Polymorphisms in Turkish population

Author(s): Demirdogen BC (Demirdogen, Birsen Can)1, Demirkaya S (Demirkaya, Seref)2, Turkanoglu A (Turkanoglu, Aysun)1, Bek S (Bek, Semai)2, Arinc E (Arinc, Emel)1, Adali O (Adali, Orhan)1
Source: CELL BIOCHEMISTRY AND FUNCTION Volume: 27 Issue: 8 Pages: 558-567 Published: DEC 2009

Abstract: Background Paraoxonase 1 (PON1) is protective against the development of atherosclerosis. a risk factor for ischemic stroke. PON1 gene has one promoter region (-107T/C) and two coding region (192Q/R and 55L/M) polymorphisms that affect the levels and catalytic efficiency of the enzyme. respectively. In this study. we aimed to determine the importance of -107T/C. 192Q/R and 55L/M polymorphisms of PON1 gene and three PON1 activity (diazoxonase, paraoxonase, arylesterase) as risk factors for ischemic stroke
Methods Stud population was comprised of 172 unrelated adult Caucasian patients with acute hemispheric ischemic stroke and 105 symptom-free controls. Genotypes were attained by PCR followed by restriction enzyme digestion and phenotypes were determined by spectrophotometric assays.

Results This is the first study analyzing diazoxonase activity as a risk factor for ischemic stroke Nevertheless, diazoxonase, paraoxonase and arylesterase activities were almost the manic in stroke patients and controls The 107TT genotype was associated with a 1 97 times increased risk for stroke in elderly (age > 59). Individuals with this genotype were found to have the lowest PON1 enzyme activities among the -107T/C genotypes Triple combined haplotype QRLMTC was found to be 6.94- and 10.4-times protective against ischemic stroke in the overall and the elderly Population. respectively. 55LL genotype was associated with 1 78-fold increase in the risk of ischemic stroke

Conclusion PON1 genotypes, but not activities, are related with the risk of stroke. Copyright (C) 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

Document Type: Article
Language: English
Author Keywords: genotype; paraoxonase; PON1; polymorphism; stroke
KeyWords Plus: HUMAN-SERUM PARAOXONASE; LOW-DENSITY-LIPOPROTEIN; INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; LIPID-PEROXIDATION; LDL OXIDATION; ARYLESTERASE; PROMOTER; PROTEIN; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHOLESTEROL
Reprint Address: Demirdogen, BC (reprint author), Refik Saydam Natl Publ Hlth Agcy, Directorate Food Safety & Nutr Res, Ankara, Turkey
Addresses:
1. Middle E Tech Univ, Dept Biochem, Inst Nat & Appl Sci, TR-06531 Ankara, Turkey
2. Gulhane Mil Med Acad, Dept Neurol, Ankara, Turkey

Author(s): Ozbey U (Ozbey, Ulku)2, Tug E (Tug, Esra)1, Namli M (Namli, Mustafa)3
Source: WORLD JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY Volume: 10 Issue: 5 Pages: 461-468 Published: 2009

Abstract: Schizophrenia is one of the most severe psychiatric disorders, with a worldwide incidence of 1%. Immunological abnormalities have been found to be associated with schizophrenia for decades. Cytokines are key proteins involved in the immune system activation. Interleukin-10 (IL-10), an important immunoregulatory cytokine, is located on chromosome 1q31 32, a region previously reported to be linked to schizophrenia in genetic studies. In the present study it was aimed to examine the IL-10 gene promoter region’s polymorphic variants in patients with schizophrenia in a population of the Elazig Region of East Anatolia, Turkey. Polymorphisms at position -1082, -819 and -592 in the IL-10 promoter region were determined in 171 Turkish patients who were diagnosed with schizophrenia, based on the DSM-IV, and 168 healthy controls, by polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP). We analyzed allele, genotype, and haplotype distributions using a case-control association study. Genotyping was performed by RFLP. Statistically significant differences were observed in both allelic and genotypic frequencies of the -592A/C polymorphism (Allele, P = 0.034, OR = 1.26, 95% CI 1.02 – 1.56; Genotype, P = 0.048), while the other two polymorphisms in distribution of the alleles and genotypes in patients with schizophrenia were not significantly different from those of controls (P > 0.05). Our results show a significant increase of GTA homozygotes (the high IL-10-producing haplotype) in schizophrenic patients compared to control subjects (P = 0.0001). These data suggest that the IL-10 gene promoter polymorphism may be one of the susceptibility factors to develop schizophrenia in the Turkish population, and apparently in all humans.
Document Type: Article
Language: English
Author Keywords: Biological psychiatry; cytokines; genetics; polymorphism; schizophrenia
KeyWords Plus: ASSOCIATION; HAPLOTYPES; POPULATION; LINKAGE
Reprint Address: Tug, E (reprint author), Abant Izzet Baysal Univ, Izzet Baysal Med Sch, Dept Med Genet, TR-14280 Bolu, Turkey
Addresses:
1. Abant Izzet Baysal Univ, Izzet Baysal Med Sch, Dept Med Genet, TR-14280 Bolu, Turkey
2. Firat Univ, Fac Med, Dept Med Biol & Genet, TR-23169 Elazig, Turkey
3. Hosp Psychiat, Elazig, Turkey
E-mail Addresses: esratug@hotmail.com

Ikten H (Ikten, Hatice)2, Mutlu N (Mutlu, Nedim)3, Gulsen O (Gulsen, Osman)1, Kocatas H (Kocatas, Hilmi)4, Aksoy U (Aksoy, Uygun)5

Source: GENETICA Volume: 138 Issue: 2 Pages: 169-177 Published: FEB 2010

Abstract: A collection of 96 female Turkish fig (Ficus carica L.) accessions was studied to elucidate genetic structure and estimate diversity and genetic similarity distribution among the female figs present in Turkish genetic resources, using 157 molecular genome markers including 129 sequence-related amplified polymorphisms, 21 random amplified polymorphic DNAs, and 7 simple-sequence repeats. The plant samples mainly included Turkish fig collections selected throughout the country over the course of a half-century. Neighbor-joining analysis revealed continuous dissimilarity range, and it was difficult to classify figs into distinct groups. The principle component analysis produced similar results. The analysis of molecular variance indicated that 95 and 93% of genetic variation were explained by within geographic origins and similar fruit rind color, respectively. Sub-structuring Bayesian analysis assigned the 96 female figs into four sub-populations, and indicated that they were highly related. The corrected allelic pairwise distances among the six geographic origins were less than 5%. This study suggests that geography- and color-based groups were not genetically distinct among the Turkish figs.
Document Type: Article
Language: English
Author Keywords: Ficus carica; SRAP; Neighbor-joining; PCA; AMOVA; Population structure
KeyWords Plus: FICUS-CARICA L.; GERMPLASM COLLECTION; COMMON FIG; MARKERS; RAPD; RELATEDNESS; GENOTYPES; RFLP; AFLP
Reprint Address: Gulsen, O (reprint author), Erciyes Univ, Dept Hort, Fac Agr, TR-38039 Kayseri, Turkey
Addresses:
1. Erciyes Univ, Dept Hort, Fac Agr, TR-38039 Kayseri, Turkey
2. Minist Agr & Rural Affairs, W Mediterranean Res Inst, TR-07100 Antalya, Turkey
3. Univ Nebraska, George W Beadle Ctr, Dept Biochem, Lincoln, NE 68503 USA
4. Fig Res Inst, TR-09600 Erbeyli, Aydin Turkey
5. Aegean Univ, Fac Agr, Dept Hort, TR-35100 Izmir, Turkey
E-mail Addresses: o_gulsen@yahoo.com

Publication year: 2010
Source: Food Control, Volume 21, Issue 5, May 2010, Pages 754-759
Lara R.P., Amorim , Juan A.C., Tamames , Joana G.L., Silva , Paul A., Gibbs , Paula C., Teixeira

This study explored the lytic ability of bacteriophages as a future tool for reducing the Salmonella spp. loads in food animals. It investigated (a) the concept of a phage cocktail resulting from an exploratory analysis of the 13 phages which were examined, and (b) the possibility of using them in phage typing techniques for a broad range of serotypes. By using the conventional plaque assay method and cluster analysis, it was possible to select the 2/2, N5, 2α, 135KP and 12′ phages, as potential elements of a cocktail as a means of efficiently eliminating the greatest number of several types…