Association of the R67X and W303X non-sense polymorphisms in the protein Z-dependent protease inhibitor gene with idiopathic recurrent miscarriage

Mol Hum Reprod. 2012 Mar;18(3):156-60. doi: 10.1093/molehr/gar069. Epub 2011 Oct 27.

Abstract

Protein Z-dependent protease inhibitor (ZPI) is a 72 kDa single-chain serpin which inhibits the activated coagulation factors X and XI. Two non-sense polymorphisms of ZPI, R67X and W303X, were recently identified, and were linked with a prothrombotic state. Here, we investigated the association of the R67X (728C>T) and W303X (1438G>A) variants in the ZPI gene with recurrent spontaneous miscarriage (RSM). This was a case-control study involving a total of 288 women with a history of two consecutive or ≥3 non-consecutive pregnancy losses between 8 and 12th week of gestation, along with 304 age-matched and ethnically matched multiparous control women, with no personal or family history of pregnancy complications. The minor allele frequency of R67X (P = 0.003) and W303X (P = 0.014) were higher in RSM cases than in control women. Both single-nucleotide polymorphisms were significantly associated with RSM under the dominant genetic association model, and were in moderate linkage disequilibrium (D' = 0.412; P < 0.001). Taking the common (728)C/(1438)G haplotype as reference, multivariate analysis confirmed the positive association of (728)T/(1438)G [P = 0.043; odds ratio (OR) = 2.25; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.03-4.90], and (728)T/(1438)A (P = 0.022; OR = 3.93; 95% CI = 1.23-12.59) haplotypes with increased RSM risk. These differences remained significant after controlling for some covariates. These results demonstrate that both ZPI R67X and W303X non-sense variants and specific ZPI haplotypes are significantly associated with RSM.

MeSH terms

  • Abortion, Habitual / genetics*
  • Adult
  • Female
  • Gene Frequency / genetics
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease / genetics
  • Genotype
  • Haplotypes / genetics
  • Humans
  • Polymorphism, Genetic / genetics*
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / genetics
  • Serpins / genetics*

Substances

  • SERPINA10 protein, human
  • Serpins