Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1966452 Clinica Chimica Acta 2009 5 Pages PDF
Abstract

BackgroundSerum magnesium concentration is a quantitative trait with substantial heritability. Although the pool of candidate genes continues to grow, only the histocompatibility locus has been associated with magnesium levels. To explore other possibilities, we targeted 6 candidate genes physiologically relevant to magnesium metabolism.MethodsWe studied a large cohort (n = 471) derived from a well-characterized population of healthy Caucasian women 18 to 35 years. Total serum magnesium and calcium were measured by atomic absorption spectrophotometry (aaMg & aaCa). Genomic DNA was amplified and SNPs in candidate genes (CASR, VDR, ESR1, CLDN16, EGF1, TRPM6) genotyped by routine methods.ResultsWe found a significant association between estrogen receptor α (ESR1) polymorphisms, PvuII and XbaI, and magnesium (r = − 0.116, p = 0.012 and r = − 0.126, p = 0.006, respectively). Stratifying by PvuII genotype (P/p alleles), the mean adjusted total magnesium (aaMg) concentration was significantly higher (p = 0.01) in the pp group (0.823 ± 0.005 mmol/l, n = 130) than in PP homozygotes (0.805 ± 0.006 mmol/l, n = 70), and the mean in Pp heterozygotes was intermediate (0.810 ± 0.005 mmol/l, n = 180). No significant associations were observed with the other candidate genes tested.ConclusionsThe significant association between magnesium and ESR1 polymorphisms supports previous studies linking physiologic changes in serum magnesium to estrogen status.

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