Abstract
Phospholipase A2 Group IIa has been suggested to be a possible disease modifier gene in familial adenomatous polyposis. This investigation was designed to elucidate possible association between phospholipase A2 Group IIa polymorphism and phenotypes of patients with familial adenomatous polyposis. Phospholipase A2 Group IIa was examined by polymerase chain reaction-based single strand conformation polymorphism and direct sequencing in 55 patients from 45 families with familial adenomatous polyposis. The patients were examined by gastroduodenoscopy plus biopsy with respect to fundic gland polyposis and gastroduodenal adenomas. Helicobacter pylori status was determined by rapid urease test. Contributions of genetic alteration and Helicobacter pylori infection to intestinal and extraintestinal lesions were investigated. Four types of single nucleotide polymorphism were found in exon 3 of phospholipase A2 Group IIa, among which single nucleotide polymorphism in codon 32 was the most frequent. The prevalence of fundic gland polyposis was higher in patients positive for single nucleotide polymorphism of phospholipase A2 Group IIa than those negative for single nucleotide polymorphism (61 vs. 33 percent; P < 0.05). In contrast, positive rate of Helicobacter pylori infection was lower in the former than in the latter (22 vs. 52 percent; P < 0.05). The prevalence of the other phenotypes was not different significantly. Logistic regression analysis revealed a possibility toward single nucleotide polymorphism of phospholipase A2 Group IIa as an independent risk factor for fundic gland polyposis (95 percent confidence interval, 00.9-14.3; P = 0.06). Phospholipase A2 Group IIa may be a modifier gene for fundic gland polyposis in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis.
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