J Korean Med Sci.  2005 Dec;20(6):1089-1092. 10.3346/jkms.2005.20.6.1089.

GSTM1, GSTT1 and GSTP1 Polymorphisms in the Korean Population

• Cho HJ
• Lee SY
• Ki CS
• Kim JW

• KMID: 2157771
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2005.20.6.1089

Abstract

The isoenzymes of the glutathione s transferase (GST) family play a vital role in phase II of biotransformation of many substances. Using a multiplex polymerase chain reaction and a direct sequencing analysis, the frequencies of GSTM1, GSTT1, and GSTP1 polymorphisms were evaluated in 1,051 Korean male subjects. We found that 53.8% of the individuals had the GSTM1 null genotype and 54.3% had the GSTT 1 null genotype. The genotypic distribution of GSTP1 was Ile105/Ile105 in 68.4%, Ile105/ Val105 in 29.1% and Val105/Val105 in 2.5%. The most frequently observed combination of GSTM1, GSTP1 and GSTT1 genotypes was Null type/Ile105/Ile105/Null type, while the combination of Non-null type/Val105/Val105/Non-Null type was not observed. We found that the genotype distributions of three GST isoenzymes in the Koreans are similar to those reported in Asians and previously reported Koreans. We believe our results, which are represented by a large population, are reliable estimates of the frequencies of the polymorphic GST alleles in the Koreans and will help future researches on GST polymorphisms.

Keyword

Glutathione Transferase; glutathione S-transferase pi; glutathione transferase TI-1, human; GST; Polymorphism, Genetic; Korea

MeSH Terms

Adult
Aged
Alleles
Asian Continental Ancestry Group/genetics
Base Sequence
DNA/genetics
Gene Deletion
Gene Frequency
Genotype
Glutathione S-Transferase pi/*genetics
Glutathione Transferase/*genetics
Humans
Korea
Male
Middle Aged
*Polymorphism, Genetic
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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