A polymorphism of the cholesteryl ester transfer protein gene predicts cardiovascular events in non-smokers in the West of Scotland Coronary Prevention Study.
OBJECTIVE
The association of cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) gene polymorphisms with risk of a cardiovascular event and whether any association was explained by an influence on high-density lipoprotein (HDL) levels or low-density lipoprotein (LDL) size was tested in the West of Scotland Coronary Prevention Study (WOSCOPS). Gene-smoking and gene-treatment interactions were investigated.


RESULTS
Cases (n=498) and controls (n=1108) were typed for TaqIB, C(-631)A, C(-629)A, I405V and D442G CETP polymorphisms. Homozygotes for the TaqIB2 allele (B2B2) had a 30% reduced risk of a cardiovascular event (odds ratio [OR] 0.70, CI(95)0.51-0.96, P=0.03) compared to B1B1 homozygotes. Inclusion of HDL or LDL diameter in multivariate analysis only marginally attenuated the relationships. Non-smokers, but not smokers, showed a dose-dependent association of risk with TaqIB genotype. Treatment benefit was not significantly different in B1B1 (OR 0.71, pravastatin vs placebo), B1B2 (OR 0.68) and B2B2 (OR 0.61) individuals. The other CETP polymorphisms studied had no significant association with cardiovascular risk. Haplotype analysis did not add to the information given by the individual polymorphisms.


CONCLUSIONS
The association between CETP TaqIB genotype and cardiovascular risk is primarily in non-smokers, is not fully explained by effects on HDL levels or LDL size, and the benefit of pravastatin treatment was not influenced by this polymorphism.
Freeman
Dilys J
DJ
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Durham, Durham, UK. d.freeman@clinmed.gla.ac.uk
Samani
Nilesh J
NJ
Wilson
Valerie
V
McMahon
Alex D
AD
Braund
Peter S
PS
Cheng
Suzanne
S
Caslake
Muriel J
MJ
Packard
Chris J
CJ
Gaffney
Dairena
D
D000368:Aged; D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000235:genetics*; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D053480:Cholesterol Ester Transfer Proteins; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000517:prevention & control; D005838:Genotype; D006023:Glycoproteins; D006720:Homozygote; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D017035:Pravastatin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012307:Risk Factors; D012606:Scotland; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects
D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents; C506642:CETP protein, human; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D053480:Cholesterol Ester Transfer Proteins; D006023:Glycoproteins; D017035:Pravastatin