title: Synergistic effects between Q192R polymorphism of paraoxonase 1 gene and some conventional risk factors in premature coronary artery disease.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Genetic susceptibility to coronary artery disease (CAD) may be determined by polymorphic variants of genes encoding isoforms involved in the processes important in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis, including lipoprotein oxidation. Participation of single polymorphic variants is relatively small; however, its significance may increase in the presence of specific environmental background. The aim of the study was an evaluation of a possible association between R192Q polymorphism of PON1 gene and CAD as well as interactions between polymorphic variants and conventional risk factors of CAD in determining the risk of the disease.
  
  
  METHODS
  We studied 358 subjects: 178 patients with angiographically confirmed CAD and 180 blood donors without history of CAD. Polymorphisms were genotyped using PCR-RFLP method.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We observed statistically significant differences in the frequencies of Q allele and Q allele carriers of PON1 gene between CAD and controls. We also found a strong synergistic effect between Q allele carrier state and smoking, as well as Q allele carrier state and elevated level of total cholesterol.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The present study revealed an association between carrier state of Q allele of PON1 gene and coronary artery disease as well as synergistic effects between genotype and some conventional risk factors, mainly smoking and elevated level of total cholesterol.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland. abalcerzyk@slam.katowice.pl
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Balcerzyk
authors.forename: Iwona
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Zak
authors.forename: Jolanta
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Krauze
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000483:Alleles; D043303:Aryldialkylphosphatase / Q000235:genetics*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking
chemical_list: D002784:Cholesterol; D043303:Aryldialkylphosphatase