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Collagen 1Alpha1 and transforming growth factor-beta polymorphisms in women with cervical insufficiency.Warren JE, Silver RM, Dalton J, Nelson LT, Branch DW, Porter TF Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, USA. Jennifer.warren@hsc.utah.edu OBJECTIVE: To estimate whether polymorphisms in the collagen 1Alpha1 gene (COL1Alpha1) and the transforming growth factor-beta gene (TGF-beta;1) are more common in women with cervical insufficiency than in those without the condition. METHODS: Medical, obstetric, and family histories and blood were obtained from women with (n=121) and those without (n=165) cervical insufficiency. DNA was extracted and purified by using commercial DNA isolation kits. Samples were analyzed for variants in two genes, the COL1A1 intron 1SP1 and TGF-beta Arg-25-Pro polymorphism, by using an allele-specific polymerase chain reaction assay. RESULTS: Thirty-four of 125 (27.2%) women with cervical insufficiency had at least one first-degree female relative affected. The frequency of the homozygous TT genotype in the COL1A1 gene was increased in women with a history of cervical insufficiency compared with controls (10.8% compared with 3.1%, P=.04). The TGF-beta polymorphisms (ArgPro and ProPro) also were increased in cases (38.3% compared with 14.6%, P<.001). CONCLUSION: Over one fourth of women with cervical insufficiency have a family history of cervical insufficiency, and the COL1A1 intron 1SP1 and TGF-beta Arg-25-Pro polymorphisms are associated with the condition. These observations suggest that, in part, cervical insufficiency is mediated by genetic factors. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: II. Published 3 September 2007 in Obstet Gynecol, 110(3): 619-24.
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