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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-8-30
pubmed:abstractText
We have previously identified polymorphisms in the serotonin transporter gene promoter region and in intron 2 that were more common among sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) cases compared with control subjects. To elucidate further the genetic profile that might increase an infant's vulnerability to SIDS, we focused on the recognized relationship between autonomic nervous system (ANS) dysregulation and SIDS. We therefore studied genes pertinent to early embryologic development of the ANS, including MASH1, BMP2, PHOX2a, PHOX2b, RET, ECE1, EDN1, TLX3, and EN1 in 92 probands with SIDS and 92 gender- and ethnicity-matched control subjects. Eleven protein-changing rare mutations were identified in 14 of 92 SIDS cases among the PHOX2a, RET, ECE1, TLX3, and EN1 genes. Only 1 of these mutations (TLX3) was identified in 2 of 92 control subjects. Black infants accounted for 10 of these mutations in SIDS cases and 2 control subjects. Four protein-changing common polymorphisms were identified in BMP2, RET, ECE1, and EDN1, but the allele frequency did not differ between SIDS cases and control subjects. However, among SIDS cases, the allele frequency for the BMP2 common polymorphism demonstrated ethnic differences; among control subjects, the allele frequency for the BMP2 and the ECE1 common polymorphisms also demonstrated ethnic differences. These data represent further refinement of the genetic profile that might place an infant at risk for SIDS.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0031-3998
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
56
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
391-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Sudden infant death syndrome: case-control frequency differences at genes pertinent to early autonomic nervous system embryologic development.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, Rush Children's Hospital at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. Debra_E_Weese-Mayer@rsh.net
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't