Association of the C-type lectin-like domain family-16A (CLEC16A) gene polymorphisms with acute coronary syndrome in Mexican patients

The CLEC16A gene has an important role in the immune activation and regulation inflammatory. This gene encodes to C-type lectin domain that is involved in the recognition of DAMPS. The aim of this study was assess the CLEC16A gene polymorphisms in the risk of developing ACS in a group of patients. Four rs12708716, rs12917716, rs6498142 and rs9925481 (positions 146529 A > G, 155804 G > C, 47905 C > G and 64135 C > T, respectively) single nucleotide polymorphisms of CLEC16A gene were analyzed by TaqMan assays in a group of 452 patients with ACS and 456 healthy controls. The analysis was performed on the total group of individuals and then in groups of men and women separately. Under co-dominant model adjusted by cardiovascular risk factors the rs12708716 (146529 A > G) and rs12917716 (155804 G > C) polymorphisms were significantly associated with decrease risk of ACS in men (OR = 0.16, PCo-dom = 0.027 and OR = 0.37, PCo-dom = 0.016, respectively). In summary, our data suggests that two polymorphisms of the CLEC16A gene play an important role in the developing of ACS in men.