Susceptibility for ischemic stroke in Korean population is associated with polymorphisms of the Fc gamma receptor IIA

Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis. 2009 Jul;20(5):353-7. doi: 10.1097/MBC.0b013e32832a86fe.

Abstract

Fc gamma receptor IIA could influence atherogenic processes through the production of superoxide anions, cytokines, and proteolytic enzymes as well as by oxidation of lipoproteins and enhancement of foam cell formation. In this study, we performed an interaction analysis between FCGR2A polymorphisms and ischemic stroke using direct DNA sequencing after the selection of Fc gamma receptor IIA gene based on genome-wide association study. Four of the FCGR2A polymorphisms, rs7511868 [odds ratio (OR) = 3.21; P = 0.027], rs6427595 (OR = 3.12; P = 0.008), rs7512140 (OR = 5.71; P = 0.002), and rs6696854 (OR = 3.65; P = 0.004) were significantly associated with ischemic stroke. These four polymorphisms still showed significant association after stratification analysis using the Mantel-Haenszel method. In the multivariate logistic regression, the adjusted OR estimates for rs6427595, rs7512140, and rs6696854 were 3.04 (P = 0.016), 4.84 (P = 0.015), and 3.80 (P = 0.006), respectively. The diplotype consisting of two homozygous haplotypes (H2 = AAAC) was significantly associated with ischemic stroke (OR = 17.39; P < 0.001). These results suggest that FCGR2A polymorphisms may be associated with a genetic susceptibility to ischemic stroke in a Korean population.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Brain Ischemia / epidemiology
  • Brain Ischemia / genetics*
  • Comorbidity
  • DNA Mutational Analysis
  • Female
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease
  • Genotype
  • Haplotypes / genetics
  • Humans
  • Inflammation / genetics
  • Korea / epidemiology
  • Linkage Disequilibrium
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide*
  • Receptors, IgG / genetics*
  • Risk Factors

Substances

  • FCGR2A protein, human
  • Receptors, IgG