Submitted by Vasti Diniz (vastijpa@hotmail.com) on 2017-09-08T11:33:23Z No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 1921817 bytes, checksum: 7ba035d7ef40f1aafd9f93476aabedd6 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-09-08T11:33:23Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 1921817 bytes, checksum: 7ba035d7ef40f1aafd9f93476aabedd6 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-03-17 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / Epigenetics is the study heritable changes of in gene expression without modifications in the primary sequence of DNA. In our study we investigated the influence of sun exposure on global DNA methylation and hydroxymethylation status and at specific sites of the miR-9-1, miR9-3 and MTHFR genes in skin samples of subjects with no history of skin diseases. Skin biopsies were obtained by punch on sun-exposed and sun-protected arm areas from 24 corpses aged 16-89 years old from the Brazilian Service of Death Investigation. Genomic DNA was extracted from skin samples that were ranked according to Fitzpatrick’s criteria as light, moderate and dark brown. Global DNA methylation and hydroxymethylation and DNA methylation at specific sites analyses were performed using an ELISA and MSP, respectively. No significant differences in global DNA methylation and hydroxymethylation levels were found between the skin areas, skin type or age. However, gender-related differences were detected, where women showed higher methylation levels in comparison to those in men. Global DNA methylation levels were higher than hydroxymethylation levels, and the levels of these DNA modifications correlated in skin tissue. For specific sites, it was detected no differences among areas. Additional analyses showed no differences in the methylation status when age, gender and skin type were considered. We conclude that sun exposure does not induce changes in the global DNA methylation and hydroxymethylation status or at specific sites in the miR-9-1, miR-9-3 and MTHFR genes for skin types studied. / A epigenética é o estudo das alterações hereditárias na expressão gênica sem mudanças na sequência primária do DNA. No nosso estudo investigamos a influência da exposição solar sobre o perfil de metilação e hidroximetilação global de DNA e em sítios específicos nos genes miR-9-1, miR-9-3 e MTHFR em amostras de pele humana. Para isso, biópsias foram obtidas por punch circular de área exposta e não exposta ao sol do braço de 24 cadáveres de ambos os sexos, com idade entre 16-89 anos sem histórico de doenças de pele oriundos do Serviço de Verificação de Óbitos da Paraíba (SVO). O DNA foi extraído e a análise de metilação e hidroximetilação global do DNA foi realizada através de Elisa indireto. A análise de metilação nos sítios específicos dos genes miR-9-1, miR-9-3 e MTHFR foi realizada por meio de PCR específica para metilação (MSP) seguida de eletroforese. As análises estatísticas foram realizadas pelo software BioEstat 5.0 ao nível de significância de 5%. Não encontramos diferenças significativas nos níveis de metilação e hidroximetilação global de DNA entre as áreas exposta e não exposta da pele, tipo de pele ou idade. No entanto, foram detectadas diferenças em relação ao gênero, onde as mulheres apresentaram nível de metilação global mais alto em comparação aos homens. O nível de metilação global de DNA foi maior do que o nível de hidroximetilação, sendo estes, correlacionados no tecido da pele. Para sítios específicos, não foi detectada nenhuma diferença entre as áreas. Análises adicionais mostraram não haver diferenças significativas no perfil de metilação quando consideradas a idade, gênero e o tipo de pele. Conclui-se que a exposição ao sol não induz mudanças no perfil de metilação e hidroximetilação global do DNA ou em sítios específicos dos genes miR-9-1, miR-9-3 e MTHFR para os tipos de pele estudado.

The development of a first myocardial infarction is associated with a large number of contributing factors. Age, male sex, hypertension, smoking, diabetes, body mass index and hypercholesterolemia are considered as established risk factors. The primary aim of the present dissertation was to evaluate whether specific biomarkers could improve the prediction of subjects at risk for a first myocardial infarction when considered in addition to established cardiovascular risk factors. The biomarkers investigated include: tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1), thrombomodulin (TM), von Willebrand factor (VWF), dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS), lipoprotein (a) (Lp(a)), leptin, apolipoproptein A1 (ApoA1), proinsulin, homocysteine and homozygosity for the 5,10- methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C>T genotype. A secondary objective was to determine whether a first myocardial infarction leads to increased plasma homocysteine concentrations and whether the association between homocysteine and myocardial infarction was greater at follow-up compared to baseline. The study population consisted of 36 405 subjects screened and included in the Västerbotten Intervention Program and the Northern Sweden MONICA cohorts between January 1, 1985 and September 30, 1994. A nested incident case-referent study design was used. Seventy eight cases with a first myocardial infarction were identified, and from the same cohort twice as many sex and age matched referents were randomly selected. Moreover, a follow-up health survey (average 8.5 years between surveys) was conducted with 50 cases and 56 matched referents. High plasma levels of tPA and PAI-1 mass concentration, VWF, proinsulin, leptin and Lp(a) and low plasma levels of ApoA1 were associated with subsequent development of a first myocardial infarction in univariate conditional logistic regression analysis. For PAI-1 and tPA, this relation was found in both men and women. For tPA, but not for PAI-1 and VWF, this association was independent of established risk factors. In women, high plasma concentrations of TM were associated with significant increases in risk of a first myocardial infarction. No predictive values of DHEAS, homocysteine or for the point mutation C677>T in the gene for MTHFR was found regarding the risk of a first myocardial infarction. The summarised importance of haemostatic and metabolic variables (proinsulin, lipids including Lp(a) and leptin) in predicting first myocardial infarction in men, as well as possible interactions among these variables, were studied. High tPA and Lp(a) and low ApoA1 remained significant risk markers in multivariate analysis independent of established risk factors. There were non-significant synergic interactions between high Lp(a) and leptin and tPA respectively, and between high Lp(a) and low ApoA1. In the follow-up study plasma homocysteine and plasma creatinine increased significantly, and plasma albumin decreased significantly over time. Conditional univariate logistic regression indicated that high homocysteine at follow-up but not at baseline was associated with first myocardial infarction but the relation disappeared in multivariate analyses including plasma creatinine and plasma albumin. High plasma creatinine remained associated with first myocardial infarction at both baseline and follow-up. In conclusion, the present results support the hypothesis that biomarkers, in addition to the traditional cardiovascular risk factors, carry predictive information on the risk of developing a first myocardial infarction.

Various hormones have been studied as regards prediction of pregnancy outcome after infertility treatment, but no ideal candidate has been found. Folate and genetic variations in folate metabolism have also been associated with infertility, but it remains unclear how these factors affect IVF pregnancy outcome. It is known that infertility is associated with active folic acid supplement use, but the effect of socioeconomic and lifestyle factors on folic acid supplement use in infertile women has not been well investigated. The overall aim of this work was to obtain information on the prediction of live birth, and to study factors affecting the role of folate and folic acid intake in relation to IVF pregnancy outcome. Infertile women with various infertility diagnoses were studied. Healthy, fertile non-pregnant women were used as controls in three of the studies. Blood samples were taken for assay of eight different hormones, folate and homocysteine, and for genomic DNA extraction. A questionnaire was used to assess background data and use of folic acid supplements. Twenty-four-hour recall interviews were performed for validation of the questionnaire. The studied hormones were not good predictors of live birth. The best predictor was age of the women, together with ovulatory menstrual cycles, and thyroid-stimulating hormone and anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) status. Well-educated women, high-status employed women, and married and infertile women used the most folic acid supplements. Infertile women had better folate status than fertile women. However, pregnancy outcome after infertility treatment was not dependent on folic acid intake, folate status, genetic variation of 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase or socioeconomic status. In conclusion, AMH levels vary less than those of other hormones during the menstrual cycle, and AMH could be used as a predictive marker of live birth together with age and ovulation. Folate might play a minor role in IVF pregnancy outcome, but the importance of folate as regards other health perspectives should not be forgotten.

Elevated total plasma homocysteine (tHcy) is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and neurocognitive disease such as dementia. The B vitamins folate and B12 are the main de terminants of tHcy. tHcy concentration can also be affected by mutations in genes coding for receptors, enzymes and transporters important in the metabolism of Hcy. This thesis focuses on mutations in the genes for folate receptor-alpha and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) and the effect they have on tHcy concentrations. Six novel mutations in the gene for folate receptor-alpha were described in Paper I. Taken together they exist in a population with a prevalence of approximately 1% and thus are not unusual. There may be an association of –69dupA and –18C>T to tHcy but for the 25-bp deletion, –856C>T, –921T>C and –1043G>A there is probably no association to tHcy. Mutation screening was continued and four additional mutations, 1314G>A, 1816delC, 1841G>A and 1928C>T, were described in Paper II. The prevalences for the heterozygotes were between 0.5% and 13% in an elderly population. There was no significant difference in prevalence between the elderly subjects and patients with dementia. The 1816(–)-allele and the 1841A-allele were in complete linkage and the haplotype 1816(–)-1841A may possibly have a tHcy raising effect. The 1314G>A and 1928C>T mutations had no association to tHcy. The genotype prevalences and haplotype frequencies of the MTHFR 677C>T, 1298A>C and 1793G>A polymorphisms were determined in a population sample of Swedish children and adolescents (Paper III). The MTHFR 677T-allele was associated with increased tHcy concentrations in both children and adolescents. A small elevating effect of the 1298C-allele and a small lowering effect of the 1793A-allele could be shown. In an epidemiological sample of adults from the Canary Islands, Spain, data for serum folate and vitamin B12 were used for a broader study of the nutrigenetic impact on tHcy (Paper IV). The 677T-allele had a significant tHcy increasing effect in men but not in women. The 1298C-allele had a minor elevating effect on tHcy in men with the 677CT genotype. It was not possible to document any effect of the 1793A-allele on tHcy due to its low prevalence. A slightly superior explanatory power for the genetic impact was obtained using the MTHFR haplotypes in the analysis compared to the MTHFR 677C>T genotype-based approach in both the Swedish children and adolescents and in the Spanish adults. Therefore MTHFR haplotypes should be considered when analysing the impact of the MTHFR 677C>T, 1298A>C and 1793G>A polymorphisms on tHcy. Notwithstanding the large geographical distance between our study populations the haplotype composition is quite similar. The MTHFR 677T-allele is slightly more prevalent in Spain compared to Sweden but it has only an effect on tHcy in the Spanish men. Age, gender and factors linked to the ethnicity of the studied subjects, seem to be able to override the nutrigenetic impact of tHcy-raising genotypes or haplotypes in particular settings, such as in the Spanish women in our study. Gene-nutrient interactions on plasma tHcy levels thus may or may not exist in a certain population. The transferability of nutrigenetic findings may therefore be limited, and must be re-evaluated for each particular setting of age-gender-ethnicity.

Trombophilia means an increased disposition to creation of trombs. Health complication incurred as a consequence of hypercoagulation can be very serious. When a trombophilic mutation is found at a patient, it brings necassity of thrombosis - control in risk situations (e.g. pregnancy, operation) for the rest of the patient's life. There were filed 300 people (206 women and 94 men) with trombophilic mutations into my study of clinical signification of trombophilic mutations. These people were examinated in years 2008 - 2010. Most of positive medical findings - 266 people, were recorded in the area of MTHFR (C677T i A1298C) mutations. There were less findings in the field of FV Leiden and FII prothrombin mutations. Multipath trombophilic mutations were found at 99 patients. I accordance with foreign literature, our results advert to clinical consequences of trombophilic mutations like: repeated spontanious aborts, cerebrovascular akcident (CA), ischaemic heart disease (IHD), thrombosis, flebothrombosis, pulmonary embolism, varicose veins, aseptic necrosis of hip bone, arterial sclerosis and aortic stenosis. Mutations MTHFR C677T and MTHFR A1298C we found mainly at patients with CA, IM and IHD. Leiden mutation was most often found at patients with thrombosis, flebothrombosis and pulmonary embolism. We...

Sufficient blood concentrations of folate and the products from its metabolism are necessary for several cellular functions. The C677T MTHFR polymorphism, present in over half of the U.S. population, reduces the efficiency of folate metabolism and has been linked to the onset of multiple psychiatric disorders and cognitive decline. The intracellular parasite Toxoplasma gondii can infect the human brain and is associated with increased prevalence of psychiatric disorders and cognitive decline. In vitro studies have found that Toxoplasma gondii may salvage unmetabolized folate from host cells. Since the C677T MTHFR polymorphism and infection by Toxoplasma gondii both affect folate metabolism or availability, I used data from the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey to test the hypothesis that latent toxoplasmosis and the C677T MTHFR polymorphism interact to predict worse cognitive functioning in U.S. adults. I found a statistically significant interaction effect between Toxoplasma gondii infection and the C677T MTHFR polymorphism in predicting performance on a test of reaction time. Subjects who were not infected with Toxoplasma gondii experienced declines in reaction time with the presence of one or two alleles for the C677T MTHFR polymorphism. However, this association was reversed for subjects who were seropositive for Toxoplasma gondii. No interaction effects were observed when predicting performance on a test of processing speed or a test of short term memory. In conclusion, these findings suggest that the co-occurrence of Toxoplasma gondii infection and the C677T MTHFR polymorphism maybe associated with improved reaction time.

Sufficient blood concentrations of folate and the products from its metabolism arenecessary for several cellular functions. The C677T MTHFR polymorphism, present in over halfof the U.S. population, reduces the efficiency of folate metabolism and has been linked to theonset of multiple psychiatric disorders and cognitive decline. The intracellular parasiteToxoplasma gondii can infect the human brain and is associated with increased prevalence ofpsychiatric disorders and cognitive decline. In vitro studies have found that Toxoplasma gondiimay salvage unmetabolized folate from host cells. Since the C677T MTHFR polymorphism andinfection by Toxoplasma gondii both affect folate metabolism or availability, I used data fromthe third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey to test the hypothesis that latenttoxoplasmosis and the C677T MTHFR polymorphism interact to predict worse cognitivefunctioning in U.S. adults. I found a statistically significant interaction effect betweenToxoplasma gondii infection and the C677T MTHFR polymorphism in predicting performanceon a test of reaction time. Subjects who were not infected with Toxoplasma gondii experienceddeclines in reaction time with the presence of one or two alleles for the C677T MTHFRpolymorphism. However, this association was reversed for subjects who were seropositive forToxoplasma gondii. No interaction effects were observed when predicting performance on a testof processing speed or a test of short term memory. In conclusion, these findings suggest thatthe co-occurrence of Toxoplasma gondii infection and the C677T MTHFR polymorphism maybe associated with improved reaction time.

Objectif : Ce travail s’inscrit dans le cadre d’une recherche étiologique sur les leucémies aigues (LA) de l’enfant, pathologies dont les facteurs de risque sont peu connus. Plusieurs hypothèses ont été testées : 1) le rôle protecteur d’une supplémentation maternelle en acide folique avant et pendant la grossesse et l’investigation par une approche gène-candidat du rôle de polymorphismes communs rs1801133 et 1801131 de MTHFR et rs1801394 et rs1532268 de MTRR supposés modifier le métabolisme des folates, 2) l’association entre la profession et des expositions professionnelles maternelles lors de la grossesse, 3) l’existence d’un lien positif avec l’exposition des enfants au trafic routier. Matériel et méthodes : Les données analysées proviennent d’une étude cas-témoins française, ESCALE, basée sur le Registre National des Hémopathies malignes de l’Enfant et réalisée en population générale sur la période 2003-2004. L’échantillon comportait 648 cas de leucémie aiguë lymphoblastique [LAL], 116 cas de leucémie aiguë non lymphoblastique [LANL], et 1681 témoins de moins de 15 ans. L’échantillonnage a été stratifié sur l’âge et le sexe. Les données ont été recueillies auprès des mères à l’aide d’un questionnaire téléphonique standardisé, identique pour les cas et les témoins. Les génotypes ont été obtenus par génotypage à haut débit, pangénomique pour les cas et à façon pour les témoins, et par imputation pour les polymorphismes non génotypés. Le géocodage des adresses et des indicateurs dérivés de données d’émission de trafic ont permis d’estimer l’exposition des enfants au trafic routier. Les odds ratios (OR) ont été estimés à l’aide de modèles de régression logistique non conditionnelle, incluant les facteurs de confusion potentiels. Résultats : Le risque de LA était significativement inversement associé à une supplémentation maternelle en acide folique avant ou pendant la grossesse (OR=0.4 [0.3-0.6]). Aucun des polymorphismes génétiques de MTHFR et de MTRR n’était associé au risque de LA. Cependant, le fait d’être à la fois porteur homozygote des allèles variants de l’un des polymorphismes de MTHFR, et porteur de deux allèles variants des polymorphismes de MTRR était positivement associé au risque de LA (OR=1.6 [0.9-3.1]). Nous n’observions pas d’interaction entre MTHFR, MTRR et une supplémentation maternelle en acide folique. Des associations positives et significatives on été mises en évidence entre le risque de LA et des expositions auto-déclarées professionnelles maternelles pendant la grossesse, aux teintures de cheveux (OR=3.0 [1.7-5.2]), à des peintures ou vernis et/ou colles (OR=1.5 [1.1-2.2]), et à des rayonnements ionisants (OR=2.4 [1.3-4.6]). Cependant, ces associations étaient limitées aux fréquences d’exposition de moins d’1 heure par semaine et peuvent refléter une sur-déclaration chez les cas. L’exposition maternelle professionnelle aux pesticides n’était pas associée aux LA dans notre étude.Les LA étaient significativement associées à des concentrations élevées de NO2 de fond liées au trafic estimées au lieu de résidence (OR=1.2 [1.0-1.5]) et avec la présence de routes à fort trafic dans un rayon de 500 m centré sur ce lieu (OR=2.0 [1.0-3.6]). Nous observions une association significative entre les LA et une densité élevée de routes à fort trafic dans un rayon de 500 m (OR=2.2 [1.1-4.2]), avec une tendance linéaire positive significative de l’association des LAL avec la longueur totale de routes à fort trafic dans un rayon de 500 m.Conclusion : Cette thèse apporte des arguments en faveur du rôle protecteur d’une supplémentation maternelle périconceptionnelle en acide folique. Elle suggère également un rôle des polymorphismes de MTHFR et MTRR dans le risque des LA, sans interaction toutefois avec la supplémentation. Enfin, elle renforce l’hypothèse que vivre près de routes à fort trafic pourrait augmenter le risque de LA. / Objectives: This work investigated three hypotheses related to the etiology of childhood acute leukemia (AL):1) maternal folic acid supplementation before or during pregnancy reduces AL risk, accounting for the SNPs rs1801133 (C677T) and rs1801131 (A1298C) in MTHFR and rs1801394 (A66G) and rs1532268 (C524T) in MTRR, assumed to modify folate metabolism, 2) maternal occupation and occupational exposure during pregnancy may be link to LA 3) traffic is a source of environmental exposures, including benzene, which may be related to childhood leukemia. Methods: The data were obtained from the national registry-based case-control study ESCALE, carried out in France in 2003-2004. The ESCALE study included 764 cases and 1681 controls less than 15 years old and the controls were frequency matched with the cases on age and gender. The data were collected by a standardized telephone interview of the mothers. Various indicators of exposure to traffic and pollution were determined using the geocoded addresses at the time of diagnosis for the cases and of interview for the controls. The genotypes were obtained using high-throughput platforms and imputation for untyped polymorphisms. CITP-68 classification was used to classify maternal occupation during pregnancy. Indicators of the distance from, and density of, main roads and background traffic NO2 concentrations data were used. Odds ratio (OR) were estimated using unconditional regression models adjusted for potential confounders. Results: AL was significantly inversely associated with maternal folic acid supplementation before and during pregnancy (OR=0.4 [0.3–0.6]). MTHFR and MTRR genetic polymorphisms were not associated with AL. However, AL was positively associated with homozygosity for any of the MTHFR polymorphisms and carriership of both MTRR variant alleles (OR=1.6 [0.9–3.1]). No interaction was observed between MTHFR, MTRR, and maternal folate supplementation. Significant positive associations were observed between childhood AL and self-reported maternal occupational exposures during pregnancy to hair dye (OR=3.0 [1.7-5.2]), to paints or polishs and/or glues (OR=1.5 [1.1-2.2]), and to ionising radiations (OR=2.4 [1.3-4.6]). However, these associations were limited to exposure frequencies of less than 1 hour by week. Maternal occupational exposure to pesticides during pregnancy was not related to AL. AL was significantly associated with high estimates of traffic NO2 concentration at the place of residence(OR=1.2 [1.0-1.5]) and with the presence of a heavy-traffic road within 500 meters compared to the absence of a heavy-traffic road in the same area (OR=2.0 [1.0-3.6]). There was a significant association between AL and a high density of heavy-traffic roads within 500 meters in comparison to the reference category with no heavy-traffic road within 500 meters (OR=2.2 [1.1-4.2]), with a significant positive linear trend of the association of AL with the total length of heavy-traffic road within 500m. Conclusion: The study findings support the hypothesis that maternal folic acid supplementation may reduce the risk of childhood AL. The findings also suggest that the homozygous genotype for any of the MTHFR variants and carrying both MTRR variants could be a risk factor for AL. Finally, the results support the hypothesis that living close to heavy-traffic roads may increase the risk of childhood leukemia.

Submitted by Vasti Diniz (vastijpa@hotmail.com) on 2017-09-06T11:48:54Z No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 1508850 bytes, checksum: d542c27a8bd2415bcff28c45c57ad705 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-09-06T11:48:54Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 1508850 bytes, checksum: d542c27a8bd2415bcff28c45c57ad705 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-02-26 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is an important cause of acquired blindness among diabetics. Clinical factors are related to the risk for DR, in addition, genetic markers have been investigated, among them VDR and MTHFR polymorphisms, however, the impact of rs1801131 and rs1801133 polymorphisms is still inconclusive, while for rs1544410 there is a shortage in the literature. In this work the relationship of polymorphisms rs1544410, rs1801131 and rs1801133 with DR was investigated by cross-sectional study in a sample of 109 individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) duration between 5 and 10 years. After ophthalmological screening a group of 40 affected and 69 unaffected by DR was composed. Genomic DNA was extracted from buccal cells. Genetic data were obtained by PCR-RFLP and analyzed using Fisher's exact test. Blood sample and urine for metabolic markers determinations were obtained in 62 subjects and the mean values were compared to the allele and genotype distribution of rs1544410. There was no association between alleles or genotypes of polymorphisms rs1801131 and rs1801133 with RD. The polymorphic allele b and genotypic group Bb + bb of rs1544410 were more frequent in the affected group with mild significance: [OR 0.5 (95% CI 0.31-0.98) p = 0.0478] and [OR 3.4 (95% CI 1.07-10.9) p = 0.496], respectively. None of the clinical variables were associated with rs1544410 although a trend towards higher values of C-reactive protein in patients allele b has been identified but not statistically significant. In conclusion, this study suggests that the sample investigated rs1544410 polymorphism of the VDR was related to the risk of DR, but not rs1801131 and rs1801133 MTHFR polymorphisms. / A retinopatia diabética (RD) constitui importante causa de cegueira adquirida entre diabéticos. Fatores clínicos estão relacionados ao risco para RD, em adição, diversos marcadores genéticos têm sido investigados, dentre eles, polimorfismos do MTHFR e VDR. Atividade defeituosa desses genes podem atenuar mecanismos implicados na patogenia da RD, no entanto, o impacto dos polimorfismos rs1801131 e rs1801133 ainda é inconclusivo, enquanto que para o rs1544410 há uma escassez de estudos na literatura. Neste trabalho a relação dos polimorfismos rs1801131, rs1801133 e rs1544410 com RD foi investigada por meio de estudo transversal em amostra de 109 indivíduos com tempo de duração de diabetes mellitus tipo 2 (DM2) entre 5 e 10 anos. Após avaliação oftalmológica foi constituído um grupo de 40 afetados e 69 não afetados por RD. DNA genômico foi extraído de células bucais. Os dados genéticos foram obtidos por PCR-RFLP e analisados utilizando o teste exato de Fisher. Coleta de sangue e urina para determinações de marcadores metabólicos foi feita em 62 indivíduos e as médias dos valores foram comparados à distribuição alélica e genotípica do rs1544410. Não houve associação entre alelos ou genótipos dos polimorfismos rs1801131 e rs1801133 com RD. O alelo b e o grupo genotípico Bb+bb do rs1544410 foram mais frequentes no grupo de afetados apresentando leve significância: [OR 0.5 (95% IC 0.31-0.98) p=0,0478] e [OR 3.4 (95% IC 1.07-10.9) p=0,496] respectivamente. Nenhuma das variáveis clínicas estiveram associadas com rs1544410 embora uma tendência para valores maiores de proteína C-reativa em portadores do alelo b tenha sido identificada mas sem significância estatística. Em conclusão este estudo sugere que na amostra estudada o polimorfismo rs1544410 do VDR esteve relacionado ao risco de RD, mas não o rs1801131 e rs1801133 do MTHFR. Palavras-chave: diabetes mellitus tipo 2; MTHFR; retinopatia diabética; VDR.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-04-01T14:16:05Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 855713 bytes, checksum: c28b304561e6cf7b209782cd77c44bd9 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-08-27 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / The MTHFR 677C>T variant (rs1801133) has been analysed as a putative genetic risk factor for oral clefts within various populations worldwide. To test the role of the MTHFR 677C>T variant in nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate (NSCL/P) predisposition in the Brazilian population, we conducted a study combining a family-based association test (transmission disequilibrium test-TDT) and a structured association analysis (case-control study) based on the individual ancestry proportions. The rs1801133 polimorphism was genotyped in 197 trios with NSCL/P, 318 isolated samples of NSCL/P and 598 healthy controls using the TaqMan 5′- exonuclease allelic discrimination assay. Genomic ancestry was characterized by a set of 40 biallelic short insertion/deletion markers. TDT revealed a strong association of rs1801133 polymorphism with case-parent trios of NSCL/P (p=0.002) and non-syndromic cleft lip and palate (NSCLP, p=0.001), but not with non-syndromic cleft lip (NSCL). Analyses of parent-oforigin effects demonstrated modest excess transmission of the risk allele from mothers of NSCLP (OR: 1.47, 95% CI: 1.10-2.14, p=0.04). The structured case-control analysis supported these findings, revealing that the risk T allele was significantly more frequent in NSCL/P group (OR: 1.37, 95% CI: 1.12-1.69, p=0.002) and NSCLP (OR: 1.41, 95% CI: 1.12-1.79, p=0.01) than the control group. Our findings provide evidence for the involvement of rs1801133 in the development of NSCL/P in the Brazilian population, and reinforce the importance of genetic screening in populations at risk in order to optimize the implementation of preventive strategies. / Entre os prováveis fatores de risco genético para as fissuras orais, está o polimorfismo rs1801133 do gene MTHFR (677C>T). O papel desse polimorfismo com relação à predisposição para fissuras não-sindrômicas do lábio com ou sem o envolvimento do palato (FL/P) foi analisado na população Brasileira. Utilizou-se duas abordagens, um teste de associação de base familiar (teste de desequilíbrio de transmissão TDT) e um estudo casocontrole baseado nas proporções individuais de ancestralidade. Na análise TDT o polimorfismo rs1801133 foi genotipado em 197 trios (o afetado e seus respectivos pais). No estudo casocontrole foram incluídos 318 indivíduos fissurados e 598 controles não portadores de fissuras ou qualquer outra anomalia. Realizou-se ensaio de discriminação alélica TaqMan 5′- exonuclease. A ancestralidade genômica foi caracterizada por um conjunto de 40 marcadores bialélicos de curta inserção / deleção. O TDT revelou uma forte associação entre o polimorfismo rs1801133 nos trios de portadores de FL/P (p=0,002) como também nos trios de fissuras labiopalatinas (FLP, p=0,001), mas não apresentou associação com fissuras labiais isoladas (FL). A análise da origem parental do alelo T mostrou excesso de transmissão, por parte das mães, nos trios de portadores de FLP (OR: 1.47, 95%CI: 1.10-2.14, p=0,04). O estudo caso-controle corroborou com os resultados obtidos no TDT, demonstrando que o alelo polimórfico 677T foi significantemente mais frequente no grupo de portadores de FL/P (OR: 1.37, 95% CI: 1.12-1.69, p=0,002) e de FLP (OR: 1.41, 95% CI 1.12-1.79, p=0,01) quando comparada ao grupo controle. Em conclusão, o presente estudo sugere correlação entre o polimorfismo rs1801133 e o desenvolvimento de FL/P na população brasileira, e reforça a importância da triagem genética nas famílias dos afetados para otimizar a aplicação de medidas preventivas.