Association of MTHFR missense variants with thromboembolic diseases and coagulation factor levels in European populations
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Investigations of the association between missense variants in the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene and thromboembolic diseases have been limited by small sample sizes. The effect of these variants on coagulation factor levels remains similarly uncertain. OBJECTIVES: To test the association of the C677T and A1298C missense variants in MTHFR with risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE), cardioembolic stroke (CES), and circulating coagulation cascade protein levels. PATIENTS/METHODS: We analyzed genetic associations of MTHFR missense variants with VTE (81,190 cases and 1,419,671 controls), CES (10,804 cases and 1,234,808 controls), and circulating levels of coagulation cascade proteins from the deCODE (n = 35,559) and UK Biobank (n = 46,218) cohorts. All participants in these genetic analyses were of European ancestry. We report odds ratios (OR) and beta coefficients per copy of the missense variant. VTE associations were compared to the effect of the Factor V Leiden variant. RESULTS: ). This effect was 30-fold weaker than the effect of Factor V Leiden on VTE. After correction for multiple comparisons, the C677T variant did not demonstrate a significant association with VTE (OR 0.99, 95% CI 0.98-1.00, P = 0.04). Neither variant was associated with CES (P ≥ 0.18), nor with any of the 34 coagulation cascade proteins after correction for multiple comparisons. CONCLUSIONS: These data do not support a role for MTHFR genetic testing as part of an inherited thrombophilia evaluation.
Source: Thrombosis Journal
Authors: Iyas Daghlas, Mengmeng Wang, Dipender Gill
Language: English
Subfield: Hematology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,090
OpenAlex ID: W4409240372