title: High lipoprotein(a) in children from kindreds with parental premature myocardial infarction.
abstract: In 98 children from 98 kindreds, 49 with and 49 without parental premature myocardial infarction (age < or = 45 y), our specific aim was to determine whether, and to what degree, lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] and other atherogenic lipids and lipoproteins might be overexpressed in children from premature infarction kindreds. Median Lp(a) (270 mg/L) in case boys was nearly twice that in control boys (140 mg/L) (p < or = 0.001). In a logistic regression model including age, Quetelet index (relative ponderosity), Lp(a), apo A1, apo B, triglyceride, and pubertal status, the 24 case boys had higher Lp(a) (p = 0.03), higher triglyceride (p = 0.036), and marginally lower apo A1 (p = 0.06) than the 26 control boys. Median Lp(a) in case girls (200 mg/L) was much higher than in control girls (150 mg/L) (p < or = 0.01). In a logistic regression model including age, Quetelet index, Lp(a), apo A1, apo B, triglyceride, and menarchal status, Lp(a) was higher (p = 0.02), apo B was marginally higher (p = 0.07), and apo A1 was lower (p = 0.008) in 25 case girls than in 23 control girls. Reflecting familial clustering of major lipid-lipoprotein risk factors for coronary heart disease, children from kindreds with premature parental myocardial infarction were distinguished from children from control kindreds by high Lp(a) and also had higher apo B and triglyceride and lower apo A1 levels.
authors.affiliation: University of the Andes, Merida, Venezuela.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marquez
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mendoza
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Carrasco
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hamer
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Glueck
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016632:Apolipoprotein A-I / Q000378:metabolism; D001055:Apolipoproteins B / Q000378:metabolism; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D004032:Diet; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017270:Lipoprotein(a) / Q000097:blood* / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000097:blood* / Q000235:genetics*; D012307:Risk Factors; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood; D014687:Venezuela / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D016632:Apolipoprotein A-I; D001055:Apolipoproteins B; D017270:Lipoprotein(a); D014280:Triglycerides