title: Polymorphism of apolipoprotein E, lipoprotein(a), and other lipoproteins in children with type I diabetes.
abstract: We assessed the effect of particular apolipoprotein (apo) E phenotypes, lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)], and other lipoproteins on the development of dyslipoproteinemia in 450 patients with type I diabetes, ages 13-14 years. The control group consisted of 450 healthy school children of both sexes, ages 13-14 years. Both groups were found to be normolipidemic, but the concentration of Lp(a) was significantly (P < 0.05) higher in the diabetic children than in the control group. Apo E 3/2 and apo E 4/4 phenotypes were more frequent in the group of diabetics. Diabetics with the apo E 3/3 phenotype had higher concentrations of very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) and Lp(a), and lower concentrations of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) than the apo E 3/3 nondiabetics. For apo E 3/2 phenotypes, total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, LDL, apo A-I, and Lp(a) concentrations were higher in the diabetic children than in the control group; for apo E 4/3 phenotypes, this was true for triglycerides and VLDL cholesterol. The distribution of Lp(a) lipoprotein concentrations between 0.01 and > 0.5 g/L indicated a more frequent occurrence of higher Lp(a) values in diabetic children than in the control group. Results of this study indicate that an increased concentration of Lp(a) lipoprotein and apo E 3/2 and apo E 4/3 phenotypes contribute to the expression of dyslipoproteinemia in type I diabetes in childhood.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Institute of Laboratory Diagnosis, Zagreb University Clinical Hospital, Croatia.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Salzer
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stavljenić
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jürgens
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dumić
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Radica
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001057:Apolipoproteins E / Q000097:blood*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007525:Isoelectric Focusing; D017270:Lipoprotein(a) / Q000097:blood*; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000097:blood*; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL / Q000097:blood; D008079:Lipoproteins, VLDL / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D010641:Phenotype; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D012016:Reference Values; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D001057:Apolipoproteins E; D017270:Lipoprotein(a); D008074:Lipoproteins; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL; D008079:Lipoproteins, VLDL; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol