Association of MTHFR gene polymorphisms with migraine in North Indian population

Polymorphisms in MTHFR gene are mostly associated with increased levels of homocysteine in the absence of dietary folate and are a risk factor for complex neurovascular diseases like migraine. The aim of present case-control study was to determine the association between MTHFR gene polymorphisms (C667T; rs 1801133, A1298C; rs 1801131) with migraine susceptibility. In total, 100 patients with migraine (23with MA and 77 with MO) and age-sex matched 100 healthy controls were included in this study from OPD of ESIC Medical College & Hospital, Faridabad. Genotyping was done by PCR-RFLP method. Genotypic and allelic frequencies were compared by SPSS 24 version. Genotypic results indicated a non-significant increase in frequencies of CTand TT in C667T SNP in migraine patients with control (52 and 10% vs. 42 and 7%: p > 0.05), but CC genotype in A1298C was found to be a risk factor in migraine patients than controls (30 vs. 17% respectively: p < 0.05). On comparing migraine subclasses, migraine with aura (MA) and without aura (MO) with control groups, the present study suggests that in MTHFR polymorphisms, the prevalence of 677CT genotype and Tallele in C667T SNP influences susceptibility toMA(p < 0.05) but not to MO. Meanwhile, CC genotype in A1298C SNP could be a risk factor for migraine patients without aura (p < 0.05).