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miRNA-24 Gene Sequence, DHFR -829C-T Genotypes, and Methotrexate Response in Mexican Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers 2019 Februrary 14
AIM: This present study evaluated the dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) gene-829C-T polymorphism, plasma DHFR concentrations, and miRNA-24 sequence in association with response to methotrexate (MTX) treatment in Mexican patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
METHODS: A total of 135 women with RA were classified as responders (disease activity score [DAS28] <3.2) or nonresponders to MTX (DAS28 > 3.2). We determined the genotype of the patients using the polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism method. Plasma DHFR enzyme levels and mi-RNA24 sequences were assessed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and Sanger sequencing, respectively. Allelic frequencies and the genotypic distribution of the polymorphism were analyzed by the chi-square test.
RESULTS: The genotype frequencies of the DHFR -829C-T polymorphism among responders were 37.0% CC, 52.1% CT, and 10.9% TT and for nonresponders were 33.9% CC, 56.4% CT, and 9.7% TT. No significant differences in genotype frequencies were found between the groups (p = 0.88). The DHFR levels relative to genotype for responders were 6.8 ± 2.7, 6.1 ± 2.7, and 6.5 ± 1.5 ng/mL for CC, CT, and TT, respectively, and for nonresponders were 6.5 ± 2.0, 6.1 ± 3.1, and 7.4 ± 1.8 ng/mL for CC, CT, and TT, respectively. No significant differences were found between the two groups. Similarly, both groups showed no sequence variations in miRNA-24 gene.
CONCLUSION: The -829C-T polymorphism of DHFR gene was not associated with response to MTX by RA patients, and no variations were found in the miRNA-24 sequence that might modify the response to treatment or DHFR enzyme levels in a Mexican population with RA.
METHODS: A total of 135 women with RA were classified as responders (disease activity score [DAS28] <3.2) or nonresponders to MTX (DAS28 > 3.2). We determined the genotype of the patients using the polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism method. Plasma DHFR enzyme levels and mi-RNA24 sequences were assessed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and Sanger sequencing, respectively. Allelic frequencies and the genotypic distribution of the polymorphism were analyzed by the chi-square test.
RESULTS: The genotype frequencies of the DHFR -829C-T polymorphism among responders were 37.0% CC, 52.1% CT, and 10.9% TT and for nonresponders were 33.9% CC, 56.4% CT, and 9.7% TT. No significant differences in genotype frequencies were found between the groups (p = 0.88). The DHFR levels relative to genotype for responders were 6.8 ± 2.7, 6.1 ± 2.7, and 6.5 ± 1.5 ng/mL for CC, CT, and TT, respectively, and for nonresponders were 6.5 ± 2.0, 6.1 ± 3.1, and 7.4 ± 1.8 ng/mL for CC, CT, and TT, respectively. No significant differences were found between the two groups. Similarly, both groups showed no sequence variations in miRNA-24 gene.
CONCLUSION: The -829C-T polymorphism of DHFR gene was not associated with response to MTX by RA patients, and no variations were found in the miRNA-24 sequence that might modify the response to treatment or DHFR enzyme levels in a Mexican population with RA.
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