ARHGEF10 gene polymorphism is closely associated with the risk of ischemic stroke in Northern Han Chinese population.

Stroke is a common disease with high mortality and morbidity. It is of high importance to identify biomarkers of stroke. Rho guanine nucleotide-exchange factor(GEF) 10 (ARHGEF10) gene polymorphism has been found to be associated with various human diseases, but its correlation with stroke remains unknown. This study aims to evaluate the potential association of the single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of ARHGEF10 with ischemic stroke (IS) in northern Han Chinese population. Three SNPs of ARHGEF10 gene were analyzed in 385 IS patients and 362 hypertension control patients using the ligase detection reaction (LDR) method. Logistic regression analysis demonstrated that GG genotypes of SNP rs2280887 were associated with an increased risk of IS in dominant, recessive, and additive models. Moreover, SNP rs9657362 and SNP rs4480162 were significantly associated with IS in dominant and additive models. These results indicate that ARHGEF10 gene polymorphisms may affect IS risk in northern Han Chinese.