Role of apolipoproteins E and A-I: epistatic villains of triglyceride mediation in coronary heart disease

Int J Cardiol. 2009 May 29;134(3):410-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.12.102. Epub 2008 Apr 2.

Abstract

The epistatic effects of ApoE (HhaI) and ApoA-I (PstI) genes as the genetic modulators of lipid levels were investigated in 165 angiographically verified CHD patients and 120 controls of Punjab, a northwest province of India. It has been revealed that of all the genotypic combinations of ApoE and ApoA-I, E4 allele carriers (E4+) with P1P2 genotype (ApoA-I/PstI) had higher risk of CHD (OR 2.99, CI 1.31-6.8, P<0.01) which exacerbated (OR 3.44, CI 1.45-8.15, P<0.01) after adjustment with the confounders. Individually, neither ApoA-I nor ApoE was found to be associated with TG levels however, pairwise epistasis (additive x additive model) explored their significant synergistic contributions with raised TG levels (P<0.01).

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Apolipoprotein A-I / genetics
  • Apolipoprotein A-I / physiology*
  • Apolipoproteins E / genetics
  • Apolipoproteins E / physiology*
  • Coronary Disease / blood*
  • Coronary Disease / genetics*
  • Epistasis, Genetic / genetics*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Triglycerides / blood*
  • Triglycerides / genetics

Substances

  • Apolipoprotein A-I
  • Apolipoproteins E
  • Triglycerides