Maternal and fetal HLA-G 14bp gene polymorphism in pregnancy-induced hypertension, preeclampsia, intrauterine growth restricted and normal pregnancies
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2016
Citazione:
Maternal and fetal HLA-G 14bp gene polymorphism in pregnancy-induced hypertension, preeclampsia, intrauterine growth restricted and normal pregnancies / C. Mandò, P. Pileri, M. Mazzocco, D. Lattuada, A. Zolin, M. Plebani, M. Massari, S. Calabrese, S. Milani, I. Cetin. - In: THE JOURNAL OF MATERNAL-FETAL & NEONATAL MEDICINE. - ISSN 1476-7058. - 29:9(2016), pp. 1509-1514. [10.3109/14767058.2015.1052398]
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:
Trophoblast expression of Human Leukocyte Antigene-G (HLA-G) is essential for feto-maternal immune tolerance and successful placentation. There is contradicting evidence on the relationship between HLA-G polymorphisms and preeclampsia (PE), intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) and pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH). Here, we investigate the association between both maternal and fetal HLA-G 14 bp insertion/deletion polymorphism and obstetrical complications.
METHODS:
Clinical and genetic data of 282 women/fetuses (31 severe PE, 8 mild PE, 46 IUGR, 42 PIH and 155 controls) were analyzed both individually and jointly under a codominant, a dominant and a recessive model.
RESULTS:
HLA-G 14 bp polymorphism was not associated with obstetrical complications, considering the mother and fetus genotypes both jointly and individually.
CONCLUSIONS:
With this study we filled several gaps occurring in previous studies: we analyzed a very well-defined population of PE, PIH and IUGR pregnancies, considering both fetal and maternal HLA-G 14 bp polymorphism, individually and jointly. Our findings showed that fetal and maternal HLA-G 14 bp genotypes are not associated with increased risk for the development of obstetrical complications, suggesting that this polymorphism has no immuno-modulatory role in the development of PE, PIH or IUGR.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
feto-maternal immune tolerance; genetic risk; obstetrical complications; pregnancy pathology; successful placentation
Elenco autori:
C. Mandò, P. Pileri, M. Mazzocco, D. Lattuada, A. Zolin, M. Plebani, M. Massari, S. Calabrese, S. Milani, I. Cetin
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