Association of serum lipid components and obesity with genetic ancestry in an admixed population of elderly women.

The prevalence of metabolic disorders varies among ethnic populations and these disorders represent a critical health care issue for elderly women. This study investigated the correlation between genetic ancestry and body composition, metabolic traits and clinical status in a sample of elderly women. Clinical, nutritional and anthropometric data were collected from 176 volunteers.

Population analysis of vitamin D receptor polymorphisms and the role of genetic ancestry in an admixed population.

The vitamin D receptor (VDR) is an essential protein related to bone metabolism. Some VDR alleles are differentially distributed among ethnic populations and display variable patterns of linkage disequilibrium (LD). In this study, 200 unrelated Brazilians were genotyped using 21 VDR single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and 28 ancestry informative markers.

Polymorphism analysis of the CTLA-4 gene in paracoccidioidomycosis patients.

The CTLA-4 protein is expressed in activated T cells and plays an essential role in the immune response through its regulatory effect on T cell activation. Polymorphisms of the CTLA-4 gene have been correlated with autoimmune, neoplastic and infectious illnesses. This work aimed to verify possible associations between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in CTLA-4, -318C/T in the promoter and +49A/G in exon 1 and paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) caused by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis.

Genetic heterogeneity of self-reported ancestry groups in an admixed Brazilian population.

Background: Population stratification is the main source of spurious results and poor reproducibility in genetic association findings. Population heterogeneity can be controlled for by grouping individuals in ethnic clusters; however, in admixed populations, there is evidence that such proxies do not provide efficient stratification control. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relation of self-reported with genetic ancestry and the statistical risk of grouping an admixed sample based on self-reported ancestry.

Allele and haplotype frequency distribution in PTPN22 gene across variable ethnic groups: Implications for genetic association studies for autoimmune diseases.

The rs2476601-T allele at the protein tyrosine phosphatase non-receptor type 22 (PTPN22) gene has been consistently associated with several autoimmune diseases in European-derived populations. However, little is known about the allele and haplotype frequency distributions in PTPN22 among populations derived from other ethnic groups. In the present study, the allele and haplotype frequency distributions of six single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the PTPN22 gene were compared among Brazilian populations and HapMap phase 3 dataset.

Genetic composition of Brazilian population samples based on a set of twenty-eight ancestry informative SNPs.

Ancestry informative SNPs can be useful to estimate individual and population biogeographical ancestry. Brazilian population is characterized by a genetic background of three parental populations (European, African, and Brazilian Native Amerindians) with a wide degree and diverse patterns of admixture. In this work we analyzed the information content of 28 ancestry-informative SNPs into multiplexed panels using three parental population sources (African, Amerindian, and European) to infer the genetic admixture in an urban sample of the five Brazilian geopolitical regions.

[Recidivation of bilateral longitudinal peritoneum-aponeurotic transposition on incisional hernioplasty].

Objectives: To carry out a study of the recidivation rate of incisional hernioplasty by means of bilateral longitudinal peritoneum-aponeurotic transposition.

Method: A retrospective study was carried out in patients from the University Hospital in Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil and from a surgeon's private clinic who had undergone incisional hernioplasty by means of bilateral peritoneum-aponeurotic transposition. A total of 132 patients (80 from University Hospital and 52 from private clinic) were monitored over an average period of 4 years and 10 months.