibrinogen gene -455A/G polymorphism and plasma fibrinogen level and to determine the influence of the mutation on ischemic stroke. METHODS: Ninety-one patients (63.5 +/- 10.1 years) with ischemic stroke and 74 elderly control subjects (60.6 +/- 10.8 years) without any thromboembolic events and 98 healthy blood donators as young control (37.5 +/- 13.3 years) were enrolled in this trial. The beta-fibrinogen gene -455A/G polymorphism was analyzed for all subjects by PCR-RFLP with the restrictive enzyme Hae III, while plasma fibrinogen levels were obtained from the prothrombin time (PT) assay. For statistical analysis, the parameters were compared between any two different groups by the unpaired Student's t test and the Chi-square test. Before analysis, log transformations for concentrations of fibrinogen were carried out. RESULTS: H2 allele frequency was higher in male ischemic stroke patients than in the elderly control (22.7% vs 7.1%, chi(2) = 5.56, P < 0.02). There was no significant difference between the female groups. In those patients without any thromboembolic events (both elderly and young control groups), the frequency of H2 decreased with age (< or = 40, 21.3%; 41 - 59, 15.4%; and > or = 60, 10.2%). In the male elderly and young control groups, the level of plasma fibrinogen was lower in the H1H1 genotype (287 +/- 96 mg/dl and 234 +/- 58 mg/dl) than in H1H2 and H2H2 (331 +/- 44 mg/dl and 307 +/- 55 mg/dl; t = 2.53 and 9.67, P < 0.05). In the female elderly groups, this tendency was not found. CONCLUSION: Plasma fibrinogen expression is affected by the beta-fibrinogen gene -455A/G polymorphism, and the H2 allele may be a risk factor for ischemic stroke in Chinese males.