The 5' untranslated region of PSMA6 gene contains a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) -8 C/G, associated with diabetes, myocardial infarction and coronary artery disease.
Recently, an association of a functional sequence variation, -8C>G, in the human proteasome subunit alpha type 6 gene (PSMA6) with the susceptibility to CAD was reported.
In this study, we performed a genetic association study on the single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) present in the genes CD14 (-159 C/T), TNFalpha (-308 G/A), IL-1alpha (-889 C/T), IL-6 (-174 G/C), PSMA6 (-8 C/G), and PDE4D (SNP83 T/C, respectively) in order to discern their possible role in the susceptibility to CAD in a North Indian population.