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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-11-19
pubmed:abstractText
Tyrosine hydroxylase, the rate-limiting enzyme in catecholamine biosynthesis, has a common tetranucleotide repeat polymorphism, (TCAT)(n). We asked whether variation at (TCAT)(n) may influence the autonomic nervous system and its response to environmental stress. To understand the role of heredity in such traits, we turned to a human twin study design. Both biochemical and physiological autonomic traits displayed substantial heritability (h(2)), up to h(2) = 56.8 +/- 7.5% (P < 0.0001) for norepinephrine secretion, and h(2) = 61 +/- 6% (P < 0.001) for heart rate. Common (TCAT)(n) alleles, particularly (TCAT)(6) and (TCAT)(10i), predicted such traits (including catecholamine secretion, as well as basal and poststress heart rate) in allele copy number dose-dependent fashion, although in directionally opposite ways, indicating functional allelic heterogeneity. (TCAT)(n) diploid genotypes (e.g., [TCAT](6)/[TCAT](10i)) predicted the same physiological traits but with increased explanatory power for trait variation (in contrast to allele copy number). Multivariate ANOVA documented genetic pleiotropy: joint effects of the (TCAT)(10i) allele on both biochemical (norepinephrine) and physiological (heart rate) traits. (TCAT)(6) allele frequencies were lower in normotensive twins at genetic risk of hypertension, consistent with an effect to protect against later development of hypertension, and suggesting that the traits predicted by these variants in still-normotensive subjects are early, heritable, "intermediate phenotypes" in the pathogenetic scheme for later development of sustained hypertension. We conclude that common allelic variation within the tyrosine hydroxylase locus exerts a powerful, heritable effect on autonomic control of the circulation and that such variation may have implications in later development of cardiovascular disease traits such as hypertension.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1531-2267
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
17
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
277-91
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15367723-Adenine, pubmed-meshheading:15367723-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:15367723-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:15367723-Age Factors, pubmed-meshheading:15367723-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:15367723-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:15367723-Alleles, pubmed-meshheading:15367723-Autonomic Nervous System, pubmed-meshheading:15367723-Catecholamines, pubmed-meshheading:15367723-Cytosine, pubmed-meshheading:15367723-Diploidy, pubmed-meshheading:15367723-Female, pubmed-meshheading:15367723-Genetic Heterogeneity, pubmed-meshheading:15367723-Genetic Predisposition to Disease, pubmed-meshheading:15367723-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15367723-Hypertension, pubmed-meshheading:15367723-Male, pubmed-meshheading:15367723-Microsatellite Repeats, pubmed-meshheading:15367723-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:15367723-Phenotype, pubmed-meshheading:15367723-Polymorphism, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:15367723-Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, pubmed-meshheading:15367723-Predictive Value of Tests, pubmed-meshheading:15367723-Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:15367723-Sex Factors, pubmed-meshheading:15367723-Stress, Physiological, pubmed-meshheading:15367723-Thymine, pubmed-meshheading:15367723-Twin Studies as Topic, pubmed-meshheading:15367723-Twins, Dizygotic, pubmed-meshheading:15367723-Twins, Monozygotic, pubmed-meshheading:15367723-Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Functional allelic heterogeneity and pleiotropy of a repeat polymorphism in tyrosine hydroxylase: prediction of catecholamines and response to stress in twins.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, University of California at San Diego, 92161, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.