title: Association of SNP3 polymorphism in the apolipoprotein A-V gene with plasma triglyceride level in Tunisian type 2 diabetes.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Apolipoprotein A-V (Apo A-V) gene has recently been identified as a new apolipoprotein involved in triglyceride metabolism. A single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP3) located in the gene promoter (-1131) was associated with triglyceride variation in healthy subjects. In type 2 diabetes the triglyceride level increased compared to healthy subjects. Hypertriglyceridemia is a risk factor for coronary artery disease. We aimed to examine the interaction between SNP3 and lipid profile and coronary artery disease (CAD) in Tunisian type 2 diabetic patients.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The genotype frequencies of T/T, T/C and C/C were 0.74, 0.23 and 0.03 respectively in non diabetic subjects, 0.71, 0.25 and 0.04 respectively in type 2 diabetic patients. Triglyceride level was higher in heterozygous genotype (-1131 T/C) of apo A-V (p = 0.024). Heterozygous genotype is more frequent in high triglyceride group (40.9%) than in low triglyceride group (18.8%); p = 0.011. Despite the relation between CAD and hypertriglyceridemia the SNP 3 was not associated with CAD.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In type 2 diabetic patients SNP3 is associated with triglyceride level, however there was no association between SNP3 and coronary artery disease.
authors.affiliation: Biochemistry laboratory, UR 08-39, Faculty of Medicine MONASTIR, Tunisia. rchaaba@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: Raja
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chaaba
authors.forename: Nebil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Attia
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hammami
authors.forename: Maha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Smaoui
authors.forename: Sylvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mahjoub
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hammami
authors.forename: Ahmed Slaheddine
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Masmoudi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001053:Apolipoproteins / Q000235:genetics*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000235:genetics; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / Q000235:genetics*; D012307:Risk Factors; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood*; D014416:Tunisia / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D001053:Apolipoproteins; D014280:Triglycerides