A Haplotype of the CYP4F2 Gene is Associated With Cerebral Infarction in Japanese Men

BACKGROUND CYP4F2, a member of the cytochrome P450 family, acts mainly as an enzyme and is involved not only in the metabolism of leukotriene 134, but also in that of arachidonic acid. It converts arachidonic acid to 20-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (20-HETE), a metabolite involved in the regulation of the vascular tone in the brain. The aim of this study was to assess the association between the human CYP4F2 gene and cerebral infarction (CI), using a haplotype-based case-control study with separate analyses of data from the gender groups. METHODS A total of 175 Cl patients and 246 control subjects were genotyped for five single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the human CYP4F2 gene (rs3093105, rs3093135, rs1558139, rs2108622, rs3093200). For data analysis, three separate groups were assessed: all subjects, men, and women. RESULTS In the male subjects, the G allele frequency for rs2108622 was significantly higher in Cl patients as compared to control subjects (P = 0.025). The overall distribution of the haplotypes in the men was significantly different between the Cl patients and the control subjects (P= 0.027). Additionally, the frequency of the T-C-G haplotype for men was significantly higher in the Cl patients than in the control subjects (P = 0.008). Multiple logistic regression analysis also revealed the significance of the T-C-G haplotype in men, even after adjustment for confounding factors. CONCLUSIONS The results of this study indicate that, in Japanese men, Cl is associated with the G allele of rs2108622 and, in addition, that the T C-G haplotype appears to be a useful genetic marker for Cl. Am J Hypertens 2008;21:1216-1223 (C) 2008 American Journal of Hypertension, Ltd.