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Association of the MYH9 Gene Polymorphisms with Chronic Renal Disease Secondary to Hypertensive Nephrosclerosis, in a Caucasian Population

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Background: Hypertensive nephrosclerosis (HN) is a chronic kidney disease (CKD) associated to essential hypertension, but their causal relationship is controversial. New evidence suggests that MYH9 gene alterations are associated with HN in African Americans. The aim of this study is to investigate the role of this gene in Spanish Caucasians. Methods: We compare high-risk MYH9 variants of patients with HN recruited according to standard clinical criteria (CKD stages 3-5), with essential hypertensives without renal disease (estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) > 60 ml/min/1,73m2 and albuminuria < 300 mg/g creatinine), and also CKD patients with HN and progressive impairment of renal function with those who were stable. Diabetics were excluded. Results: A blood sample was obtained for genetic study of 238 patients with HN-CKD and 233 hypertensive controls. The rs3752462-T and rs4821480-T (risk alleles for CKD) were more frequent in the CKD group, but without significant difference. We found no differences for these SPNs with blood pressure, creatinine, albuminuria or renal disease progression. Conclusions: The effect of two common MYH9 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SPNs) on the development of CKD secondary to HN in our Spanish Caucasian population is low or zero; in any case less than that found in other, mainly African Americans.

DOI 10.11648/j.ajim.20140206.11
Published in American Journal of Internal Medicine (Volume 2, Issue 6, November 2014)
Page(s) 95-101
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Chronic Kidney Disease, Essential Hypertension, Hypertensive Nephrosclerosis, MYH9 Polymorphisms

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  • Nephrology Service, Hospital Universitario De Torrevieja-Vinalopo, Alicante, Spain

  • Nephrology Service, Centro Médico De Asturias, Oviedo (Asturias), Spain

  • Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Hospital Universitario Central De Asturias, Oviedo (Asturias), Spain

  • Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Hospital Universitario Central De Asturias, Oviedo (Asturias), Spain

  • Nephrology Service, Hospital Universitario Central De Asturias, Oviedo (Asturias), Spain

  • Nephrology Service, Hospital Universitario Central De Asturias, Oviedo (Asturias), Spain

  • Nephrology Service, Hospital Universitario Marqués De Valdecilla, Santander (Cantabria), Spain

  • Nephrology Service, Hospital Valle Del Nalón, Langreo (Asturias), Spain

  • Nephrology Service, Hospital De Cabue?es, Gijón (Asturias), Spain

  • Nephrology Service, Hospital San Agustín, Avilés (Asturias), Spain

  • Nephrology Service, Hospital Universitario Central De Asturias, Oviedo (Asturias), Spain

  • Nephrology Service, Hospital Universitario Central De Asturias, Oviedo (Asturias), Spain

  • Nephrology Service, Hospital Universitario Marqués De Valdecilla, Santander (Cantabria), Spain

  • Nephrology Service, Hospital Universitario Central De Asturias, Oviedo (Asturias), Spain

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    Diez-Ojea Beatriz; Marin Rafael; Coto Eliecer; Tavira Beatriz; Fernandez-Vega Francisco, et al. Association of the MYH9 Gene Polymorphisms with Chronic Renal Disease Secondary to Hypertensive Nephrosclerosis, in a Caucasian Population. Am. J. Intern. Med. 2014, 2(6), 95-101. doi: 10.11648/j.ajim.20140206.11

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    Diez-Ojea Beatriz, Marin Rafael, Coto Eliecer, Tavira Beatriz, Fernandez-Vega Francisco, et al. Association of the MYH9 Gene Polymorphisms with Chronic Renal Disease Secondary to Hypertensive Nephrosclerosis, in a Caucasian Population. Am J Intern Med. 2014;2(6):95-101. doi: 10.11648/j.ajim.20140206.11

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