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Connexin37 (GJA4) genotype predicts survival after an acute coronary syndrome.

Lanfear DE, Jones PG, Marsh S, Cresci S, Spertus JA, McLeod HL

Henry Ford Heart and Vascular Institute and Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA.

BACKGROUND: GJA4 1019 C > T, MMP3 -1171delA, and SERPINE1 -668delG genotypes have been associated with the risk of incident myocardial infarction. We tested the hypothesis that these genotypes would predict long-term mortality after an acute coronary syndrome (ACS). METHODS: We assembled a prospective cohort study on 726 patients with ACS admitted between March 2000 and October 2001. Kaplan-Meier estimates and Cox proportional hazards models of 3-year mortality adjusted for age, race, ACS type, prior heart failure, diabetes, and revascularization were used to compare groups. RESULTS: The GJA4 1019 C > T genotype was significantly related to mortality over 3 years (8.3% vs 14%, for the C/C vs T allele carriers; P = .02), with an adjusted hazard ratio of 1.7 (95% confidence interval 1.05-2.8, P = .03). This finding was consistent in both men and women (hazard ratio = 1.9 and 1.7, respectively) with no significant sex interaction (P = .8). The MMP3 -1171delA and SERPINE1 -668delG genotypes were not significantly related to mortality in the overall population (all P > .4). CONCLUSIONS: GJA4 1019 C > T genotype predicted risk of death after an ACS, whereas the MMP3 and SERPINE1 genotypes did not. The GJA4 1019 C > T polymorphism may warrant integration into comprehensive risk stratification algorithms for patients with ACS.

Published 27 August 2007 in Am Heart J, 154(3): 561-6.
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