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Vitamin D Receptor Gene Variants in Parkinson's Disease Patients Publisher



Meamar R1, 2 ; Javadirad SM3 ; Chitsaz N1 ; Asadian Ghahfarokhi M1 ; Kazemi M2 ; Ostadsharif M4, 5
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  1. 1. Isfahan Neurosciences Research Center, Alzahra Hospital, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  2. 2. Endocrine and Metabolism Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  3. 3. Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
  4. 4. Transgenesis Center of Excellence, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University (IAU), Isfahan, Iran
  5. 5. Department of Medical Basic Sciences, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran

Source: Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics Published:2017


Abstract

Background Vitamin D plays an important role in neurodegenerative disorders as a crucial neuro-immunomodulator. Accumulating data provide evidences that vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene is a candidate gene for susceptibility to Parkinson's disease (PD). Aim To find out whether the risk of the development of sporadic PD might be influenced by VDR gene polymorphisms in an Iranian population or not. Subjects and methods A genetic study was conducted to investigate the relationship between VDR gene polymorphisms and the severity of PD. Fifty-nine PD patients and 53 matched-healthy controls were genotyped using polymerase chain reaction–restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR–RFLP) analysis. For this purpose, four single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in VDR gene including FokI T > C (rs 10735810), BsmI A > G (rs 1544410), ApaI A > C (rs 7975232), and TaqI C > T (rs 731236) have been evaluated. Results Our genotyping studies revealed that holding ApaI a allele and FokI f allele could significantly increase the risk of developing Parkinson's disease 1.85 and 2.46 times, respectively (p = 0.023 and 0.008). Moreover, Aa heterozygous of ApaI also shows a significantly elevated risk of developing PD when compared to AA homozygous (OR = 7.44, p = 0.005). For BsmI and TaqI polymorphisms, no significant difference in genotype or allele distribution was found between PD patients and the controls. Moreover, in this study, no significant association was found between different genotypes and Hoehn & Yahr staging and Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Stage (UPDRS) rating scale. Conclusion This study demonstrates a possible association between the VDR FokI and ApaI polymorphism and PD, indicating that VDR polymorphisms may change genetic susceptibility to sporadic PD in the Iranian population. © 2016 Ain Shams University
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