title: The T 54 allele of the intestinal fatty acid-binding protein 2 is associated with a parental history of stroke.
abstract: To test the hypothesis that the A/T polymorphism of the fatty acid-binding protein 2 gene (FABP2) is associated with impaired lipid metabolism and cardiovascular disease, we compared clinical characteristics and a parental history of cardiovascular disease between 213 sibling pairs discordant for the polymorphism. Siblings with an excess of the T54 allele had higher triglyceride (P = 0.002) and cholesterol (P = 0.019) concentrations than siblings with the A54 allele. Parents of offspring with the T54T and T54A genotypes reported an increased prevalence of stroke compared to parents of offspring with the A54A genotype (P = 0.007). In summary, we have confirmed the association of the FABP2 T54 allele with increased concentrations of cholesterol and triglycerides in genotype-discordant sibling pairs. We also present novel evidence that genetic variation in the FABP2 gene may increase susceptibility to stroke.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Malmo University Hospital, Sweden.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carlsson
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Orho-Melander
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hedenbro
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Almgren
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Groop
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000483:Alleles; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000235:genetics; D000071438:Fatty Acid-Binding Protein 7; D050556:Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins; D005227:Fatty Acids; D005260:Female; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018996:Myelin P2 Protein / Q000235:genetics*; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000235:genetics; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D009679:Nuclear Family; D010290:Parents; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D020521:Stroke / Q000235:genetics*; D013548:Sweden; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; C493404:FABP2 protein, human; C107608:FABP7 protein, human; C493405:Fabp2 protein, mouse; D000071438:Fatty Acid-Binding Protein 7; D050556:Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins; D005227:Fatty Acids; D018996:Myelin P2 Protein; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D014280:Triglycerides; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins; D002784:Cholesterol