Objective: Manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD,SOD2), the only known superoxide scavenger in mitochondria, may be particularly important for antioxidant defense because mitochondria are the major sites for cellular metabolism and hence production of reactive oxygen species. Methods: In this study, 440 Turkish individuals were genotyped for polymorphisms of SOD2 gene. The distribution of these polymorphisms in this population was examined using a PCR-RFLP method. Results: In the present study, a total of 440(females: 201, 46% and males: 239, 54%) healthy individuals were studied. The mean age of the study population was 54,41±5,76 years (males, 55,34±5,76; females, 53,12±7,16 and males: 239, 54%) unrelated healthy volunteers from central Anatolia. There was no age and sex restriction for selection of the healthy volunteers, who were free of any chronic diseases, living in the same geographic area, and having no history of any cancer. We attempted to include all the control studies published to data on the SOD2 rs4880 polymorphism.
DNA isolationTwo milliliters peripheral blood samples were collected in to citrate containing tubes from all subjects. DNA was extracted from whole blood by salting out procedure as soon as the samples reached to laboratory [19].
GenotypingThe distribution of these polymorphisms was examined using a PCR-RFLP method. For amplifying the SOD2 rs4880 polymorphism, forward primer 5'-ACC AGC AGG CAG CTG GCG CCG G-3' and reverse primer 5'-GCG TTG ATG TGA GGT TCC AC-3'were used. PCR reactions contained 0,75 µL (25 pmol/µL) of each primer, 2µL dNTPs (1mmol/L), 1,5µL of 25 mmol/L MgCI2, 1.5 Units of Taq DNA polymerase and 16,2µL sterile deionized water. DNA 50-100 ng is in a total volume of 50 µL. The
Statistical analysisAll statistical analyses were performed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences Program (SPSS, version 11). The Chi-square (X 2 ) test was used to evaluate the association between healthy individuals and SOD genotypes. Genotype, allele frequencies was estimated by counting. Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium between expected and observed genotype distributions was assessed using the X