Polymorphic variants of genes encoding Ca(2+)-transporting sarcoplasmic reticulum proteins in the progression of chronic heart failure

Abstract

Aim. To study the association between polymorphic rs1860561 variants of Ca(2+)-ATPase SERCA2a (ATP2A2) gene and rs3766871 of ryanodine receptor (RYR2) gene and the severity of chronic heart failure (CHF).Material and methods. We determined rs1860561 and rs3766871 variants of the ATP2A2 and RYR2 genes, respectively, in 168 patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and CHF using real-time polymerase chain reaction.Results. A statistically significant (p=0,046) decrease in the left ventricular ejection fraction in AA homozygotes of the ATP2A2 gene compared to carriers of the G allele was shown. But among GG homozygotes, patients with FC II CHF prevailed and participants with FC I CHF were less common than among patients with genotype GA (p=0,041).Conclusion. The association of the AA genotype carriage for the rs1860561 variant of the ATP2A2 gene encoding Ca(2+)-ATPase SERCA2a, with a decrease in the left ventricle ejection fraction in patients with CHF and CAD was revealed. At the same time, among the GG homozygotes, FC I CHF was the least prevalent. There was no association of the rY3766871 variant of the RYR2 gene with CHF severity.

Keywords

• heart failure
• atp2a2
• ryr2
• polymorphic variant