FIRST RUSSIA-BASED STUDY OF POLYMORPHISM rs2200733 CHROMOSOME 4q25 ASSOCIATION WITH DEVELOPMENT OF THE LONE ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the most prevalent tachiarrhythmias, with at date non fully understood etiology. Recently, the attention is paid to genetic determinants of AF. Aim. To assess the role of rs2200733 polymorhpism on the chromosome 4q25 in development of AF in Russian population. Material and methods. Totally, 76 patients studied with AF, and control group, number 73 persons without cardiovascular pathology. All participants underwent laboratory and genetic investigations. Results. A statistically significant prevalence of genotype ТТ is found (21,21% vs 4,11%, р=0,015) and allele Т (34,85% vs 19,86%, р=0,03) in the group of patients with the lone AF comparing to the controls. Therefore, TT genotype and T allele of rs2200733 chromosome 4q25 could be predictors of unknown origin AF development.