WNT10B Polymorphism in Korean Stroke Patients with Yin Deficiency Pattern

• Published in: Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine Vol. 2012; no. 2012; pp. 1 - 6
• Main Authors: Cha, Min Ho, Lim, Ji Hye, Park, Tae-Yong, Ko, Mi Mi, Lee, Myeong Soo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 01.01.2012; Hindawi Limited
• Subjects: Adipogenesis; Cancer; Cardiovascular disease; Cerebral infarction; Family medical history; Genetic markers; Genotyping; Geriatrics; Identification; Infarction; Medical imaging; Medicine; NMR; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Obesity; Older people; Oncology; Patients; Physiology; Single-nucleotide polymorphism; Stroke
• ISSN: 1741-427X; 1741-4288; 1741-4288
• DOI: 10.1155/2012/798131

WNT10B has been indicated as a potential regulator of adipogenesis in vivo and in vitro models of obesity. In this study, we analyzed the distribution of WNT10B polymorphism in elderly Korean subjects with cerebral infarction (CI) and Yin Deficiency pattern and Non-Yin Deficiency pattern. A total of 630 CI patients, including 75 with Yin Deficiency pattern and 555 with Non-Yin Deficiency pattern, participated in this study. SNP (G-607C) genotyping was conducted by primer extension using TaqMan probe; five percent of subjects were regenotyped by direct sequencing to confirm the accuracy of the genotyping. The results were analyzed using a multiple logistic regression model to evaluate the genetic association between the G-607C variant and Yin Deficiency pattern. The frequency of the CC genotype of G-607C in the Yin Deficiency pattern group (29.33%) was significantly higher than that in the Non-Yin Deficiency pattern group (23.96%) (P=0.0339, OR=2.005 (1.054–3.814)) in a recessive model. This is the first study to demonstrate an association between a WNT10B polymorphism and the Yin Deficiency pattern of traditional Korean medicine (TKM) in a CI patient population. These results suggest that G-607C might be used as a diagnostic genetic marker for Yin Deficiency pattern in stroke patients and in the development of personalized medical care.