J Genet Med.  2011 Dec;8(2):113-118.

Genetic Polymorphism in Corticotropin-releasing Hormone Receptor Type-1 in Preeclamptic Korean Women

• Lim JH
• Kim SY
• Park SY
• Kim DJ
• Kim MJ
• Ahn HK
• Han JY
• Kim MY
• Park HY
• Lee KS
• Kim YJ
• Ryu HM

Abstract

PURPOSE
Placental corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor type 1 (CRHR1) expression is reduced in pregnancies with abnormal placental function such as preeclampsia (PE), and the levels and/or function of CRHR1 are genetically influenced. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between the c.33+8199C>T polymorphism in the CRHR1 gene and PE in a Korean population.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Using a case-control design, the association between the CRHR1 polymorphism and the risk of PE was investigated in 203 individuals with PE and 211 normotensive controls. Genotypes were determined using a SNapShot kit and an ABI Prism 3100 Genetic analyzer.
RESULTS
Genotypes and allele frequencies for the CRHR1 polymorphism did not differ between PE and normotensive pregnancies. The variant T allele was more frequent than the ancestral C allele in both of the groups and was more frequent in the controls than in the cases. In risk analysis for PE, there was not an increased risk of preeclampsia in subjects who were concomitant homozygous rare allele genotypes (CC) (OR, 0.3; P=0.15) or heterozygous rare allele genotypes (TC) (OR, 0.8; P=0.29). There were no differences in the complications of PE such as severity or preterm delivery in patients with the CRHR1 polymorphism.
CONCLUSION
Our findings indicate that the CRHR1 polymorphism was not associated with PE in the present Korean study group.

Keyword

CRHR1 polymorphism; Preeclampsia

MeSH Terms

Alleles
Case-Control Studies
Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone
Female
Gene Frequency
Genotype
Humans
Polymorphism, Genetic
Pre-Eclampsia
Pregnancy
Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone