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Novel CD137 Gene Polymorphisms and Susceptibility to Ischemic Stroke in the Northern Chinese Han Population

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Ischemic stroke is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide, and atherosclerosis is one of the major risk factors for this neurologic deficit. Recent studies have revealed the important role of CD137 in human atherosclerosis. Here, we analyzed the association of CD137 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with ischemic stroke. We assessed three SNPs (rs161827, rs161818, and rs161810) of the CD137 gene and their association with ischemic stroke in a northern Chinese Han population. A total of 496 ischemic stroke patients and 486 gender-matched control subjects were genotyped. We classified these patients according to complications with diabetes and hypertension and also by ischemic stroke subtypes. Allele, genotype, and haplotype association studies were tested in all patients and subgroups. We used multivariable logistic regression analysis combined with 10,000 permutations to analyze the association of CD137 polymorphisms with ischemic stroke. After adjusting for relevant factors, rs161827 was significantly different between patients with and without diabetes and the control group (p = 0.0001, p = 0.014, and p = 0.0001, respectively). In addition, rs161818 and rs161810 differed significantly between patients without diabetes and the control subjects (p = 0.0001 and p = 0.004, respectively). rs161827, rs161818, and rs161810 were all statistically significant among the combination stroke subgroup compared with the controls. These results indicate that the CD137 gene is associated with risk of ischemic stroke in the northern Han Chinese. Moreover, CD137 gene polymorphism may be one mediating factor between diabetes and ischemic stroke.

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This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81671689).

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  1. Department of Ultrasound, The 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, NO.246, Xuefu Road, Nangang District, Harbin, 150081, Heilongjiang, People’s Republic of China

    Shuang Zhang, Xiaoying Li, Qi Ma, Hui Zhang, Wenying Hou, Feng Zhang, Yingnan Wu, Litao Sun & Jiawei Tian

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, The 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, NO.246, Xuefu Road, Nangang District, Harbin, 150081, Heilongjiang, People’s Republic of China

    Ruyou Zhang

  3. Department of Pathology, The 1st Hospital of Harbin, NO.151, Diduan Road, Daoli District, Harbin, 150081, Heilongjiang, People’s Republic of China

    Zongmin Li

  4. Department of Bioinformatics, Harbin Medical University, NO.194, Xuefu Road, Nangang District, Harbin, 150081, Heilongjiang, People’s Republic of China

    Hewei Zheng

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Zhang, S., Li, Z., Zhang, R. et al. Novel CD137 Gene Polymorphisms and Susceptibility to Ischemic Stroke in the Northern Chinese Han Population. Neuromol Med 19, 413–422 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12017-017-8457-7

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