title: Association found between the promoter region polymorphism in the apolipoprotein A-V gene and the serum triglyceride level in Japanese schoolchildren.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to assess the influence of single nucleotide polymorphism 3 (SNP3) of the apolipoprotein A-V ( APOA5) gene on the serum triglyceride (TG) level in Japanese schoolchildren. To determine the frequency of the genotype, we analyzed 552 schoolchildren. The frequencies of the T/T, T/C and C/C genotypes of the APOA5 gene were 225 (40.8%), 263 (47.6%) and 64 (11.6%), respectively. The serum TG level was significantly different among the genotypic groups after adjustments for age, gender and obesity index (T/T 71.6+/-34.8 mg/dl, T/C 80.7+/-36.1 mg/dl, C/C 94.4+/-69.4 mg/dl, P<0.0001). The odds ratio (95% confidence interval) for hypertriglyceridemia of the C allele was 2.4 (1.0-6.2). Our data suggested that the T/C promoter region polymorphism of the APOA5 gene appears to be a genetic risk factor for hypertriglyceridemia in Japanese children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Science and Welfare, Institute of Community Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tennoudai 1-1-1, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki-ken 305-8575, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazue
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.forename: Hisako
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yanagi
authors.forename: Jungo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Araki
authors.forename: Chiaki
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hirano
authors.forename: Kimiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamakawa-Kobayashi
authors.forename: Shigeo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tomura
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000072040:Apolipoprotein A-V; D001053:Apolipoproteins; D001054:Apolipoproteins A / Q000235:genetics*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015228:Hypertriglyceridemia / Q000235:genetics; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: C437704:APOA5 protein, human; D000072040:Apolipoprotein A-V; D001053:Apolipoproteins; D001054:Apolipoproteins A; D014280:Triglycerides