Effects of Ninjurin 2 Polymorphisms on Susceptibility of Coronary Heart Disease

Abstract Objective The aim of this study was to explore the effects of NINJ2 polymorphisms on susceptibility of coronary heart disease (CHD). Methods We conducted a case-control study with 499 CHD cases and 505 age- and sex- matched controls. Five single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in NINJ2 (rs118050317, rs75750647, rs7307242, rs10849390 and rs11610368) were genotyped by Agena MassARRAY platform. Odd ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated using logistic regression to assess the association of NINJ2 polymorphism and CHD risk adjusting for age and gender.. Results NINJ2 rs118050317 significantly increased CHD risk among people older than 60 years old (allele: P = 0.010; heterozygote: P = 0.016; dominant: P = 0.015; additive: P = 0.021) and women (allele: P = 0.026; heterozygote: P = 0.015; dominant: P = 0.018; additive: P = 0.030). Rs118050317 and rs7307242 had strong relationship with hypertension risk in CHD patients. Additionally, rs75750647 significantly increased diabetes risk in multiple models among cases (allele: P = 0.014; homozygote: P = 0.037; heterozygote: P = 0.044; dominant: P = 0.019; additive: P = 0.013), whereas rs10849390 could protect CHD patients from diabetes in allele ( P = 0.035), homozygote ( P = 0.047) and additive ( P = 0.037) models. We also observed two block (block 1: rs118050317 and rs75750647; block 2: rs7307242, rs10849390 and rs11610368) in NINJ2 . Conclusion Our results suggest that NINJ2 polymorphisms are associated with CHD risk.