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PMID 15879464
Gene Name MMP1
Condition Endometriosis
Association Associated
Mutation MMP1 promoter SNP, MMP 2G/6A, MMP3 promoter SNP
Population size 250
Population details 250 (100 women with endometriosis, 150 control subjects)
Sex Female
Associated genes MMP1, MMP3
Other associated phenotypes Endometriosis
The function of the SNP in the MMP1 and MMP3 promoter in susceptibility to endometriosis in China.

Mol Hum Reprod. 2005 Jun;11(6):423-7. Epub 2005 May 6.

Shan, Kang| Ying, Wang| Jian-Hui, Zhang| Wei, Guo| Na, Wang| Yan, Li

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hebei Medical University, Fourth Hospital and Department of Molecular Biology, Hebei Cancer Institute, Shijiazhuang, China.

Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) may contribute to the development of endometriosis. Genetic variations in several MMP promoters may influence the transcription and expression of MMPs. The purpose of the present study was to assess how gene polymorphisms in the MMP1 and MMP3 promoters affect the risk of development of endometriosis. We genotyped 100 women with endometriosis and 150 control subjects in North China. There was a significant difference in frequency of the MMP1 genotype between cases and controls (P=0.03). The 2G homozygote in endometriosis and controls was significantly different (P=0.02). The frequency of the 2G allele among affected women (79%) was significantly higher than among the healthy controls (66.9%; P=0.003). However, the overall genotype and allelotype distribution of the MMP3 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in patients was not different from that of controls (P> or =0.05). MMP1 and MMP3 polymorphisms were in linkage disequilibrium in cases and controls (D'=0.47; P=0.00). The haplotype frequency distribution derived from these two polymorphisms was significantly different between cases and controls (P=0.00). The haplotype analysis suggested an implication of both MMP1 and MMP3 polymorphisms in the susceptibility to endometriosis. We conclude that the MMP1 promoter SNP and MMP 2G/6A haplotype may modify susceptibility to endometriosis, but that the MMP3 promoter SNP is unlikely to be associated with endometriosis in the population of North China.

Mesh Terms: Adult| Case-Control Studies| China| Endometriosis/*genetics| Female| Genetic Predisposition to Disease/*genetics| Haplotypes| Humans| Matrix Metalloproteinase 1/*genetics| Matrix Metalloproteinase 3/*genetics| Middle Aged| *Polymorphism, Single