Glutathione peroxidase 3 gene polymorphisms and the risk of sudden sensorineural hearing loss

Chen-Yu Chien; Tzu-Yen Huang; Shu-Yu Tai; Ning-Chia Chang; Hsun-Mo Wang; Ling-Feng Wang; Kuen-Yao Ho

doi:10.1016/j.kjms.2017.04.003

Glutathione peroxidase 3 gene polymorphisms and the risk of sudden sensorineural hearing loss

Kaohsiung J Med Sci. 2017 Jul;33(7):359-364. doi: 10.1016/j.kjms.2017.04.003. Epub 2017 May 9.

Authors

Chen-Yu Chien¹, Tzu-Yen Huang², Shu-Yu Tai³, Ning-Chia Chang⁴, Hsun-Mo Wang⁵, Ling-Feng Wang⁶, Kuen-Yao Ho¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otorhinolaryngology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
² Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
³ Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan; Department of Family Medicine, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
⁴ Department of Otorhinolaryngology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
⁵ Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
⁶ Department of Otorhinolaryngology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. Electronic address: lifewang@kmu.edu.tw.

PMID: 28738977
DOI: 10.1016/j.kjms.2017.04.003

Abstract

The glutathione peroxidase 3 gene (GPX3) is reported to be a risk factor for arterial ischaemic stroke and cerebral venous thrombosis. GPX3 may be one of the aetiologies of sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL), which might be attributed to the genetic effect of GPX3 by influence reactive oxygen species (ROS). Unbalanced ROS have been associated with susceptibility to SSNHL. Therefore, we conducted a case-control study with 416 SSNHL cases and 255 controls. Five single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were selected. The genotypes were determined using TaqMan genotyping assays. Each SNP was tested using the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (HWE), and the genetic effects were evaluated using three inheritance models. All five SNPs were in HWE. As the result, the AG genotype of rs3805435 had an adjusted odds ratio (OR) of 0.54 (95% confidence interval = 0.37-0.79, p = 0.001) compared with the AA genotype in the SSNHL cases. The GG and AG genotypes of the SNP rs3805435 were associated with SSNHL under the dominant model (p = 0.002, OR = 0.58). In conclusion, these results suggest that GPX3 polymorphisms influence susceptibility to SSNHL in southern Taiwan.

Keywords: Glutathione peroxidase 3; Polymorphism; Sudden sensorineural hearing loss.

MeSH terms

Adult
Case-Control Studies
Female
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Genotype
Glutathione Peroxidase / genetics*
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / genetics*
Hearing Loss, Sudden / enzymology*
Hearing Loss, Sudden / genetics*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Odds Ratio
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / genetics*
Risk Factors

Substances

Glutathione Peroxidase