Author/Editor		Nikolajević-Starčević, Jovana; Petrovič, Danijel
Title		#The #a1/a2 polymorphism of the glycoprotein IIIa gene and myocardial infarction in Caucasians with type 2 diabetes
Type		članek
Vol. and No.		Letnik 40, št. 3
Publication year		2013
Volume		str. 2077-2081
ISSN		0301-4851 - Molecular biology reports
Language		eng
Abstract		A PlA1/A2 polymorphism of glycoprotein IIIa is known to be involved in the pathogenesis of coronary artery disease (CAD) and myocardial infarction (MI). The aim of this study was to investigate an association between the PlA1/A2 polymorphism of the glycoprotein IIIa gene and the risk of MI in Caucasians with type 2 diabetes. 549 Caucasians with type 2 diabetes were enrolled in thecross sectional retrospective case-control study: 224 patients with MI and 325 diabetic subjects without CAD. Blood biochemical analysis was performed. The polymerase chain reaction with restriction fragment length polymorphism was used for genetic analysis. Patients with MI were older (62 Ž 11.8 vs. 58.5Ž 11.6 years; P < 0.001), and had a longer duration of type 2 diabetes (17.6 Ž 8.9 vs. 15.1 Ž 9.2; P = 0.01) compared to the diabetics without CAD. Asignificant difference in distribution of the A2A2 genotype of glycoprotein IIIa was not found between 224 diabetic patients with MI in comparison to 325 diabetics without CAD (11.6 vs. 14,1 %; n.s.). The diabetes duration and male sex were independent factors for the development of MI, whereas the PlA1/A2 polymorphism of glycoprotein IIIa was not. To conclude, The A2A2 genotype of the glycoprotein IIIa polymorphism was not associated with MI risk in Caucasians with type 2 diabetes.
Keywords		Glycoprotein IIIa PlA1/A2 polymorphism Myocardial infarction Genetic risk factor