title: Variation in 5' promoter region of the APOE gene contributes to predicting ischemic heart disease (IHD) in the population at large: the Copenhagen City Heart Study.
abstract: The objective of this study was to evaluate whether an increased hazard of developing ischemic heart disease (IHD) is associated with any of the three genotypes A560T832/A560T832, A560T832/A560G832 and A560T832/T560T832, defined by variations in two non-coding SNPs in the 5' promoter region of the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene. These genotypes were selected because they distinguished between high and low levels of HDL-C, TG and/or T-C in our earlier study of multiple samples defined by gender and population. We found a significant increase (p<0.05) in the hazard of IHD in females with the A560T832/T560T832 genotype that remained significant after fitting the effects of dyslipidemia, other established risk factors, and the structural isoform variations of the ApoE molecule. We discuss why this statistically significant genetic predictor may not be an appropriate screening test for IHD in the Danish population at large.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, National Public Health Institute, Mannerheimintie 166 FIN-00300, Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Stengård
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Frikke-Schmidt
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tybjaerg-Hansen
authors.forename: B G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Nordestgaard
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Sing
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001057:Apolipoproteins E / Q000235:genetics*; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D003718:Denmark; D005260:Female; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D005820:Genetic Testing; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008957:Models, Genetic; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics*; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D001057:Apolipoproteins E; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D014280:Triglycerides