title: Familial apolipoprotein A-I, C-III, and A-IV deficiency and premature atherosclerosis due to deletion of a gene complex on chromosome 11.
abstract: The defect in a kindred with marked plasma high density lipoprotein (HDL) deficiency and premature atherosclerosis was examined. The homozygous proband died of coronary artery atherosclerosis at age 45 and had undetectable levels of plasma apolipoproteins A-I and C-III, proteins of HDL. In family studies 10 heterozygotes were identified whose mean apoA-I, apoC-III, apoA-IV, and HDL cholesterol levels were 67, 57, 65, and 62% of normal. These subjects were noted to have restriction fragment length polymorphisms following DNA digestion with a number of enzymes including BamHI, EcoRI, HindIII, XmnI, PstI, and PvuII, following hybridization with a probe spanning 1.1 kilobases approximately 2.5 kilobases 5' to the apoA-I gene. Cloning and sequence analysis of the abnormal allele indicated that the defect is due to the complete deletion of the apoA-I, -C-III, and -A-IV gene complex on chromosome 11, with both ends of the deletion being located in areas of highly repetitive DNA. The data support the concept of an independent role for HDL in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis.
authors.affiliation: United States Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts 02111.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ordovas
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Cassidy
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Civeira
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Bisgaier
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Schaefer
mesh_terms: D016632:Apolipoprotein A-I; D053305:Apolipoprotein C-III; D001054:Apolipoproteins A / Q000172:deficiency* / Q000235:genetics; D001056:Apolipoproteins C / Q000172:deficiency* / Q000235:genetics; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics*; D001483:Base Sequence; D002872:Chromosome Deletion; D002880:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11; D005796:Genes; D006580:Genetic Carrier Screening; D006720:Homozygote; D006801:Humans; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL / Q000172:deficiency*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D005810:Multigene Family; D015183:Restriction Mapping
chemical_list: D016632:Apolipoprotein A-I; D053305:Apolipoprotein C-III; D001054:Apolipoproteins A; D001056:Apolipoproteins C; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL; C022205:apolipoprotein A-IV