Association of single nucleotide polymorphisms of LEPR gene with essential hypertension among ethnic Mongolian and Han Chinese from Inner Mongolia regionCSCD

Objective: To assess the association of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of leptin receptor (LEPR) gene with essential hypertension (EH) and body mass index (BMI) among ethnic Mongolian and Han Chinese from Inner Mongolia region. Methods: In total 411 Han Chinese patients with EH and 480 healthy controls, together with 658 Mongolian patients with EH and 403 healthy controls, were collected. The SNPs of the LEPR gene were determined with ligase detection reaction (LDR). Logistic regression was used to analyze the association of the polymorphisms of each locus with EH and BMI. MDR software was used to analyze the interaction between above loci and environmental factors. Results: Genotypic frequencies of LEPR gene rs7555955, rsll37100 and rsll37101 loci had differed significantly among ethnic Hans with EH and the control group (All P <0. 05). While those of rs7555955, rsl805094, rsll37100, rsll579567, rsl805134 and rs6669354 loci had differed significantly among ethnic Mongolians with EH and the control group (All P<0. 05). After adjustment for confounders, logistic regression analysis indicated that age(Oi=2. 97, 95%CJ: 1. 94-3. 99), BMI (Ofl = 3. 93, 95%CI:2. 91-5. 96), and rsll37101 (AA) (Oi=3. 96, 95%CI-.l. 32-11. 90) were independent risk factors for EH among ethnic Hans, while age (Oi=2. 99, 95%C7:2. 98-4. 57), BMI (Oi = 3. 03, 95%CI-. 1. 05-1. 27), rs7555955 (AG, AA) (OR = 12.12, 95%CI:2.80-52.43) OP = 6.35, 95%CI: 1. 44-27. 94), and rs7555955 (GG) were independent risk factors for EH among ethnic Mongolians (P <0. 05). Conclusion: Age and BMI are independent risk factors for EH in both ethnic Han and Mongolian Chinese. rsll37101 locus is associated with EH among ethnic Hans, while rs7555955 locus is associated with EH among ethnic Mongolians. © 2018 MeDitorial Ltd. All rights reserved.