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Luo Z. Impacts of ACE insertion/deletion variant on cardiometabolic risk factors, premature coronary artery disease, and severity of coronary lesions. Sci Rep 2024; 14:13171. [PMID: 38849492 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-64003-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2023] [Accepted: 06/04/2024] [Indexed: 06/09/2024] Open
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Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) is closely related to cardiometabolic risk factors and atherosclerosis. This study aims to investigate whether the insertion/deletion (I/D) variant of ACE gene impacts cardiometabolic risk factors, premature coronary artery disease (PCAD), and severity of coronary lesions. PubMed, Cochrane Library, Central, CINAHL, and ClinicalTrials.gov were searched until December 22, 2023. 94,270 individuals were included for the analysis. Carriers of DD genotype had higher levels of triglycerides (TG), total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), body mass index (BMI), and waist circumference (WC) than carriers of II or ID genotypes. In addition, carriers of DD genotype were at high risk of PCAD and multiple vessel lesions. The impacts of ACE I/D variant on lipid levels were significant in American individuals but stronger in male individuals. In contrast, the impacts of ACE I/D variant on PCAD and severity of coronary lesions were primarily significant in Caucasian individuals. This study indicates that the ACE I/D variant has a slight but significant impact on cardiometabolic risk factors, PCAD, and severity of coronary lesions. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEI) may benefit high-risk populations with ACE DD genotype to prevent PCAD and multiple vessel lesions.PROSPERO registration number: CRD42023426732.
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- Zhi Luo
- Department of Cardiology, Suining Central Hospital, Suining, 629000, Sichuan, China.
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Hmimech W, Idrissi HH, Diakite B, Korchi F, Baghdadi D, Tahri Joutey Hassani Idrissi H, Haboub M, Habbal R, Nadifi S. Impact of I/D polymorphism of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene on myocardial infarction susceptibility among young Moroccan patients. BMC Res Notes 2017; 10:763. [PMID: 29268798 PMCID: PMC5740925 DOI: 10.1186/s13104-017-3039-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2017] [Accepted: 11/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Objective Our case–control study aimed to access the potential association of insertion/deletion (I/D) ACE (angiotensin converting enzyme) gene polymorphism with myocardial infarction (MI) risk of occurrence among a sample of Moroccan patients, especially young ones. Results Distribution of I/D ACE gene variant among cases vs controls, showed that healthy controls carried out higher frequency of wild type allele I compared to cases (23.5% vs 21.79% respectively), when cases were carrying higher frequency of mutant allele D (78.21% vs 76.5% for controls). Patients were-after this- divided into two groups of < 45 and > 55 years of age, to investigate whether or not younger patients carried out higher frequency of the mutant allele D, than older ones. As expected, < 45 years old patients carried out more DD genotype than older ones (68.9% vs 54.6% respectively), and higher frequency of mutant allele D (81.08% vs 75% respectively). Besides, a tendency to a positive association was found under the recessive genetic transmission model (OR [95% CI] = 1.85 [0.93–3.69], P = 0.08), suggesting that the I/D ACE polymorphism may be associated with MI occurrence among younger patients (< 45 years of age). Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s13104-017-3039-1) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Wiam Hmimech
- Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Pathology, Medical School, University Hassan II, 19, Street TarikIbnouZiad, B. P: 9154, Casablanca, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Pathology, Medical School, University Hassan II, 19, Street TarikIbnouZiad, B. P: 9154, Casablanca, Morocco.
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- Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Pathology, Medical School, University Hassan II, 19, Street TarikIbnouZiad, B. P: 9154, Casablanca, Morocco
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- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Center IbnRochd, Casablanca, Morocco
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- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Center IbnRochd, Casablanca, Morocco
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- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Center IbnRochd, Casablanca, Morocco
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- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Center IbnRochd, Casablanca, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Pathology, Medical School, University Hassan II, 19, Street TarikIbnouZiad, B. P: 9154, Casablanca, Morocco
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Sand PG. Question Marks Left Over a Quantitative Assessment of Apolipoprotein C3 Gene Polymorphisms. Aging Dis 2016; 7:216-9. [PMID: 27329227 PMCID: PMC4898917 DOI: 10.14336/ad.2016.0502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2016] [Accepted: 05/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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- Philipp G. Sand
- Correspondence should be addressed to: Philipp G. Sand, M.D., Department of Psychiatry, University of Regensburg Universitaetsstrasse 84, 93042 Regensburg, Germany.
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Zhang JZ, Zheng YY, Yang YN, Li XM, Fu ZY, Dai CF, Liu F, Chen BD, Gai MT, Ma YT, Xie X. Association between apolipoprotein B gene polymorphisms and the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD): an update meta-analysis. J Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone Syst 2015; 16:827-37. [PMID: 26537298 DOI: 10.1177/1470320315615047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2015] [Accepted: 09/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Polymorphisms in the apolipoprotein B (apoB) gene have been reported to be associated with coronary heart disease (CHD). However, the results on this topic are conflicting. The present study aims to derive a more precise estimation of the relationship between CHD and apoB genetic polymorphisms by meta-analysis. METHODS We identified a total of 54 studies involving 7236, 10,912, and 14,102 individuals, respectively, for EcoRI, XbaI, and SpIns/Del polymorphisms by searching in PubMed, Web of Science, Google Scholar, the Cochrane Library, Wanfang Data, SinoMed, and CNKI. We utilized RevMan 5.0 software to perform the meta-analyses. RESULTS A significant statistical association between apoB EcoRI polymorphism and CHD was observed under an allelic (p = 0.001, odds ratio (OR) = 1.33, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.12-1.57), dominant (p = 0.005, OR = 1.22, 95% CI = 1.06-1.40), and recessive (p = 0.04, OR = 1.33, 95% CI = 1.01-1.74) model. We also found similar association of apoB SpIns/Del polymorphism with CHD. However, we did not find association between apoB XbaI polymorphism and CHD. CONCLUSION The current meta-analysis found an association of EcoRI polymorphism and SpIns/Del polymorphism with an increased risk of CHD. No significant association between apoB XbaI polymorphism and CHD we observed in the present study.
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- Jing-Zhan Zhang
- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, People's Republic of China
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Xiao D, Huang K, Chen Q, Huang B, Liu W, Peng Y, Chen M, Huang D, Zou T, Yang J. Four Apolipoprotein B gene polymorphisms and the risk for coronary artery disease: a meta-analysis of 47 studies. Genes Genomics 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s13258-015-0292-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Song Y, Zhu L, Richa M, Li P, Yang Y, Li S. Associations of the APOC3 rs5128 polymorphism with plasma APOC3 and lipid levels: a meta-analysis. Lipids Health Dis 2015; 14:32. [PMID: 25928461 PMCID: PMC4457007 DOI: 10.1186/s12944-015-0027-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2014] [Accepted: 03/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Studies of the association between the apolipoprotein C3 gene (APOC3) rs5128 polymorphism and plasma levels of apolipoprotein C3 (APOC3) and lipids have reported apparently conflicting findings. This meta-analysis aimed to investigate the associations of the rs5128 polymorphism with fasting APOC3 and lipid levels. METHODS The following information was abstracted for each study: ethnicity, age, sex, health condition, sample size, genotyping and lipid assay methods, mean and standard deviation or standard error by genotypes for APOC3 and lipid variables. There were 42 eligible studies with 23846 subjects included in this meta-analysis. A dominant model was used for this meta-analysis. RESULTS The results showed that the carriers of the variant allele G had higher levels of APOC3 [standardized mean difference (SMD): 0.22, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.12-0.31, P<0.00001], triglycerides (TG) (SMD: 0.33, 95% CI: 0.23-0.44, P<0.00001), total cholesterol (TC) (SMD: 0.15, 95% CI: 0.09-0.22, P<0.00001), and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) (SMD: 0.11, 95% CI: 0.04-0.17, P=0.001) than the non-carriers. No significant association between the APOC3 rs5128 polymorphism and lower levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) was detected under the dominant model (SMD: -0.03, 95% CI: -0.06-0.01, P=0.156). CONCLUSIONS The results from the present meta-analysis demonstrate a significant association between the APOC3 rs5128 polymorphism and higher levels of APOC3, TG, TC and LDL-C, but further studies are needed to elucidate the underlying mechanisms.
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- Yongyan Song
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, School of Preclinical Medicine, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, 637000, P R. China.
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- School of Clinical Medicine, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, 637000, P R. China.
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- School of Clinical Medicine, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, 637000, P R. China.
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- School of Clinical Medicine, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, 637000, P R. China.
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- School of Clinical Medicine, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, 637000, P R. China.
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, 637000, P R. China.
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Lin B, Huang Y, Zhang M, Wang J, Wu Y. Association between apolipoprotein C3 Sst I, T-455C, C-482T and C1100T polymorphisms and risk of coronary heart disease. BMJ Open 2014; 4:e004156. [PMID: 24430880 PMCID: PMC3902403 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Apolipoprotein C3 (ApoC3) polymorphisms have been suggested to be associated with risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). However, the results of relevant studies were inconsistent. We aimed to systematically evaluate this issue. DESIGN PubMed, EMBASE and Cochrane library databases (up to March 2013) were systematically searched to identify studies evaluating the association between ApoC3 polymorphisms and CHD risk. Two reviewers independently identified studies, extracted and analysed the data. Either a fixed-effects or a random-effects model was adopted to estimate overall ORs. STUDIES REVIEWED Finally, 20 studies comprising 15 591 participants were included in this systematic review. Fifteen studies with 11 539 individuals were included in the meta-analysis of Sst I polymorphism, four studies comprising 3378 individuals assessed T-455C polymorphism, four studies with 3070 participants evaluated C-482T polymorphism and C1100T polymorphism was assessed by three studies comprising 4662 participants. RESULTS Under dominant model, Sst I polymorphism was borderline significantly associated with CHD risk (S1S2+S2S2 vs S1S1, pooled OR=1.19, 95% CI 1.00 to 1.42). Subgroup analyses suggested that Sst I polymorphism was significantly associated with myocardial infarction (MI) risk (pooled OR=1.42, 95% CI 1.06 to 1.91), and Sst I polymorphism was statistically associated with CHD risk among Asian population (pooled OR=1.35, 95% CI 1.08 to 1.69) and in retrospective studies (pooled OR=1.30, 95% CI 1.04 to 1.61). A significant association was observed between T-455C polymorphism and CHD risk (TC+CC vs TT, pooled OR=1.22, 95% CI 1.06 to 1.42). A borderline significant association was suggested between T-455C polymorphism and MI risk (pooled OR=1.21, 95% CI 1.00 to 1.46). C-482T and C1100T polymorphisms were not indicated to be associated with CHD risk or MI risk. CONCLUSIONS ApoC3 Sst I and T-455C polymorphisms might be associated with CHD risk.
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- Bin Lin
- Department of Cardiology, Wenzhou Central Hospital, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Wenzhou Central Hospital, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Wenzhou Central Hospital, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Wenzhou Central Hospital, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Zhejiang University School of Public Health, Hangzhou, China
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Morris BJ. HYPOTHESIS: AN ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME/GENOTYPE, PRESENT IN ONE IN THREE CAUCASIANS, IS ASSOCIATED WITH AN INCREASED MORTALITY RATE. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 2010. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.1996.tb03054.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Daneshpour MS, Hedayati M, Eshraghi P, Azizi F. Association of Apo E gene polymorphism with HDL level in Tehranian population. EUR J LIPID SCI TECH 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/ejlt.200900207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Islam MS, Raitakari OT, Juonala M, Kähönen M, Hutri-Kähönen N, Collings A, Aalto-Setälä K, Kontula K, Marniemi J, Viikari JSA, Lehtimäki T. Apolipoprotein A-I/C-III/A-IV SstI and apolipoprotein B XbaI polymorphisms and their association with carotid artery intima-media thickness in the Finnish population. The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study. Atherosclerosis 2005; 180:79-86. [PMID: 15823278 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2004.10.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2004] [Revised: 09/17/2004] [Accepted: 10/21/2004] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Apolipoprotein A-I/C-III/A-IV (apoA-I/C-III/A-IV) SstI and apolipoprotein B (apoB) XbaI polymorphisms have been shown to affect serum low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol concentrations in a sample of Finnish children. We studied whether these polymorphism are associated with carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT), a marker of pre-clinical atherosclerosis, measured in the same subjects during their adulthood. A random sub-sample of 214 individuals from the "Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns" study, for whom genotypes, cardiovascular risk factor data and carotid artery IMT measured in 2001 were available, were studied. Mean carotid IMT values increased according to the apoA-I/C-III/A-IV SstI genotype groups in the order of S1S1 (0.58+/-0.08 mm), S1S2 (0.61+/-0.08 mm), and S2S2 (0.70+/-0.16 mm, p=0.02, ANOVA). In multiple linear regression analysis after adjusting for age, sex and body mass index the mean IMT thickness among the S2 allele carriers was higher (p=0.02) compared to non-carriers. In logistic regression analysis the frequency of S2 allele carriers was higher among the high IMT group compared to the low IMT group (OR=4.02, CI: 1.68-9.61, p=0.002). No significant association between apoB XbaI polymorphism and carotid IMT was found. However, serum total and LDL cholesterol and apoB concentrations were significantly different among apoB genotype groups (p<0.001 for all traits). The apoA-I/C-III/A-IV SstI polymorphism is associated with carotid IMT in young Finns.
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- Md Shaheenul Islam
- Laboratory of Atherosclerosis Genetics, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Medical School, Tampere University Hospital, The University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
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Boekholdt SM, Peters RJG, Fountoulaki K, Kastelein JJP, Sijbrands EJG. Molecular variation at the apolipoprotein B gene locus in relation to lipids and cardiovascular disease: a systematic meta-analysis. Hum Genet 2003; 113:417-25. [PMID: 12942366 DOI: 10.1007/s00439-003-0988-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2002] [Accepted: 06/02/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Apolipoprotein B (apoB) is the sole protein component of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and is thought to play an important role in atherogenesis. We performed a meta-analysis of the associations between the three most frequently investigated polymorphisms (XbaI, signal peptide insertion/deletion, EcoRI) in the apolipoprotein B (APOB) gene, lipid parameters, and the risk of ischemic heart disease (IHD). We restricted our analysis to Caucasians. Homozygotes for the XbaI X+ allele had significantly elevated levels of LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) and apoB, but a decreased risk (OR=0.80; 95%CI: 0.66-0.96) of IHD. Homozygosity for the signal peptide deletion allele was associated with similarly increased levels of LDL-C and apoB, and with an increased risk of IHD (OR=1.30; 95%CI: 1.08-1.58). Subjects homozygous for the rare EcoRI allele had significantly decreased levels of total and LDL cholesterol, but unaltered risk of IHD. We conclude that all three polymorphic apoB sites are associated with altered lipid levels, but not necessarily with a consistently altered risk of IHD. These data suggest that the relationship between apoB levels, hypercholesterolemia and IHD risk cannot have a simple molecular basis in the apoB gene.
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- S Matthijs Boekholdt
- Department of Cardiology, Room F3-241, Academic Medical Center, PO Box 22660, 1100 DD, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Olivieri O, Stranieri C, Bassi A, Zaia B, Girelli D, Pizzolo F, Trabetti E, Cheng S, Grow MA, Pignatti PF, Corrocher R. ApoC-III gene polymorphisms and risk of coronary artery disease. J Lipid Res 2002; 43:1450-7. [PMID: 12235176 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m200145-jlr200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Several polymorphisms in the apolipoprotein C-III (apoC-III) gene have been associated with hypertriglyceridemia, but the link with coronary artery disease risk is still controversial. In particular, apoC-III promoter sequence variants in the insulin responsive element (IRE), constitutively resistant to downregulation by insulin, have never been investigated in this connection. We studied a total of 800 patients, 549 of whom had angiographically documented coronary atherosclerosis, whereas 251 had normal coronary arteriograms. We measured plasma lipids, insulin, apoA-I, apoB, and apoC-III and assessed three polymorphisms in the apoC-III gene, namely, T-455C in the IRE promoter region, C1100T in exon 3, and Sst1 polymorphic site (S1/S2) in the 3' untranslated region. Each variant influenced triglyceride levels, but only the T-455C (in homozygosity) and S2 alleles influenced apoC-III levels. In coronary artery disease (CAD) patients, 18.6% were homozygous for the -455C variant compared with only 9.2% in CAD-free group (P < 0.001). In logistic regression models, homozygosity for -455C variant was associated with a significantly increased risk of CAD (OR = 2.5 and 2.18 for unadjusted and adjusted models, respectively) suggesting that it represents an independent genetic susceptibility factor for CAD.
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- Oliviero Olivieri
- Unit of Internal Medicine, Institute of Clinical Chemistry, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
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Clustering of diseases has been appreciated by health insurers and epidemiologists for some time. Co-morbidity suggests shared pathways of disease. It is by now well agreed that common diseases have a strong genetic component. Here we present evidence that the angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) deletion/deletion (D/D) genotype is associated with a large number of common adult diseases, including cardiovascular disease, cancer, and psychiatric disease. Since the ACE D/D genotype has been shown to be associated with increased levels of tissue ACE expression at the protein level, these data suggest that overactivity of ACE may be involved in the pathogenesis of common diseases, as well as the utility of effective ACE inhibition in their treatment and, perhaps, prevention.
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Tewksbury DA. Angiotensinogen. Compr Physiol 2000. [DOI: 10.1002/cphy.cp070302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Alhenc‐Gelas F, Corvol P. Molecular and Physiological Aspects of Angiotensin I Converting Enzyme. Compr Physiol 2000. [DOI: 10.1002/cphy.cp070303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Nickerson DA, Taylor SL, Fullerton SM, Weiss KM, Clark AG, Stengård JH, Salomaa V, Boerwinkle E, Sing CF. Sequence diversity and large-scale typing of SNPs in the human apolipoprotein E gene. Genome Res 2000; 10:1532-45. [PMID: 11042151 PMCID: PMC310963 DOI: 10.1101/gr.146900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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A common strategy for genotyping large samples begins with the characterization of human single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) by sequencing candidate regions in a small sample for SNP discovery. This is usually followed by typing in a large sample those sites observed to vary in a smaller sample. We present results from a systematic investigation of variation at the human apolipoprotein E locus (APOE), as well as the evaluation of the two-tiered sampling strategy based on these data. We sequenced 5.5 kb spanning the entire APOE genomic region in a core sample of 72 individuals, including 24 each of African-Americans from Jackson, Mississippi; European-Americans from Rochester, Minnesota; and Europeans from North Karelia, Finland. This sequence survey detected 21 SNPs and 1 multiallelic indel, 14 of which had not been previously reported. Alleles varied in relative frequency among the populations, and 10 sites were polymorphic in only a single population sample. Oligonucleotide ligation assays (OLA) were developed for 20 of these sites (omitting the indel and a closely-linked SNP). These were then scored in 2179 individuals sampled from the same three populations (n = 843, 884, and 452, respectively). Relative allele frequencies were generally consistent with estimates from the core sample, although variation was found in some populations in the larger sample at SNPs that were monomorphic in the corresponding smaller core sample. Site variation in the larger samples showed no systematic deviation from Hardy-Weinberg expectation. The large OLA sample clearly showed that variation in many, but not all, of OLA-typed SNPs is significantly correlated with the classical protein-coding variants, implying that there may be important substructure within the classical epsilon 2, epsilon 3, and epsilon 4 alleles. Comparison of the levels and patterns of polymorphism in the core samples with those estimated for the OLA-typed samples shows how nucleotide diversity is underestimated when only a subset of sites are typed and underscores the importance of adequate population sampling at the polymorphism discovery stage. [The sequence data described in this paper have been submitted to the GenBank data library under accession no. AF261279.]
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- D A Nickerson
- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA.
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Dzimiri N, Basco C, Moorji A, Meyer BF. Angiotensin-converting enzyme polymorphism and the risk of coronary heart disease in the Saudi male population. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2000; 124:531-4. [PMID: 10747309 DOI: 10.5858/2000-124-0531-acepat] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the relevance of angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) gene polymorphism for coronary artery disease (CAD) in the Saudi population. METHODS AND RESULTS DNA of 84 male Saudi patients with established CAD, 36 male controls who underwent angiography, and 327 healthy Saudi male blood donors was amplified by polymerase chain reaction, using oligonucleotide primers flanking the insertion (I)/deletion (D) sites in the polymorphic region of intron 16 of the ACE gene. Polymerase chain reaction amplification resulted in 490-bp (II), 190-bp (DD), or 490- and 190-bp (ID) fragments. The genotype II distribution was 16.7% in the control group, 7.3% in the blood donor group, and 7.2% in the patients with CAD, and the distribution for DD was 58.3%, 47.1%, and 41.0%, respectively. Notably, 61.9% (P <.0001) of CAD patients presented with angina on admission, and 52.4% had diabetes mellitus. CONCLUSIONS The results show no increased risk of CAD in association with either the II or DD genotypes in the Saudi population. However, further investigation of genotype II as a predictor for atherosclerosis rather than increased risk of coronary heart disease may be indicated.
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- N Dzimiri
- Biological and Medical Research Department, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Pfohl M, Koch M, Prescod S, Haase KK, Häring HU, Karsch KR. Angiotensin I-converting enzyme gene polymorphism, coronary artery disease and myocardial infarction. An angiographically controlled study. Eur Heart J 1999; 20:1318-25. [PMID: 10462466 DOI: 10.1053/euhj.1999.1543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES We investigated the association between insertion/deletion polymorphism of the angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) gene, the presence and extent of coronary artery disease, and myocardial infarction. BACKGROUND The D allele of the ACE gene has been associated with coronary artery disease and myocardial infarction, but this association has been challenged in epidemiological studies. METHODS Nine hundred and sixty-nine men and 341 women undergoing coronary angiography were studied. The ACE genotypes were assessed by polymerase chain reaction from genomic deoxyribonucleic acid, homozygosity for the D allele was controlled using an insertion-specific primer. Coronary artery disease was defined by angiographic criteria, the extent of coronary artery disease by the number of coronary arteries with >/=50% lumen narrowing. RESULTS The ACE genotypes did not differ in terms of age, sex, body mass index, blood pressure, plasma lipids or lipoproteins. We found no association between the ACE genotypes and coronary artery disease (odds ratio, 95% confidence interval in DD genotypes for coronary artery disease in men 0.97, 0.70-1.36; in women 1.56, 0.95-2.57), extent of coronary artery disease (men 1.17, 0.85-1.61; women 1.24, 0.65-2.34), or myocardial infarction among the patients with coronary artery disease (men 1.07, 0.78-1.48; women 0.95, 0.50-1.76). The ACE genotype was not associated with coronary artery disease or myocardial infarction in hypertensives (n=771; odds ratio for coronary artery disease 0.93, 0.65-1.34; odds ratio for myocardial infarction 0.94, 0.66-1.33), or in patients </=60 years (n=649; odds ratio for coronary artery disease 1.05, 0.72-1.52; odds ratio for myocardial infarction 0.96, 0.63-1.47). CONCLUSION ACE insertion/deletion gene polymorphism is associated neither with the prevalence nor the extent of coronary artery disease, nor with myocardial infarction in this relatively large sample of Caucasian men and women. Genotyping for ACE insertion/deletion polymorphism is not useful in assessing the individual risk of coronary artery disease or myocardial infarction.
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- M Pfohl
- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Clinical Biochemistry, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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Oren I, Brook JG, Gershoni-Baruch R, Kepten I, Tamir A, Linn S, Wolfovitz E. The D allele of the angiotensin-converting enzyme gene contributes towards blood LDL-cholesterol levels and the presence of hypertension. Atherosclerosis 1999; 145:267-71. [PMID: 10488952 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9150(99)00075-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Coronary artery disease is a polygenic disease whose phenotypic manifestation depends on the interaction of the genetic background with a number of environmental factors. Recently, the gene coding for the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) has been characterized and a deletion/insertion (D/I) polymorphism was defined. The prevalence of the three genotypes and their association with coronary artery disease (CAD) differ in different population groups. Mostly, the D allele was found as a significant risk factor for CAD, independently from other risk factors. In the present study, we determined the distribution of ACE alleles (D or I) in a cohort of healthy Israeli men and examined the correlation of the different genotypes with various CAD risk factors. We found LDL cholesterol levels to be highest in the DD genotype group, intermediate in the DI genotype group and lowest in the II genotype group. We also found higher blood pressure levels in subjects bearing the D allele compared to II homozygous subjects. In conclusion, it appears that the genetic influence of the D/I polymorphism on CAD manifests primarily through traditional risk factors.
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- I Oren
- Rambam Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa
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The apo E gene located on chromosome 19 in humans is polymorphic. The three apo E isoforms E2, E3, and E4 are coded by three common alleles of the gene. The amyloid plaques in brains of Alzheimer disease (AD) patients are known to contain apo E. There is an increased prevalence of E4 allele in AD patients. apo E exhibits increased binding to a peptide Aβ deriving from amylold precursor protein. apo E, the risk factor for late AD disease is unable to prevent formation of paired helical filaments which in turn destabilizes neuronal microtubules.A variety of molecular techniques are available for apo E genotyping using DNA amplified by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The high guanine to cytosine content of apo E is problematic to the extent that the yield of PCR product and hybridization stringency can be compromised. The specificity of diagnosis of late-onset AD can be improved when results of apo E genotyping are evaluated together with clinical criteria.
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Akar N, Aras O, Omürlü K, Cin S. Deletion polymorphism at the angiotensin-converting enzyme gene in Turkish patients with coronary artery disease. Scand J Clin Lab Invest 1998; 58:491-5. [PMID: 9832341 DOI: 10.1080/00365519850186292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a multifactorial disease in which genetic and environmental factors play an important role. These factors differ in each population. This study was carried out to determine whether there is an association between insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism and CAD in Turkish patients from Ankara. An I/D polymorphism in intron 16 of the gene coding for the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) has been used to study the role of this gene in the aetiology of coronary atherosclerosis and hypertension. As there are no existing data for the Turkish population, we studied the I/D polymorphism of the ACE gene in 218 patients with CAD and 107 controls. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used for genotyping the I and D alleles. The DD polymorphism of the ACE gene was significantly different between CAD subjects (0.733) and controls (0.612) (p=0.002). The observed heterozygosity was 29.3% and 43.9% and D allele frequency was 0.733 and 0.612, respectively. There was a significantly higher D allele (p=0.03) in 111 patients with myocardial infarction (MI) compared with controls. Furthermore, MI localization also gave a significance of p=0.002 for inferior MI but not for anterior MI (p=0.83). Forty-three hypertension patients had a D allele frequency of 0.767 which was significantly different from control (p=0.01). These data provide further evidence for the association of D allele and CAD in a Turkish population.
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- N Akar
- Department of Pediatric Molecular Genetics, Ankara University, Turkey.
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Joseph A, Nair KG, Ashavaid TF. Angiotensin converting enzyme gene polymorphism in coronary artery disease: the Indian scenario. Clin Chem Lab Med 1998; 36:621-4. [PMID: 9806472 DOI: 10.1515/cclm.1998.108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Angiotensin converting enzyme is a key component of the renin angiotensin system that plays an important role in cardiovascular regulation. It seems to modulate cardiovascular growth by virtue of its role in the conversion of angiotensin I to angiotensin II and degradation of kinins. A deletion polymorphism localized in intron 16 of the human angiotensin converting enzyme gene, corresponding to a 287 bp long Alu repetitive sequence, was found to be associated with increased risk of myocardial infarction in various subgroups, including European, French and Japanese coronary patients. This angiotensin converting enzyme gene I/D polymorphism was examined by the polymerase chain reaction in a cross-sectional study of 201 healthy Indian subjects and 150 patients (angiographically proven cases of coronary artery disease) whose serum angiotensin converting enzyme levels were concomitantly measured. The D/D, I/D and I/I genotypes were found in 20.66%, 46.66% and 32.66% of the Indian coronary heart disease patients and in 23.38%, 49.75% and 26.86% of controls respectively. One of the reasons for not finding an association between the D allele and coronary artery disease in this study could be the ethnic heterogeneity and disease status heterogeneity among the patients and controls. However the phenotypic variance of serum angiotensin converting enzyme levels is strongly influenced by this polymorphism. In the Indian population, the angiotensin converting enzyme gene I/D polymorphism is not associated with risk for coronary artery disease although it is associated with plasma angiotensin converting enzyme activity. Hence the angiotensin converting enzyme gene I/D polymorphism does not seem to be a useful marker for coronary artery disease in the Indian population.
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- A Joseph
- Research Laboratories, P.D. Hinduja National Hospital & Medical Research Centre, Mahim, Mumbai, India
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Arca M, Pannitteri G, Campagna F, Candeloro A, Montali A, Cantini R, Seccareccia F, Campa PP, Marino B, Ricci G. Angiotensin-converting enzyme gene polymorphism is not associated with coronary atherosclerosis and myocardial infarction in a sample of Italian patients. Eur J Clin Invest 1998; 28:485-90. [PMID: 9693941 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2362.1998.00313.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND The deletion (D) allele of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene has been proposed as a genetic marker of the risk of ischaemic heart disease. However, the relationships between ACE genotypes, the development of coronary atherosclerosis and the occurrence of major coronary events are still controversial. METHODS To investigate whether the ACE I/D (insertion/deletion) polymorphism predicts the risk of coronary stenosis and myocardial infarction (MI), ACE genotypes were determined in 394 consecutive patients who underwent coronary angiography. The presence determined in 394 consecutive patients who underwent coronary angiography. The presence of coronary artery disease (CAD) (defined by > 50% stenosis) was detected in 236 patients (CAD+); 85 of these individuals had a history of MI. Patients with coronary stenosis < 10% (n = 158) served as controls (CAD-). ACE genotypes were determined by agarose gel sizing after polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification. RESULTS The distribution of ACE genotypes in CAD+ patients was not significantly different from that in CAD-patients (chi 2 = 2.63, P < 0.27). After controlling for other coronary risk factors, no significant increase in risk of CAD or MI was found to be associated with the D allele, regardless of whether the D allele was assumed to have a dominant, a codominant or a recessive effect. Similar results were observed in CAD+ patients at lower risk because of low body mass index and apolipoprotein B concentrations. Smoking, apolipoprotein B and history of hypertension were found to be independent predictors of CAD and MI. CONCLUSION Our study did not provide evidence of a significant association between ACE genotypes and the development of coronary atherosclerosis. It also failed to support a role of ACE I/D polymorphism in favouring the conversion of coronary stenosis to MI.
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- M Arca
- Istituto di Terapia Medica Sistematica, Università di Roma La Sapienza, Italy.
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Aalto-Setälä K, Palomäki H, Miettinen H, Vuorio A, Kuusi T, Raininko R, Salonen O, Kaste M, Kontula K. Genetic risk factors and ischaemic cerebrovascular disease: role of common variation of the genes encoding apolipoproteins and angiotensin-converting enzyme. Ann Med 1998; 30:224-33. [PMID: 9667803 DOI: 10.3109/07853899808999408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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DNA polymorphisms in genes encoding apolipoproteins (apo) A-I, C-III, B and E and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) have been proposed to be associated with the risk of coronary artery disease (CAD). We studied whether the same genetic markers would also be associated with the occurrence and extent of atherosclerosis in cervical arteries. DNA samples from 234 survivors of stroke or a transient ischaemic attack aged 60 years or less were examined. The presence of atherosclerosis was assessed using aortic arch angiograms. The SstI polymorphism of apoA-I/C-III gene locus, the XbaI polymorphism of apoB gene, common apoE phenotypes and the insertion/deletion polymorphism of the ACE gene were analysed. The allele frequencies of the apoA-I/C-III, apoB, apoE or ACE gene did not differ between the groups with (n = 148) or without (n = 85) cervical atherosclerosis. However, when patients with at least one apoE4 allele and one X2 allele of apoB were combined and compared with those without either of them (E2E3 or E3E3 and X1X1), a significant association with the presence of cervical atherosclerosis was found (P = 0.03). The patients having the E2E3 phenotype had a significantly elevated serum triglyceride level compared with those with the E3E3 phenotype (P = 0.03). Serum high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol was lower in the patients with the E2E3 phenotype than in those with the E3E3 and E3E4 (P = 0.01 and P = 0.06, respectively). The apoB or ACE genotypes were not significantly associated with serum lipid or lipoprotein levels. There was no association between the ACE gene polymorphism and the occurrence of hypertension. In conclusion, the interaction of common apoB and apoE alleles may increase the risk of atherosclerosis in cervical arteries.
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Staessen JA, Wang JG, Ginocchio G, Petrov V, Saavedra AP, Soubrier F, Vlietinck R, Fagard R. The deletion/insertion polymorphism of the angiotensin converting enzyme gene and cardiovascular-renal risk. J Hypertens 1997; 15:1579-92. [PMID: 9488209 DOI: 10.1097/00004872-199715120-00059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 279] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This meta-analysis attempted to derive pooled estimates for the associations between various cardiovascular-renal disorders and the deletion/insertion (D/I) polymorphism of the angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) gene. METHODS Case-control studies were combined, using the Mantel-Haenszel approach. Joint P values for continuous variables were calculated by Stouffer's method. Continuous measurements reported in different units were expressed on a percentage scale using the within-study mean of the II genotype as the denominator. RESULTS The computerized database used for this analysis included 145 reports with an overall sample size of 49 959 subjects. Overall, possession of the D allele was associated with an increased risk of atherosclerotic and renal microvascular complications. In comparison with the II reference group, the excess risk in DD homozygotes (P < 0.001) was 32% for coronary heart disease (CHD; 30 studies), 45% for myocardial infarction (20 studies), 94% for stroke (five studies) and 56% for diabetic nephropathy (11 studies). The corresponding risk in DI heterozygotes amounted to 11% (P= 0.02), 13% (P= 0.02), 22% (P= 0.10) and 40% (P < 0.001), respectively. Hypertension (23 studies), left ventricular hypertrophy (five studies), hypertrophic or dilated cardiomyopathy (eight studies) and diabetic retinopathy (two studies) were not related to the DI polymorphism. Publication bias was observed for CHD, myocardial infarction and microvascular nephropathy, but not hypertension. In studies with DNA amplification in the presence of insertion-specific primers, the risk associated with the DD genotype increased to 150% [95% confidence interval (CI) 76-256; four studies] for diabetic nephropathy, but decreased to 12% (95% CI -3 to 28; seven studies) for CHD and 14% (95% CI -6 to 37; four studies) for myocardial infarction. On the other hand, the pooled odds ratios did not materially change if the meta-analysis was limited to articles published in journals with an impact factor of at least 4. Furthermore, compared with the II control group, the circulating ACE levels (29 studies) were raised 58 and 31% (P < 0.001) in DD and DI subjects, respectively. In contrast, plasma renin (10 studies), systolic and diastolic blood pressure (46 studies) and body mass index (30 studies) were not associated with the D allele. CONCLUSION The D allele is not associated with hypertension, but behaves as a marker of atherosclerotic cardiovascular complications and diabetic nephropathy. These associations do not necessarily imply a causal relationship and may have been inflated by publication bias. Nevertheless, their possible therapeutic implications may be subject to further investigation in prospective (intervention) studies.
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- J A Staessen
- Department of Molecular and Cardiovascular Research, University of Leuven, Belgium
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Corbo RM, Vilardo T, Mantuano E, Ruggeri M, Gemma AT, Scacchi R. Apolipoproteins B and E, and angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) genetic polymorphisms in Italian women with coronary artery disease (CAD) and their relationships with plasma lipid and apolipoprotein levels. Clin Genet 1997; 52:77-82. [PMID: 9298741 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.1997.tb02522.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The XbaI, EcoRI and the signal peptide insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphic sites of APOB gene, the CfoI polymorphic site of apolipoprotein E gene (APOE), and the insertion/deletion polymorphism of angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) gene were studied using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in 55 postmenopausal women with coronary artery disease (CAD) and in 119 control women of equivalent age. Patients and controls were recruited from the population of Rome, considered representative of Central and Southern Italy. There were no significant differences in allele frequencies between the two groups, though APOB X-, R- and I, APOE*3, and ACE D alleles were slightly more frequent in the cases than in the controls. The patients did not differ from the controls for plasma total cholesterol (TC), HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, and apoAI values, while they presented significantly higher levels of triglycerides and apoB, and lower apoE levels. TC, apoE, and apoB quantitative values, adjusted for age, varied significantly among APOB XbaI and APOE genotypes. APOB X-X- genotype was associated in patients with a significantly lower mean TC concentration than the other two genotypes pooled together. APOE 3-2 genotype in the controls had significantly lower TC levels with respect to the other two pooled genotypic classes and higher apoE levels compared to 3-3 and 4-3 genotypes. In the patients, 3-2 genotype had significantly lower apoB levels than the pooled 3-3 and 4-3 class. We conclude that in the Italian women the DNA polymorphisms studied in this work do not seem to be important risk factors for CAD occurrence; that apoE quantitation could be another useful parameter to identify subjects at risk of CAD; and that APOB X- and APOE*2 are the alleles that most influence the interindividual plasma lipid variation among CAD female patients.
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- R M Corbo
- Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology and CNR Center of Evolutionary Genetics, La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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Krege JH, Moyer JS, Langenbach LL, Peng L, Zhang SH, Maeda N, Reddick RL, Smithies O. Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Gene and Atherosclerosis. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 1997. [DOI: 10.1161/atvb.17v07.1245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Common variants of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene (
ACE
in humans, Ace in mice) associated with changes in circulating ACE activities have been suggested to confer differential risks for atherosclerosis. Using a mouse model of atherosclerosis induced by heterozygosity for apolipoprotein E gene disruption and an atherogenic diet, we have studied the impact on atherogenesis of a mutation that changes the level of function of
Ace
. We find that this genetically determined change does not influence the size or complexity of atherosclerotic lesions.
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genotype was not a significant determinant of lesion size in female (+/+=12.9±1.5 and +/-=1 1.7±1.6 μm
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genotype also did not affect lesion complexity; however, lesions in females showed significantly increased frequency of cholesterol clefts, acellular cores, fibrous caps, and calcifications compared with those in males. The hypothesis that genetic variation in the level of ACE gene expression affects the development of atherosclerosis is not supported by these findings.
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Arterioscler Thromb Vase Biol.
1997;17:1245-1250.)
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- John H. Krege
- From the Departments of Internal Medicine (J.H.K.) and Pathology (J.H.K., J.S.M., L.L.L., L.P., S.H.Z., N.M., R.L.R., O.S.), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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- From the Departments of Internal Medicine (J.H.K.) and Pathology (J.H.K., J.S.M., L.L.L., L.P., S.H.Z., N.M., R.L.R., O.S.), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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- From the Departments of Internal Medicine (J.H.K.) and Pathology (J.H.K., J.S.M., L.L.L., L.P., S.H.Z., N.M., R.L.R., O.S.), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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- From the Departments of Internal Medicine (J.H.K.) and Pathology (J.H.K., J.S.M., L.L.L., L.P., S.H.Z., N.M., R.L.R., O.S.), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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- From the Departments of Internal Medicine (J.H.K.) and Pathology (J.H.K., J.S.M., L.L.L., L.P., S.H.Z., N.M., R.L.R., O.S.), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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- From the Departments of Internal Medicine (J.H.K.) and Pathology (J.H.K., J.S.M., L.L.L., L.P., S.H.Z., N.M., R.L.R., O.S.), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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- From the Departments of Internal Medicine (J.H.K.) and Pathology (J.H.K., J.S.M., L.L.L., L.P., S.H.Z., N.M., R.L.R., O.S.), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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- From the Departments of Internal Medicine (J.H.K.) and Pathology (J.H.K., J.S.M., L.L.L., L.P., S.H.Z., N.M., R.L.R., O.S.), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Hegele RA. Small genetic effects in complex diseases: a review of regulatory sequence variants in dyslipoproteinemia and atherosclerosis. Clin Biochem 1997; 30:183-8. [PMID: 9167893 DOI: 10.1016/s0009-9120(96)00167-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Most reported mutations that affect lipoprotein metabolism are found within the coding sequences of genes. Recently, a few mutations that occur within promoter sequences have been detected. These promoter sequence variants are the topic of the present review. METHODS Some of these variants are fairly common genomic variants in the promoter regions for candidate genes in lipoprotein metabolism, such as APOA1, APOC3, LPA, and LPL. It is possible that such regulatory sequence variants can result in chronic, modestly altered levels of expression of qualitatively normal gene products. This might have a cumulative effect on quantitative phenotypes, such as plasma lipoprotein concentrations, over the long term. Such an effect might not be detected by existing clinical, biochemical, and/or physiological assays. RESULTS At present, the most consistent evidence from several lines of experiments indicates that genomic variation in the APOC3 promoter creates slightly elevated plasma triglyceride concentrations within the physiologic range. This altered expression appears to predispose to hypertriglyceridemia in the presence of secondary factors. Genetic variants that produce small effects on promoter function might thus be one component of the predisposition to complex diseases. CONCLUSION The aggregate of many small effects may create or contribute to a background of susceptibility that, under appropriate conditions, leads to development of frank dyslipidemia and atherosclerosis.
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- R A Hegele
- Department of Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital and University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Hegele RA. The genetic basis of atherosclerosis. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL & LABORATORY RESEARCH 1997; 27:2-13. [PMID: 9144022 DOI: 10.1007/bf02827237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Atherogenesis is a complex process that involves the contributions of several pathophysiological sub-systems. The dissection of the genetic component of atherosclerosis has become possible using current molecular technologies and analytical methods. Genetic factors are considered to determine the limits under which atherosclerosis develops and environmental factors are considered to position an individual's risk within these limits. Atherosclerosis proceeds through a well-characterized series of pathological stages that involve key cell types and the expression of particular gene products. Reductionist experimental models have helped to produce a list of several hundred candidate genes for the study of the genetic component of atherosclerosis. Within certain families and isolated communities the effect of a single candidate gene upon atherosclerosis susceptibility may be profound, as in the case of mutations in the gene encoding the low-density lipoprotein receptor, which produce familial hypercholesterolemia and premature atherosclerosis. However, particular candidate genes have small effects on atherosclerosis or to one of its intermediate phenotypes, in whole populations. In addition, pleiotropy and epistasis can confound the identification of the genetic component of atherosclerosis. Despite these limitations, it might still be possible to use genetic information clinically in order to classify individuals who are susceptible to atherosclerosis, especially if as yet undiscovered candidate genes are found to be important determinants of disease. However, it will be impossible to predict the onset of a clinical manifestation of atherosclerosis in a particular person. This is due to the confounding influence of other forces, such as variations in interindividual environmental landscape, non-linear interactions between genes and environment, and even the possible influence of biological chaos.
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- R A Hegele
- Department of Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Ludwig EH, Borecki IB, Ellison RC, Folsom AR, Heiss G, Higgins M, Lalouel JM, Province MA, Rao DC. Associations between candidate loci angiotensin-converting enzyme and angiotensinogen with coronary heart disease and myocardial infarction: the NHLBI Family Heart Study. Ann Epidemiol 1997; 7:3-12. [PMID: 9034401 DOI: 10.1016/s1047-2797(96)00105-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) and angiotensinogen (AGT) are major components of the renin-angiotensin systems. An association between myocardial infarction (MI) and the ACE DD genotype of the insertion/deletion (ID) polymorphism in intron 16 of the ACE gene has been reported. However, other similarly designed studies have not found such an association. Angiotensin II, the product of AGT, has a direct effect on vascular tone; and a variant in the AGT gene has been found to be associated with MI in the Japanese. This case-control study was initiated to investigate whether the ACEI/D and AGT M235T polymorphisms are associated with an increased risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) and MI. Our study groups were composed of participants in the National Heart Lung Blood Institute (NHLBI) Family Heart Study (FHS) selected from three population-based studies: two Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) centers (Forsyth County, NC, and Minneapolis, MN), and the Framingham Heart Study. In multivariate analysis within ARIC Caucasians, a significant positive association was found between CHD (controls = 230, cases = 232) and the AGT TT genotype (P = 0.022; OR = 1.84, 1.09-3.10 95% CI). When we restricted the analysis to a low-risk group for CHD (controls = 70, cases = 35) an interaction between the ACE DD and AGT TT genotypes was significant (P = 0.025; OR = 5.02 1.22-20.6 95% CI). After further subsetting low-risk cases to those with a definite MI (controls = 74, cases = 16), we found that the associations with the ACE DD genotype was also significant (P = 0.013, OR = 3.94, 1.28-12.2 95% CI). Comparable tests in the Framingham sample failed to support an association of these markers with CHD. In conclusion, within selected groups the ACE D and AGT 235T alleles are statistically associated with CHD and MI, and there is a synergistic interaction between the two alleles. These results and those from previous studies together suggest that the association of these two loci is neither strong nor consistent and involves a complex interaction among risk factors and genotypes.
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- E H Ludwig
- Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City 84112, USA
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Ramasawmy R, Manraj M, Kotea N, Shun NK, Genin E, Feingold J, Krishnamoorthy R, Baligadoo S. Lack of association of angiotensin I-converting enzyme gene polymorphism and premature myocardial infarction in Mauritian Indians. Clin Genet 1996; 50:551-4. [PMID: 9147898 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.1996.tb02737.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Eighty-five young Mauritian Indians, male survivors of premature myocardial infarction (MI) and thus belonging to a high risk group, were compared with 108 stringently selected controls for a possible association between premature MI and an insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism in the gene encoding angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE). The frequency of the D allele was 0.42 in the MI group and 0.43 in the control group, and thus no association between I/D polymorphism of ACE with susceptibility to early-onset MI was found in this population group. Other gene components of the renin-angiotensin system and lipid metabolism need to be explored to understand the genetic factors involved in causing MI at an early age.
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Régis-Bailly A, Visvikis S, Steinmetz J, Feldmann L, Briançon S, Danchin N, Zannad F, Siest G. Frequencies of five genetic polymorphisms in coronarographed patients and effects on lipid levels in a supposedly healthy population. Clin Genet 1996; 50:339-47. [PMID: 9007321 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.1996.tb02385.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Allele frequencies of genetic polymorphisms were compared between supposedly healthy subjects and angiographically proven coronary artery disease patients. The polymorphic candidate loci investigated were the apolipoprotein (apo) B signal peptide and XbaI polymorphism, the apo E polymorphism and two polymorphism of lipoprotein lipase (LPL) gene: Hind/III and PvuII. Apo B signal peptide and HindIII/LPL polymorphisms showed significant differences in allele partition between cases and controls; the rare alleles of both polymorphisms were less frequent (p < 0.05) in cases. We looked for associations between the polymorphisms and lipid concentration variability in a supposedly healthy population (145 men and 144 women). Apo B signal peptide, apo E and PvuII/LPL polymorphisms seem to influence some lipid metabolism parameters significantly. Apo AI and LpCIII levels were significantly different among apo B signal peptide genotypes: Del homozygotes had the highest concentrations of both variables. The epsilon 4 allele of apo E polymorphism was associated with increased concentrations of total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol and apo B. Increased LpAI:AII levels observed in E3 homozygotes (p < 0.01) have not previously been reported. LpAI:AII concentration was also influenced by PvuII/LPL polymorphisms.
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- A Régis-Bailly
- Laboratoire du Centre de Médicine Préventive, URA CNRS N degree 597, Nancy, France
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- S B Harrap
- Department of Physiology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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Saha N, Talmud PJ, Tay JS, Humphries SE, Basair J. Lack of association of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE). Gene insertion/deletion polymorphism with CAD in two Asian populations. Clin Genet 1996; 50:121-5. [PMID: 8946109 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.1996.tb02365.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Association of the insertion/deletion polymorphism of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene with coronary artery disease with or without myocardial infarction (MI) was examined in a group of Chinese and Indian men in Singapore. The sample comprised an angiographically confirmed patient group of 276 Chinese and 102 Indians, of which 155 Chinese and 72 Indians had MI, and a matched healthy control group (147 Chinese and 166 Indians). The frequency of the D allele in the Chinese was 0.39 in those with CAD with MI, 0.43 in those with CAD but without MI, and 0.41 in the control group. The frequency of the D allele in Indians was 0.44 in CAD with or without MI, and 0.45 in the control group. There was no significant association of the ACE gene with CAD or MI in the Chinese or Indians, either in the entire sample or in different risk groups. The frequency of the D allele was significantly lower in the healthy Chinese and Indians than that reported in Caucasians. The association of the ACE gene with MI or CAD observed in other studies could not be confirmed in the present series of Chinese and Indians in Singapore.
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- N Saha
- Department of Paediatrics, National University of Singapore, UK
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Wenzel K, Ernst M, Rohde K, Baumann G, Speer A. DNA polymorphisms in adhesion molecule genes--a new risk factor for early atherosclerosis. Hum Genet 1996; 97:15-20. [PMID: 8557254 DOI: 10.1007/bf00218826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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To contribute to the analysis of the genetic background of atherosclerosis, especially endothelial dysfunction, we searched for DNA polymorphisms in the genes encoding E-, P-, and L-selectin, and ICAM-I and VCAM-I. We detected 17 mutations by single-strand conformation polymorphisms analysis and direct sequencing. Five of them resulted in an amino acid substitution. In E-selectin, exchanges from serine to arginine (position 128), from leucine to phenylalanine (position 554), and a DNA mutation from guanine to thymine (position 98) present significantly different allele frequencies in young patients with angiographically established, severe atherosclerosis, compared with an unselected population. Results suggest that these polymorphisms are associated with a higher risk for early severe atherosclerosis.
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- K Wenzel
- Department of Internal Medicine I, Charité, Humboldt-University, Berlin, Germany
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Polvikoski T, Sulkava R, Haltia M, Kainulainen K, Vuorio A, Verkkoniemi A, Niinistö L, Halonen P, Kontula K. Apolipoprotein E, dementia, and cortical deposition of beta-amyloid protein. N Engl J Med 1995; 333:1242-7. [PMID: 7566000 DOI: 10.1056/nejm199511093331902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 337] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND The epsilon 4 allele of apolipoprotein E has been associated with an increased risk of late-onset Alzheimer's disease. In a cohort of elderly subjects we prospectively investigated the relation between the apolipoprotein E genotype, dementia, and the accumulation of beta-amyloid protein in the cerebral cortex. METHODS Autopsy involving neuropathological analysis and DNA analysis of frozen blood samples were performed in 92 of 271 persons who were at least 85 years of age, who had been living in Vantaa, Finland, on April 1, 1991, and who had died between that time and the end of 1993. All subjects had been tested for dementia. Apolipoprotein E genotyping was done with a solid-phase minisequencing technique. The percentage of the cortex occupied by methenamine silver-stained plaques was used as an estimate of the extent of beta-amyloid protein deposition. RESULTS The frequency of the epsilon 4 allele was significantly higher in the subjects with Alzheimer's disease than in the subjects without dementia (30 percent vs. 8 percent, P < 0.001). There was a greater accumulation of beta-amyloid protein in the brain and more neurofibrillary tangles in the subjects with the epsilon 4 allele than in those without it (P < 0.001). The deposition of beta-amyloid protein varied according to the genotype in both the subjects with dementia and those without dementia: it was lowest in those with the epsilon 2/epsilon 3 genotype, intermediate in those with the epsilon 3/epsilon 3 genotype, and highest in those with the epsilon 3/epsilon 4 genotype. A single subject had the epsilon 4/epsilon 4 genotype and had dementia. CONCLUSIONS The epsilon 4 allele of apolipoprotein E is significantly associated with Alzheimer's disease. Even in elderly subjects without dementia, the apolipoprotein E genotype is related to the degree of deposition of beta-amyloid protein in the cerebral cortex.
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- T Polvikoski
- Department of Pathology, University of Helsinki, Finland
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Katsuya T, Koike G, Yee TW, Sharpe N, Jackson R, Norton R, Horiuchi M, Pratt RE, Dzau VJ, MacMahon S. Association of angiotensinogen gene T235 variant with increased risk of coronary heart disease. Lancet 1995; 345:1600-3. [PMID: 7783537 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(95)90115-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 218] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Several genes, including some encoding components of the renin angiotensin system, are associated with the risk of cardiovascular diseases. There have been reports linking a homozygous deletion allele of the angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) gene (DD) with an increased risk of myocardial infarction, and some variants of the angiotensinogen gene with an increased risk of hypertension. In a case-control study of a caucasian population from New Zealand, we examined the associations with coronary heart disease (CHD) of ACE DD and of a mis-sense mutation with methionine to threonine aminoacid substitution at codon 235 in the angiotensinogen gene (T235). We studied 422 patients (mean age 62 years, 81% male) with documented CHD (50% with myocardial infarction) and 406 controls without known CHD (frequency-matched to cases by age and sex). Risk factors for CHD were assessed by standard questionnaire, physical examination, and blood tests. Genomic DNA from leucocytes was analysed for various ACE and angiotensinogen alleles. Angiotensinogen T235 homozygotes were at significantly increased risk of CHD generally (odds ratio 1.7, 2 p = 0.008) and of myocardial infarction specifically (1.8, 2 p = 0.009). Adjustment for several risk factors increased the estimate of CHD risk associated with this allele to 2.6 (2 p < 0.001) and the estimate for myocardial infarction risk to 3.4 (2 p < 0.001). By contrast, there was no evidence of a significant increase in the risk of CHD or myocardial infarction among individuals with ACE DD. We conclude that the T235 polymorphism of the angiotensinogen gene is an independent risk factor, which carries an approximately two-fold increased risk of CHD. In this study, however, ACE DD was not associated with any detectable increase in CHD risk.
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- T Katsuya
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Falk Cardiovascular Research Center, Stanford University, California, USA
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Perola M, Sajantila A, Sarti C, Stengård J, Tamminen M, Puska P, Huttunen J, Tuomilehto J, Peltonen L. Angiotensin-converting enzyme genotypes in the high- and low-risk area for coronary heart disease in Finland. Genet Epidemiol 1995; 12:391-9. [PMID: 8536956 DOI: 10.1002/gepi.1370120407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The deletion/deletion genotype of the insertion (I)/deletion (D) polymorphism of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene has been suggested to be a risk factor for myocardial infarction (MI). The objective of this study was to evaluate whether genotype distributions of the I/D polymorphism of the ACE gene are different between individuals from high-risk and low-risk areas for coronary heart disease in the genetically isolated population of Finland and to assess the impact of this genetic risk factor by comparing individuals with different parental histories of MI. Representative population-based samples of middle-aged men (n = 363) and women (n = 358) from two areas of Finland were used. The area had a borderline significant effect on the prevalence of the genotype DD (beta = 0.35, SE = 0.16, X2 = 470, df = 1, P = 0.03), the DD genotype being more prevalent in eastern Finland (the high-risk area). The II genotype was more prevalent in women with parental history of MI, so we could not replicate the previous findings of the risk-increasing effect of DD genotype in this sample. Although the observed difference in the ACE DD genotype between the high-risk and low-risk areas for coronary heart disease might represent one of the genetic factors contributing to the difference in risk of coronary heart disease between eastern and southwestern Finland, the data emphasize the fact that also other risk factors, including other genes, contribute to this difference and the high incidence of MI in Finland.
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- M Perola
- Department of Human Molecular Genetics, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland
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