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KMID : 1034820120080020203
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Molecular & Cellular Toxicology
2012 Volume.8 No. 2 p.203 ~ p.208
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Association of Glutathione S-transferase genes (GSTM1 and GSTT1) polymorphisms with hypertension in lead-exposed workers
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Lee Byung-Kook
Lee Soo-Jeong
Joo Jae-Soon
Cho Kwang-Sung
Kim Nam-Soo
Kim Hak-Jae
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Abstract
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It is proposed that lead concentrations in the blood are related to intracellular glutathione and lead might be conjugated with glutathione non-enzymatically or enzymatically via glutathione S-transferase (GST). Essential hypertension is a complex, multifactorial and polygenic disease in which the underlying genetic components remain unknown. This study was aimed to investigate GST-mu1 (GSTM1) and GST-theta1 (GSTT1) gene polymorphisms in lead-exposed workers and their relationship with blood lead levels and leadrelated hypertension. To address the possible association, GSTM1 and GSTT1 (homozygous deletion vs. non-deleted) polymorphisms in 755 lead-exposed male workers were analyzed. GSTM1 and GSTT1 polymorphisms were determined using a Multiplex PCR. We observed significant association in positive alleles of GSTT1 (OR=1.593, 95% CI=1.157?2.194). However, no significant association in GSTM1 was observed with lead-related hypertension. For combined analysis with GSTM1 and GSTT1, both positive type (+/+) and GSTT1 positive (?/+) group showed significant differences between groups. These data suggest that the GSTT1 positive type polymorphism might be associated with lead-related hypertension in the lead-exposed male workers.
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KEYWORD
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Lead, Hypertension, Glutathione S-transferases (GSTs), GSTT1, GSTM1, Polymorphism
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