title: Association of Cholesterol Ester Transfer Protein Taq IB Polymorphism With Acute Coronary Syndrome in Egyptian National Patients.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The association between cholesterol ester transfer protein (CETP) Taq IB polymorphism and coronary artery disease (CAD) has been studied in different populations. Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a group of clinical symptoms within acute myocardial ischemia, including unstable angina (UA) and myocardial infarction (MI). Because there are no data reported in the literature concerning the cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) Taq IB polymorphism in Egyptians, our study aimed to investigate the frequency of different CETP Taq IB genotypes in Egyptian patients with ACS and in healthy control individuals.
  
  
  METHODS
  The current study was conducted with 70 hospitalized patients who had been diagnosed with ACS and 30 controls. We used real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) to determine CETP Taq IB in individuals with different genotypes.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The frequency of the GA genotype was significantly lower in UA patients, compared with the control group ( P  <.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The frequency of the CETP Taq IB genotypes and alleles in all groups was similar to that in other ethnic groups. Individuals with the Taq IB GA genotype may have a lower risk of UA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, German University in Cairo.
authors.forename: Sahar M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Abdel Maksoud
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Genetics, National Research Center.
authors.forename: Wael T
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: El-Garf
authors.affiliation: Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy (Girls), Al Azhar University.
authors.forename: Ola S
authors.initials: OS
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.affiliation: National Heart Institute, Cairo, Egypt.
authors.forename: Gamal M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Shaaban
authors.affiliation: Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy (Girls), Al Azhar University.
authors.forename: Noha N
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Amer
mesh_terms: D054058:Acute Coronary Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D053480:Cholesterol Ester Transfer Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D004534:Egypt / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D060005:Genotyping Techniques; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: C506642:CETP protein, human; D053480:Cholesterol Ester Transfer Proteins; D008055:Lipids
keywords: CETP; SNP; Taq IB; myocardial infarction; real-time PCR; unstable angina