title: Association of a DNA polymorphism of the apolipoprotein A-I/C-III/A-IV gene cluster with hypertriglyceridemia in obese people.
abstract: Hypertriglyceridemia is frequently associated with obesity. In the general Caucasian population, an association of the uncommon S2 allele of a DNA polymorphism of the apolipoprotein (apo) A-I/C-III/A-IV gene cluster with hypertriglyceridemia has been reported. To assess the risk of hypertriglyceridemia associated with the S2 allele in obesity, lipid status and apo A-I/C-III/A-IV genotypes were studied in 90 unrelated Caucasian obese subjects. Age, body mass index, percentage body fat and waist-hip ratio were comparable between genotypes. The frequency of S1/S2 genotype was 35% in the hypertriglyceridemic group versus 11.4% in the normotriglyceridemic group (P < 0.05). The odds ratio of hypertriglyceridemia was 3.7 for obese subjects with the S2 allele and 26.7% of hypertriglyceridemias could be attributed to the S2 allele. Women with the S1/S2 genotype had also significantly higher VLDL- and LDL-cholesterol concentrations. These results suggest that the S2 allele modulates the effects of obesity on lipoproteins and increases the risk of hypertriglyceridemia when obese.
authors.affiliation: INSERM U286, Faculté Xavier Bichat, Paris, France.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Oppert
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fumeron
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Moreel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Apfelbaum
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016632:Apolipoprotein A-I / Q000235:genetics*; D053305:Apolipoprotein C-III; D001054:Apolipoproteins A / Q000235:genetics*; D001056:Apolipoproteins C / Q000235:genetics*; D001483:Base Sequence; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D005810:Multigene Family; D009765:Obesity / Q000235:genetics*; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D016632:Apolipoprotein A-I; D053305:Apolipoprotein C-III; D001054:Apolipoproteins A; D001056:Apolipoproteins C; D008074:Lipoproteins; D014280:Triglycerides; C022205:apolipoprotein A-IV; D004247:DNA; D002784:Cholesterol