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Análise de variações genômicas em genes da região cromossômica 22q11.2 em pacientes esquizofrênicos do Estado do Pará
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2015-08-29) MORAES, Leopoldo Silva de; BURBANO, Rommel Mario Rodriguéz; http://lattes.cnpq.br/4362051219348099
The COMT Val158Met and ZDHHC8 rs175174 polymorphisms have received increased attention in the molecular study of schizophrenia not only because they are localised to the main susceptibility locus of the disease, 22q11, but also because they are related to the dopaminergic status of the prefrontal cortex and the activity of several neuronal proteins, respectively. To evaluate the influence of the polymorphic genotypes on schizophrenia, we used real-time PCR to genotype 130 patients and 175 controls in a population from the North Region of Brazil. Our results indicated an absence of association between both polymorphisms and the likelihood of schizophrenia in the population studied. However, when categorised by gender, we found a dichotomous association between the Met/Met genotype of the COMT Val158Met polymorphism and susceptibility to schizophrenia, conferring a higher probability of disease in men (OR = 10.76; CI 95% = 2.09–55.34; p = 0.004) than in women (OR = 0.23; CI 95% = 0.07–0.69; p =0.009). Moreover, the variance analysis showed an association of the genotypes Val/Met (COMT Val158Met) and GG (ZDHHC8 rs175174) with higher average age at onset of schizophrenia. Our study supports the hypothesis of a gender-dependent association of the COMT Val158Met polymorphism with schizophrenia, in addition to suggesting an influence of both polymorphisms studied on the age at disease onset.
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Análises dos genes TP53, PTEN, IDH1 e IDH2 em tumores não gliais do sistema nervoso humano
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2016-06-17) LOPES, Cleiton Mendes; ANSELMO, Nilson Praia; http://lattes.cnpq.br/6518287721873199
Despite the considerable incidence, studies of genetic changes in gene TP53, PTEN, IDH2 and IDH1, in not glial tumors are rare and, in some cases, nonexistent. Glial tumors are usually not classified as benign and rarely evolve to malignancy, with different classifications, effects and locations. The tumor suppressor genes and response to DNA damage, TP53 and PTEN are among the most commonly mutated gene in human tumors. The genes IDH1 and IDH2 are involved in cell metabolism and also were frequently found mutated in gliomas, melanomas and leukemias, currently being considered as good markers for gliomas. Genetic analyzes were performed in those genes, in order to verify that are associated with the etiology and/or progression of non-glial tumors of Human Nervous System (HNS). SSCPPCR techniques for the amplification of the region of interest and mutational screening of samples for subsequent sequencing were used. We analyzed 37 samples of non-glial tumors (14 schwannomas, meningiomas 3, 4 Medulloblastomas, 2 neurocytomas and 14 metastases of Central Nervous System (CNS). Only the gene IDH1 polymorphisms presented on the SSCP 12 (32.4%) samples, and then subjected to sequencing. However, sequencing reactions were satisfactory in only 5 samples, of the polymorphic, (1 metastasis, meningioma 1 and 3 schwannomas). Analysis of these samples have identified 5 different mutations, one present in all, one transversion T → A in codon 106 of exon 4 of the IDH1 gene resulting in amino acid substitution of threonine by serine. Were also identified other mutations in noncoding regions (intron 4) of gene IDH1 in two of these samples. The mutations found in our study had not yet been reported in the literature. Our results indicate the participation the gene IDH1 in the pathogenesis of these tumors.
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Relação entre níveis de células T CD4+ e pressão seletiva nos genes env e vif do HIV-1 subtipos B e C
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2015-08-31) PEREIRA, Raimundo Cristovão Ferreira; LEAL, Élcio de Souza; http://lattes.cnpq.br/1158983666415285
Previous studies have shown a direct relationship between levels of CD4+ Tlymphocytes and evolutionary rates of HIV-1 (DIAZ et al, 2008; LEMEY et al, 2007; NOSTROM et al, 2014.). Other factors also affect the variability of the env gene: for example function of neutralizing antibodies - Nabs (FROST et al., 2005), the variation in glycosylation sites; (LEAL et al, 2012 LEAL et al., 2008), binding to target cell receptors (i.e, CD4, CXCR4, CCR5), and also the switch from CCR5 to CXCR4 receptor (MILD et al., 2013). Thus, the relationship between viral levels diversification and CD4 + T cells in the env gene can be circumstantial. The vif gene, on the other hand, it is retained and not subject to bias present in the env gene (i.e, glycosylation sites, etc.). Thus, to study the influence of CD4 + T cells levels in HIV variability, the estimate of the selective regimes was used (Nonsynonymous Substitutions - dN and Synonymous Substitutions - dS) by a codon-based model and phylogenetic analysis of unrelated individuals (inter-host). HIV-1 sequences were used of the not-correlated individuals, obtained from the Los Alamos Database. The sequences were separated into CD4+ levels of categories and then analyzed. The analysis revealed no direct correlation between CD4+ T cell levels and evolutionary rates in gp120 and vif gene from HIV-1, subtypes B and C in a population approach.