Relationship between a novel polymorphism of lipoprotein lipase gene and coronary heart disease.
OBJECTIVE
To investigate polymorphisms in the gene for lipoprotein lipase (LPL) in Chinese populations with coronary heart disease (CHD) and to inquire into the relationship between these polymorphisms in LPL gene and CHD.


METHODS
Genomic DNA was extracted from patients with CHD and normal control subjects using a salting out method. The entire coding region and flanking sequences of all coding exons of the LPL gene were amplified by PCR technique and PCR products were detected by denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography (DHPLC) and sequenced with a dideoxy terminal termination method.


RESULTS
A novel polymorphic site, G830A, that is within the fifth exon of the LPL gene was found. The 192 codon CGA was changed into CAA and resulted in the substitution of glutamine for arginine. Between the control and CHD groups, chi-square test showed no significant difference in the frequencies of the A/A genotype and A allele (P > 0.05). However, the frequencies of A/A genotype and A allele (0.653 and 0.786) in CHD patients with high plasma triglyceride/lowed plasma high density lipoprotein cholesterol were higher than those (0.415 and 0.642) in CHD patients without hyperlipidemia (P < 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
No direct association was found between the LPL Arg192-->Gln substitution polymorphism and CHD, but there is a significant positive correlation between the A/A genotype of the LPL gene and CHD associated with high triglyceride/lowed high density lipoprotein cholesterol. This study may provide new data for exploring the molecular mechanism of CHD.
Department of Medical Genetics, West China Hospital, West China Medical Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Zhiguang
Z
Su
Sizhong
S
Zhang
Yiping
Y
Hou
Li
L
Zhang
Linchuan
L
Liao
Cuiying
C
Xiao
D000483:Alleles; D001053:Apolipoproteins / Q000097:blood; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004252:DNA Mutational Analysis; D005787:Gene Frequency; D006801:Humans; D015228:Hypertriglyceridemia / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics; D008071:Lipoprotein Lipase / Q000235:genetics*; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000097:blood; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic
D001053:Apolipoproteins; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008074:Lipoproteins; D004247:DNA; D008071:Lipoprotein Lipase