title: Apolipoprotein A-V: a potential modulator of plasma triglyceride levels in Turks.
abstract: The apolipoprotein A-V gene (APOA5) plays an important role in determining plasma triglyceride levels. We studied the effects of APOA5 polymorphisms on plasma triglyceride levels in Turks, a population with low levels of HDL cholesterol and a high prevalence of coronary artery disease. We found 15 polymorphisms, three of which were novel. Seven haplotype-tagging single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were chosen and genotyped in approximately 3,000 subjects. The rare alleles of the -1464T>C, -1131T>C, S19W, and 1259T>C SNPs were significantly associated with increased triglyceride levels (19-86 mg/dl; P < 0.05) and had clear gene-dose effects. Haplotype analysis of the nine common APOA5 haplotypes revealed significant effects on triglyceride levels (P < 0.001). Detailed analysis of haplotypes clearly showed that the -1464T>C polymorphism had no effect by itself but was a marker for the -1131T>C, S19W, and 1259T>C polymorphisms. The -1131T>C and 1259T>C polymorphisms were in a strong but incomplete linkage disequilibrium and appeared to have independent effects. Thus, the APOA5 -1131T>C, S19W, and 1259T>C rare alleles were associated with significant increases in plasma triglyceride levels. At least one of these alleles was present in approximately 40% of the Turks. Similar associations were observed for -1131T>C and S19W in white Americans living in San Francisco, California.
authors.affiliation: Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Ugur
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Hodoglugil
authors.forename: Sinan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tanyolaç
authors.forename: David W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Williamson
authors.forename: Yadong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Robert W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Mahley
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000483:Alleles; D000072040:Apolipoprotein A-V; D001053:Apolipoproteins / Q000235:genetics*; D001054:Apolipoproteins A; D018912:Arabs / Q000235:genetics; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D006239:Haplotypes; D006801:Humans; D015810:Linkage Disequilibrium; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood* / Q000235:genetics*; D014421:Turkey; D014481:United States; D044465:White People / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: C437704:APOA5 protein, human; D000072040:Apolipoprotein A-V; D001053:Apolipoproteins; D001054:Apolipoproteins A; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D014280:Triglycerides