Association of single nucleotide polymorphisms rs7164665, rs71461059, rs74765750, rs6762529 with sudden cardiac death

Aim. To confirm the association between sudden cardiac death (SCD) and single nucleotide polymorphisms rs7164665, rs71461059, rs74765750, rs6762529, identified in own genome-wide associative study as new molecular genetic markers of SCD.

Material and methods. As design we used case-control study. The SCD group was formed using the SCD criteria of the European Society of Cardiology (n=438, average age 53,2±9,1 years, male — 72,7%, women — 28,3%). The control group (n=435, average age 53,2±8,9 years, men — 70,0%, women — 30,0%) was selected by gender and age for the SCD group from the DNA bank of the international projects MONICA and HAPIEE. DNA was isolated by phenol-chloroform extraction from myocardial tissue in the SCD group and venous blood in the control group. Genotyping was performed by polymerase chain reaction followed by analysis of estriction fragment length polymorphism. The results are statistically processed using the SPSS 16.0 software package.

Results. No carriers of the rare allele A of the single nucleotide polymorphism rs74765750 were found in the SCD group and the control group. No statistically significant differences were found between the SCD group and the control group relating to frequencies of genotypes and alleles of single nucleotide polymorphisms rs7164665 and rs71461059. In the age group older than 50 years, the proportion of carriers of the heterozygous CT genotype of the single nucleotide polymorphism rs6762529 in the SCD group is statistically significantly lower compared to the control group (CT vs CC+TT: OR=0,686, 95% CI 0,483-0,967 p=0,035).

Conclusion. The CT genotype of the single nucleotide polymorphism rs6762529 is associated with a protective effect on SCD for people over 50 years of age. The association with single nucleotide polymorphisms rs7164665, rs71461059, rs74765750 with SCD has not been confirmed.

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