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  • Title: Evaluation of the interactions of common genetic mutations in stroke subtypes.
    Author: Szolnoki Z, Somogyvári F, Kondacs A, Szabó M, Fodor L.
    Journal: J Neurol; 2002 Oct; 249(10):1391-7. PubMed ID: 12382154.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: Ischemic stroke is a frequent heterogeneous multifactorial disease that is affected by several genetic mutations and environmental factors. We hypothesised the clinical importance of the co-occurrence of common, unfavorable genetic mutations in the development of different stroke subtypes. METHOD AND MATERIAL: The Factor V Leiden G1691A (Leiden V), the prothrombin G20210A and the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677T (MTHFR C677T) mutations and the angiotensin-converting enzyme I/D (ACE I/D) and apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotypes were examined by the PCR technique in 689 ischemic stroke patients and 652 stroke-free controls. Logistic regression models were used to estimate the relative risks of different stroke subtypes for different genotype combination patterns. RESULTS: The ACE D/D genotype alone or in combination with the MTHFR 677T or the APOE 4 allele or with both was highly specific for small-vessel infarction. The Leiden V mutation alone or in different combination patterns with the ACE D, APOE 4 and MTHFR 677T alleles was specifically predisposed to large-vessel infarction. The APOE 4 allele alone was calculated to be a general, minor genetic risk factor for ischemic stroke. The MTHFR 677T allele alone was not a risk factor for any stroke subtype. In the different specific predisposition gene combinations, however, both the APOE 4 and MTHFR 677T alleles could increase the relative risk of the given stroke subgroup. CONCLUSIONS: Common mutations which alone are minor or non-significant risk factors for ischemic stroke can yield, in specific combination patterns, a highly significant, moderate genetic risk of specific stroke subtypes.
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