Revista: | Brazilian journal of medical and biological research |
Base de datos: | PERIÓDICA |
Número de sistema: | 000350938 |
ISSN: | 0100-879X |
Autores: | Lyra, P.P.R1 Vaz, F.A.C1 Moreira, P.E1 Hoffmann, J.W2 Mello, D.E. de2 Diniz, E.M.A1 |
Instituciones: | 1Universidade de Sao Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Sao Paulo. Brasil 2Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Misuri. Estados Unidos de América |
Año: | 2007 |
Periodo: | Jun |
Volumen: | 40 |
Número: | 6 |
Paginación: | 779-786 |
País: | Brasil |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Tipo de documento: | Artículo |
Enfoque: | Experimental, aplicado |
Resumen en inglés | Polymorphisms and mutations in the surfactant protein B (SP-B) gene have been associated with the pathogenesis of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). The objective of the present study was to compare the frequencies of SP-B gene polymorphisms between preterm babies with RDS and healthy term newborns. We studied 50 preterm babies with RDS (inclusion criteria - newborns with RDS and gestational age between 28 and 33 weeks and 6 days), and 100 healthy term newborns. Four SP-B gene polymorphisms were analyzed: A/C at nucleotide -18, C/T at nucleotide 1580, A/G at nucleotide 9306, and G/C at nucleotide 8714, by PCR amplification of genomic DNA and genotyping by cRFLP. The healthy newborns comprised 42 female and 58 male neonates; 39 were white and 61 non-white. The RDS group comprised 21 female and 29 male preterm neonates; 28 were white and 22 non-white. Weight ranged from 640 to 2080 g (mean: 1273 g); mean gestational age was 31 weeks and 2 days (range: 28-33 weeks and 6 days). When white children were analyzed separately, a statistically significant difference in the G/C polymorphism at 8714 was observed between groups (P = 0.028). All other genotype frequencies were similar for both groups when sex and race were analyzed together. Analysis of the SP-B polymorphism G/C at nucleotide 8714 showed that among white neonates the GG genotype was found only in the RDS group at a frequency of 17% and the GC genotype was more frequently found in healthy term newborns. These data demonstrate an association of GG genotype with RDS |
Disciplinas: | Medicina |
Palabras clave: | Neumología, Pediatría, Genética, Síndrome de distrés respiratorio, Proteína surfactante, Polimorfismo genético, Recién nacidos, Prematuros |
Keyword: | Medicine, Pediatrics, Pneumology, Genetics, Respiratory distress syndrome, Surfactant protein, Genetic polymorphism, Newborn, Preterm children |
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