title: ICAM1 and VCAM1 polymorphisms, coronary artery calcium, and circulating levels of soluble ICAM-1: the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis (MESA).
abstract: Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) may be important contributors to the development and progression of atherosclerosis. Using a stratified random sample of 2880 participants of the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis we investigated the relationship of 12 ICAM1 and 17 VCAM1 SNPs and coronary artery calcium (CAC) and ICAM1 SNPs and circulating levels of soluble ICAM-1 (sICAM-1). There were no ICAM1 or VCAM1 SNPs significantly associated with CAC in any of the four race/ethnic groups. In a subset of 1451 subjects with sICAM-1 measurements, we observed a significant association with rs5491 in all four race/ethnic groups corroborating previous research that has shown that the T-allele of rs5491 interferes with the monoclonal antibody used to measure sICAM-1 in this study. After excluding all rs5491 T-allele carriers, several ICAM1 SNPs were significantly associated with sICAM-1 levels; rs5496 in African Americans, rs5498 and rs3093030 in European Americans, and rs1799969 in Hispanics. Our results identified ICAM1 polymorphisms that were significantly associated with sICAM-1 level but not CAC, a subclinical marker of atherosclerosis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA. suzetteb@umn.edu
authors.forename: Suzette J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Bielinski
authors.forename: James S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Pankow
authors.forename: Na
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Fang-Chi
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: Sara D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Adar
authors.forename: Nancy Swords
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Jenny
authors.forename: Donald W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Bowden
authors.forename: Bruce A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Wasserman
authors.forename: Donna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Arnett
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000483:Alleles; D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000097:blood* / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000235:genetics*; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006239:Haplotypes; D006801:Humans; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000097:blood* / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D019010:Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D019010:Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1; D002118:Calcium