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ABSTRACT: Background
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the common arrhythmia in clinics. Its incidence is high among the elderly. This study aimed to identify a possible connection between ion channel-related gene polymorphisms and the risk of AF.Methods
A total of 381 patients with coronary heart disease were recruited. Based on complete cardiac examination, the patients were divided into two subgroups: 185 patients with AF and 196 patients without AF. An association analysis was performed using 13 genotyped SNPs. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) were calculated by conditional logistic regression.Results
In our research, we found that KCNE2 rs8134775 was associated with a decreased AF risk in the allele model (OR = 0.70; 95% CI: 0.50-0.97; p = 0.034). Genetic model analysis shown that the minor allele T of GJA5 rs35594137 was associated with a decreased AF risk under the recessive model (OR = 0.40; 95% CI: 0.19-0.86; p = 0.018) and the minor allele G of KCNJ2 rs8079702 was associated with an increased AF risk in the recessive model (OR = 2.31; 95% CI: 1.20-4.42; p = 0.012).Conclusions
Our results suggest that KCNE2, KCNJ2, and GJA5 influence the development of AF.
SUBMITTER: Liu X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6687643 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Liu Xiumin X Li Yujie Y Zhang Huan H Ji Yuqiang Y Zhao Zhao Z Wang Changyu C
Molecular genetics & genomic medicine 20190704 8
<h4>Background</h4>Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the common arrhythmia in clinics. Its incidence is high among the elderly. This study aimed to identify a possible connection between ion channel-related gene polymorphisms and the risk of AF.<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 381 patients with coronary heart disease were recruited. Based on complete cardiac examination, the patients were divided into two subgroups: 185 patients with AF and 196 patients without AF. An association analysis was perform ...[more]