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Published Resources Details Journal Article
- Title
- Haplotype analysis of two APOA1/MspI polymorphisms in relation to plasma levels of APO A-I and HDL-cholesterol
- In
- Atherosclerosis
- Imprint
- no. 127, 1996, pp. 255-262
- Url
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9125316
- Abstract
A common MspI polymorphism (G/A) in the promoter region of the APOA1 gene (-75 bp) has been shown to be associated with plasma apo A-I and HDL-C variation in several, but not all, studies. Recently another MspI polymorphic site (+/-) in the 5'region of APOA1 (+83 bp) has been identified which may also be relevant to HDL metabolism. This study was undertaken to elucidate the individual and combined effects of these two polymorphisms on plasma apo A-I and HDL-C levels in a cohort of 534 normoglycemic US Whites from the San Luis Valley, Colorado. Both polymorphisms were in strong linkage disequilibrium (P < 0.005); of the expected four haplotypes (G+, G-, A+, A-) the A- was not observed in this sample. Single site RFLP analysis revealed an independent and significant effect associated with each polymorphism on plasma apo A-I variation but not on HDL-C variation. Further analyses showed that the genotype effects of both polymorphisms were confined to non-smokers only. Haplotype analysis, combining both RFLPs, was more informative as this explained almost twice the amount of phenotypic variation in plasma apo A-I compared to single RFLP analysis in non-smokers. Compared to the most common haplotype (G+), the A+ and G- haplotypes were associated with increased plasma apo A-I levels by 6.7 mg/dl and 22.0 mg/dl, respectively in non-smoking men, and by 4.6 mg/dl and 15.1 mg/dl in non-smoking women, respectively. These data indicate that haplotype analysis in this region may be important to elucidate the functional significance of the APOA1 gene in HDL metabolism.
PMID:
9125316
[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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