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ArticleIrish journal of medical science2024

Epigenetic alterations in preeclampsia: a focus on microRNA149 and tetrahydrofolate reductase gene polymorphisms in Egyptian women.

Doha El-Sayed Ellakwa, Laila Ahmed Rashed, Ahmed Abdel-Aziz El-Mandoury, Naglaa Feisal Younis

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Article in Irish journal of medical science, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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  1. Changes in microRNA expression associated with preeclampsia: a systematic review.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica · 2025
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Doha El-Sayed EllakwaDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy for Girls, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt. profdoha@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4824-3485
Laila Ahmed RashedMedical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Ahmed Abdel-Aziz El-MandouryObstetrics and Gynecology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Oct 6 University, Giza, Egypt.
Naglaa Feisal YounisClinical Pharmacy Department, Manshyet El-Bakry Hospital, Cairo, Egypt.

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backgroundPreeclampsia (PE) poses a substantial risk to prenatal and maternal health. Folic acid (FA) and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) play roles in DNA methylation and genomic integrity maintenance, with MTHFR polymorphisms potentially impacting PE occurrence. Human microRNA 149 (miR-149) remains underexplored in PE despite its involvement in folate metabolism. This study seeks to evaluate serum miR-149 levels with the MTHFR C677T polymorphism for diagnosing PE.

methodsSeventy females aged 28-40 gestational weeks were divided into control and Preeclampsia groups. Serum miR-149 and MTHFR gene levels were evaluated using real-time PCR.

resultsPreeclamptic patients showed significantly lower serum miR-149 levels than healthy controls (P ≤ 0.01). PE cases showed a higher frequency of the TT genotype and T allele of the C677T polymorphism (OR = 0.181, 2.882, respectively), implicating them as genetic risk factors. The CT genotype also increased PE risk (OR = 0.26), while no significant difference was observed in the CC genotype.

conclusionMerging miR-149 and MTHFR polymorphism assessment improves discrimination between healthy and PE groups, offering valuable insights into PE pathogenesis and potential diagnostic strategies.

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Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (NADPH2)MicroRNAsPre-EclampsiaAdultCase-Control StudiesEgyptEpigenesis, GeneticFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenotypeHumansPolymorphism, GeneticPregnancyYoung AdultMethylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (NADPH2)MicroRNAsMIRN149 microRNA, humanMTHFR protein, humanMethylenetetrahydrofolate reductaseMicroRNA149PreeclampsiaReal-time PCR

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