Review Article

Preeclampsia, Natural History, Genes, and miRNAs Associated with the Syndrome

Table 1

Genes and SNPs associated with preeclampsia.

GeneSNPStudy size (case/control)Sample originAssociationReference

IL1RL1rs1420103214/208MotherGG increases mild preeclampsia risk; TT reduces late-onset severe preeclampsia[47]
rs13017455CT reduces preeclampsia risk
ACVR2Ars1424954613/693MotherThese SNPs were associated with the more severe early onset preeclampsia[104]
MTHFRrs1801131150/150MotherCC genotype increases risk[105]
192/196MotherThe synergic (rs1801131+rs1801133) effect of MTHFR variants could increase PE and EOPE risk[106]
rs1801133
198/101MotherIncreased risk[107]
125/274MotherProtective effect[108]
IL-1Brs1143630169/287Mother“T” allele increase risk[109]
C6rs7444800203/233MotherGenetic variations in this gene increase risk, and the risk varied by preeclampsia subtypes[110]
rs4957381
MASP1rs1108450
rs3774282
rs698106
VEGF and VEGFR1VEGFR1 rs722503165/191MotherIncrease risk after the age of 40 years[111]
VEGFA rs3025039C allele increase risk; T allele protective allele
HLA-Grs17179101 and rs938014247/68MotherThis SNP combination increases risk[112]
HLA-G 0106G83/240MotherIncreased risk[113]
IL-10rs1800896151/189MotherIncreased risk[44]
134/164MotherIncreased risk[45]
101/91MotherAA allele increases risk[46]
ICOSrs4675378130/260MotherT allele and TT genotype protective allele[114]
GSTP1rs1695113 trios/317 (149 men, 168 women)Mother/father/childThis polymorphism in paternal and fetal GSTP1 gene increases risk[41]
125/274MotherG allele protective effect[108]
TGF-B1rs1800470175/253MotherTT genotype protective allele[115]
IL-6rs1800795116/107MotherC allele protective allele[116]
NLRP1rs12150220286/309MotherRisk effect[117]
eNOSrs1799983322/522MotherRisk effect[118]
rs2297518353/212MotherA allele increases risk[119]
IL-1Ars378355079/210MotherA allele increases risk[120]
ACErs179975266/37MotherDD genotype and D allele increase risk[121]
EDN1rs537061/49Mother/fatherrs5370 SNP protective effect[122]
ERAP2rs2549782528/575Mother and neonatesRisk effect[123]
GSTM1rs4025935Mother112/233GSTT1 deletion and combined GSTM1/GSTT1 deletion increase risk[124]
GSTT1rs71748309Mother112/233