title: Relation of apolipoprotein E polymorphism to lipid metabolism in obese children.
abstract: To determine whether the risk of obesity-associated dyslipidemia in children is influenced by apolipoprotein E (apoE) polymorphism, we studied 137 obese, nongenetically related children aged 2.2-14.4 y (mean age, 9.9 +/- 3.1 y) with a weight-for-height excess of 43.7 +/- 17.9%. The apoE genotype was determined by studying specific DNA restriction patterns. Total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, and triglycerides were assayed in plasma before dietary treatment initiation. ApoE allele and phenotype distributions were comparable to those reported in the Caucasian population at large. Fifty-five children (41%) had elevated lipid levels. Compared with obese children with the epsilon3 or epsilon4 allele, those with the epsilon2 allele were more likely to have hypertriglyceridemia (19.5% versus 52.9%, p < 0.05) and had a higher mean triglyceride level: children with the epsilon4 allele were more likely to have a LDL-cholesterol elevation (34.7% versus 13.4%, p < 0.05). Our data demonstrate that, even in childhood, obesity is associated with a marked increase in the risk of lipoprotein abnormalities and that the latter are influenced by apoE polymorphism.
authors.affiliation: Gastroentérologie et Nutrition Pédiatriques, Hôpital d'Enfants Armand Trousseau, Paris, France.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Parlier
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bereziat
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Fontaine
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Girardet
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017668:Age of Onset; D000483:Alleles; D016632:Apolipoprotein A-I / Q000097:blood; D001057:Apolipoproteins E / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000453:epidemiology; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000097:blood* / Q000235:genetics*; D010641:Phenotype; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D016632:Apolipoprotein A-I; D001057:Apolipoproteins E; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D008055:Lipids; D008074:Lipoproteins; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol