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Reduced folate carrier gene is a risk factor for neural tube defects in a Chinese population

✍ Scribed by Lijun Pei; Huiping Zhu; Aiguo Ren; Zhiwen Li; Ling Hao; Richard H. Finnell; Zhu Li

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2005
Tongue
English
Weight
75 KB
Volume
73
Category
Article
ISSN
1542-0752

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Abstract

BACKGROUND

There is a considerable body of data demonstrating that periconceptional supplementation of folic acid can prevent a significant proportion of neural tube defects (NTDs). At present, the mechanism by which folic acid exerts its beneficial effect remains unknown. Folate transporter genes, including the reduced folate carrier gene (RFC1), have been proposed as NTD risk factors.

METHODS

The study population included 104 nuclear families with NTDs and 100 nonmalformed control families. We investigated the possible association between a common RFC1 polymorphism (A80G) and NTD risk among offspring, as well as potential gene‐environment interactions between the infant RFC1 genotype and maternal periconceptional use of folic acid through a population‐based case‐control study.

RESULTS

We observed that the infants of the GG genotype were associated with a 2.56‐fold increased risk of NTDs when compared to the AA genotype (odds ratio [OR], 2.56; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.04–6.36) in our study population. Among mothers who did not utilize folic acid supplements, the risk for having a child with an NTD was 3.30 (95% CI, 1.15–9.65) for offspring with the GG genotype, compared to the reference (AA) genotype. Children who had the GG genotype and whose mothers did not take folic acid had an elevated risk for NTDs (OR, 8.80; 95% CI, 2.83–28.69), compared to offspring with the AA and GA genotypes whose mothers utilized folic acid supplements.

CONCLUSIONS

Our findings suggest that the RFC1 G allele is likely to be an important genetic factor in determining folate transport and subsequently may be a risk factor for NTDs in this Chinese population. Birth Defects Research (Part A), 2005. Β© 2005 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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