title: [Association of APOA5 gene polymorphism with levels of lipids and atherosclerotic cerebral infarction in Chinese].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the relationship between the polymorphism of apolipoprotein A5 gene (APOA5) -12238 T>C and atherosclerotic cerebral infarction (ACI).
  
  
  METHODS
  Three hundred and forty-one subjects (170 ACI patients and 171 healthy controls) were collected to determine the genotypes by using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphisms.
  
  
  RESULTS
  APOA5 allele frequencies of T/C were 0.588/0.412 and 0.424/0.576 in ACI group and control group respectively. There was significant difference in allele and genotype frequencies between ACI group and control group (P < 0.05). The levels of plasma triglyceride in ACI patients with TT genotype were higher than those in patients with CC genotypes (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The relationship is found between the site of APOA5 gene -12238 T>C and ACI. There is a significant correlation between TT genotype of APOA5 and the levels of plasma triglyceride in patients with ACI.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410008 PR China.
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Hong-wei
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Xiao-yan
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D000072040:Apolipoprotein A-V; D001054:Apolipoproteins A / Q000235:genetics*; D044466:Asian People / Q000235:genetics*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D002537:Intracranial Arteriosclerosis / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics*; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
chemical_list: C437704:APOA5 protein, human; D000072040:Apolipoprotein A-V; D001054:Apolipoproteins A; D008055:Lipids