Objective: The etiology of preeclampsia (PE) remains elusive. Recent genome-wide association studies have identified a number of genetic variants associated with blood pressure variations in east Asians. One of the genetic variants is the aminopeptidase A (ENPEP) gene, which converts angiotensin II to angiotensin III. The C allele of rs6825911 is a risk for hypertension. The current study investigated whether genetic variants of ENPEP play a role in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia.
Study Design: The study was a descriptive analysis of gene polymorphisms of ENPEP; 602 pregnant women of African ancestry [normotensive (n = 245) and PE (n = 357)] were recruited. The two groups were divided according to their HIV status. The PE group consisted of early- and late-onset sub-categories. A single nucleotide polymorphism of rs6825911 was analyzed using the TaqMan® Probe mix and by means of real time polymerase chain reaction.
Results: The risk of C allele for PE was 1.07 (95 % CI 0.83-1.38, P = 0.589) for allele comparison and the risk for preeclampsia CC to CT/TT was 1.33 (95 % CI 0.96-1.85, P = 0.086). The sub analysis for the PE group without HIV infection the risk of C allele was 1.25 (95 % CI 0.838-1.78, P = 0.199) and the risk of PE of CC to CT/TT was 1.51 (95 %CI: 0.96-2.35, P = 0.071).
Conclusion: This is the first study in a homogenous South African population of African ancestry to show that the variant of ENPEP gene does not play a role in pathogenesis of preeclampsia.
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