title: MspI polymorphism of the apolipoprotein A-II gene, serum lipids and apolipoproteins in Chinese from Singapore.
abstract: The effect of a DNA polymorphism (MspI) of the apolipoprotein (apo) A-II gene on serum lipid and apo levels was studied in a group of 125 healthy Chinese of both sexes. The frequency of the 3.7-kb rarer allele (M2) was found to be significantly higher in the Chinese (0.30) than in Caucasians (0.16; p < 0.025). The distribution of apo A-II genotypes was in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium in the Chinese population. The presence of a polymorphic site (MspI) within an Alu sequence at the 3' end of the gene, the 3.0 kb (M1) allele, was associated with significantly higher levels of serum apo A-I and A-II (p < 0.05 and < 0.01, respectively). Serum high-density Lipoprotein cholesterol levels were also correspondingly higher in individuals with M1, but did not reach a significant level. Male heterozygotes of the apo A-II polymorphism had significantly higher levels of serum triglycerides compared to homozygotes (p < 0.05). Thus the MspI polymorphism of the apo A-II gene appears to be associated with altered levels of lipids and apos in the Chinese population.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016633:Apolipoprotein A-II / Q000235:genetics*; D001053:Apolipoproteins / Q000097:blood*; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D019003:Deoxyribonuclease HpaII; D015252:Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific; D005215:Fasting; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D012846:Singapore
chemical_list: D016633:Apolipoprotein A-II; D001053:Apolipoproteins; D008055:Lipids; D019003:Deoxyribonuclease HpaII; D015252:Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific