Journal of Sleep Disorders & Therapy
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Francesco De Nuccio

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• Research Article
  Frequency of Human Leukocyte Antigens, Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 and Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase Gene Polymorphisms in Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea Syndrome with or without Pulmonary Artery Hypertension
  
  Author(s): Domenico Maurizio Toraldo, Francesco De Nuccio, Salvatore Mauro, Francesco Spirito, Alessandro Distante and Giuseppe Nicolardi Domenico Maurizio Toraldo, Francesco De Nuccio, Salvatore Mauro, Francesco Spirito, Alessandro Distante and Giuseppe Nicolardi
  
  Background: The aim of this study was to investigate relationships between the genotypic frequencies of genes F5-coagulation factor V (proaccelerin, labile factor), F2-coagulation factor II (thrombin), MTHFRmethylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (NADPH), PAI-1 - plasminogen activator inhibitor-1, the frequencies of HLA haplotypes DQ2/DR3, DQ2/DR7, DQ8/DR4, 5, DQ7/DR5 and clinical features and severity of OSAS in comparison to a control population of 163 patients without OSAS. Methods and results: Eighty-two consecutive outpatients with OSAS were enrolled in the respiratory, cardio, and genetic study. By means of cluster analysis it was shown that 40% of patients with PAI-1 5G/5G polymorphism had pulmonary artery hypertension, with a mean value of 46 mm Hg, and also 40% of OSAS patients with pulmonary artery hypertension had PAI-1 5G/5G polymorphis.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-0277.1000131

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